by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.” (2 Thessalonians 2:13) The work of salvation begins in the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Church, Covenant, Faith
“Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?” (Psalm 77:13) The varied and providential ways of God are often difficult to understand. One such example is how it often seems that God favors the wicked who prosper, and that He is against the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation
“I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost.” (Romans 9:1-2) The testimony of a good conscience is one of the richest gifts given the believer in this life. When rightly informed by the Word and sanctified by the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Attributes of God, Faith, Salvation, Sanctification
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) One of the clearest evidences of a renewed heart is a growing love for holiness. It is easy to love Scriptures that comfort, encourage, or reassure while disregarding those...
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 | Faith, Salvation
“And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried.” (Luke 16:22) This passage shares a very sobering reality: death does not end existence; it reveals it. And whether one lives...
