by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Total Depravity
“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:26) Though numerous verses of Scripture like this one in Galatians 3:26 assure us that we are children of God by faith, many still struggle with knowing for certain that they belong to Him....
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Law of God
“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”(Colossians 3:5) There has never been, nor will there ever be, a more perfect representation of a life of...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ
“For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.” (Psalm 33:4) People in Jesus’ day were well familiar with the pastoral image of the shepherd and his sheep, for shepherds and sheep were plentiful in the land of Israel in those days. So when...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:10) The doctrine of justification is deeply rooted in Scripture, and due to the nature and significance of this...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“They kept not the covenant of God and refused to walk in his law; and forgot his works, and his wonders that he had shown them.”(Psalm 78:10-11) Among all the tribes of Israel, the biblical account of Ephraim’s journey emerges as a critical reminder of the dreadful...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” (Matthew 5:45) Scripture urges believers to pursue purity and holiness—not only in our...
