by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Bible Reading, Faith, Law of God, Word of God
“I know ye not, depart from me all ye workers of iniquity.” (Luke 13:27) Among the many warnings given by Christ, few are as sobering as His words in Luke 13:27: “I know ye not, depart from me all ye workers of iniquity.” Here the Lord exposes the spiritual tragedy of...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Prayer
“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” (Isaiah...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Creation, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Son of God
“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” (Colossians 1:17) In Colossians 1, Paul carefully distinguishes a twofold preeminence belonging to Christ, necessary for guarding both His glory and the truth of the Gospel. The first preeminence is...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.” (1 John 5:6) In 1 John 5:6, the Apostle declares, “This is he that came by water and blood,...
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...
