by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation
“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.” (Acts 8:23) God’s liberating grace is the only key that can unlock the chains of sin’s bondage and free us from the bitterness and guilt of iniquity. John Flavel notes, “The grace...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.” (Titus 1:2) The certainty of eternal life is not grounded in human optimism or religious imagination, but in the wisdom of God, who has chosen to give clear assurances of what He...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.” (1 Samuel 16:14) The story of Saul recorded in Scripture is wrought with spiritual lessons. First of all, he was granted privileges few ever possess. Chosen to be the first...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Son of God
“The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.” (John 3:35) Before creation existed, before angels worshiped, before the worlds were formed, God the Father delighted eternally in His Son. And as a result, John declares that the Father “hath given...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Total Depravity
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” (Romans 5:12) Paul lays out the doctrine of justification in Romans 5 by drawing a comparison between Adam and Christ—Adam as the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant
“For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” (Romans 11:29) A believer’s faith can be shaken and even deeply troubled. But doubt is not the same thing as loss. A cloud may cover the sun, yet the sun does not stop shining. So it is with true faith. Even...
