by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation, Son of God, Total Depravity, Word of God
“But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 8:12) Christ interjects this warning into the conversation recorded in Matthew 8:12 while answering the request of a Roman...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Spiritual Warfare, Total Depravity
“Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.” (2 Chronicles 28:3) The valley of the son of Hinnom became...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God
“If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.” (1 John 1:6) The human heart possesses a remarkable ability to persuade itself that all is well when all is not well. In fact, one of the most dangerous conditions we read...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Man's Nature
“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.” (Acts 2:42) Those early believers referenced in this second chapter of Acts realized that the ordinances of Christ were essential means through...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.” (Isaiah 13:11) The dominion of ancient Babylon, referenced often in the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation, Sanctification
“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4) The world tends to portray the Christian life as burdensome and restrictive, as though obedience to Christ robs a person of joy...
