by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ
“The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken.” (Deuteronomy 18:15) The promise given through Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15 reaches far beyond Israel’s immediate horizon. Moses speaks...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:24) In this passage in Matthew 6, Christ does not say it is difficult to serve two...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.” (Isaiah 38:8) Isaiah 38 recounts a miracle involving Ahaz’s sundial when the Lord caused the shadow to move backward—a thing contrary to the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Salvation
“And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: Therefore thus saith the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Worship
“Hear, O my people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.” (Psalm 81:8-9) The One speaking in Psalm 81 is the voice of a covenant God addressing His own...
