by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Salvation
“Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.” (Jeremiah 50:34) The strength of our Redeemer is a source of deep comfort to the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Man's Nature, Salvation, Sanctification
“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6) Scripture tells us that those who lived prior to Christ’s death and resurrection came to be justified in the same way as those who hear and respond to the gospel...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ
“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28) Matthew 20:28 reveals the heart of Christ’s mission: He came to serve and to give His life as a ransom sufficient to satisfy God’s justice...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people,...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Prayer
“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” (Isaiah...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Creation, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Son of God
“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” (Colossians 1:17) In Colossians 1, Paul carefully distinguishes a twofold preeminence belonging to Christ, necessary for guarding both His glory and the truth of the Gospel. The first preeminence is...
