by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Church, Covenant, Faith, Law of God
“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.” (Proverbs 7:2) The Lord commands that His law be kept as “the apple of thine eye.” Speaking figuratively, this phrase indicates that we should cherish His law above all else. Moreover, the “apple...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation
“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” (Psalm 90:14) This Scripture captures the longing of the human heart for God’s mercy, a plea that reveals our deepest need for both His favor and His presence. It also urges us to seek...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Church, Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.”(Deuteronomy 10:5) The Lord gave Israel His law, written on tables of stone, for a sign of His covenant with them. But...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation
“Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.” (Acts 13:23) Saving faith, as described by Paul in Ephesians 2:8-9, not only believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, but comes to Him for forgiveness and cleansing...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Worship
“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.” (2 John 1:9) As John tells us plainly in this epistle, the doctrine of Christ is integral to knowing...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature
“Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth...
