by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.” (1 Thessalonians 1:4) The doctrine of election—that God has chosen certain individuals for salvation before the foundation of the world—offers believers a unique assurance. In 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Paul reminds the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) In all of human history, the spotless life and sacrificial death of Christ is untouched and...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Spiritual Warfare
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise him.” (Psalm 28:7) The strength, the number, and the varied nature of our spiritual enemies can cause us to feel...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.” (Ecclesiastes 7:29) One of the more intriguing verses in Scripture is found in Ecclesiastes 7:29, “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but...
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 | 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...
