by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation
“Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.” (1 Thessalonians 1:4) In an attempt to understand the often overwhelming doctrine of election, we need to not see it as God’s hidden will or a matter of uncovering His secret decrees. Rather, in seeking to know for...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation
“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Total Depravity, Word of God
“A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.” (Proverbs 11:1) Proverbs 11:1 speaks to the integrity that God’s people must maintain in every aspect and facet of life. To that end, honesty, fairness, and diligence for truth should be...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Bible Reading, Faith, Law of God, Word of God
“I will worship toward thy holy temple and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” (Psalm 138:2) At various times throughout church history heresies have surfaced within the church that challenge...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.” (Acts 14:11) Acts 14 records a moment that appears, on the surface, to be admiration and awe when the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Worship
“Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and glorified himself in Israel.”(Isaiah 44:23) This passage in Isaiah 44:23...
