by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“Who was delivered for our offences and was raised again for our justification.” (Romans 4:25) A foundational doctrine of the Christian faith—the incarnation of Christ—is an irrefutable demonstration of the depths of God’s love and the lengths He chose to go to in...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee.” (John 17:1) In the grand narrative of redemption, there is perhaps no moment more pivotal than the transition from...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.” (John 10:17) In God’s unfolding plan of redemption, He ordained His Son as the one and only Mediator between Himself and His people (1 Timothy 2:5). This truth was affirmed by...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” (Titus 2:14) At the heart of Christ’s earthly mission, as depicted in our text so beautifully, was His sacrificial act of pure love...
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 | 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,...
