by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Bible Reading, Faith, Word of God
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12) The metaphor of a...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ
“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28) Matthew 20:28 beautifully captures the heart of Christ’s mission and the purpose of His first coming. And when we focus in on the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Godly Meditation, Law of God, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” (Ephesians 4:29) A passage of Scripture depicting the beauty of graceful speech in a metaphorical setting is that...
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) One of the greatest concerns among Christian communities today is the disproportionate level of knowledge to action… or rather what we might call resting in an acquired knowledge of God and His...
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 not try to see it as God’s hidden will or a matter of uncovering His secret decrees. Rather, in seeking to know...
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 writes, “This is he that came by water and blood,...
