by Adoring God | Dec 12, 2024 | Jesus Christ, Salvation
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Christ the Good Shepherd declares, “I lay down my life for my sheep” (John 10:15). In this promise He reveals the highest form of love known to heaven or earth—the...
by Adoring God | Dec 5, 2024 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation
“When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.” (Hosea 11:1)[1] The exodus of Israel from Egyptian bondage is a beautiful picture of redemption. Four hundred years of slavery under Pharaoh left Israel helpless. But God, by His mighty arm,...
by Adoring God | Nov 28, 2024 | Jesus Christ
“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.” (Colossians 3:14) Division has plagued humanity since the fall, when sin destroyed the harmony between God and man in Eden, setting brother against brother, tribe against tribe, and nation...
by Adoring God | Nov 14, 2024 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.” (2 Corinthians 13:14) Every Christian experiences these divine gifts at salvation—Christ’s grace (Eph. 2:8), God’s love (John 3:16), and the Spirit’s...
by Adoring God | Nov 6, 2024 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” (1 John 3:9) The doctrine of regeneration lies at the heart of the Gospel. To be born again is not a matter of personal reform or behavioral...
by Adoring God | Oct 31, 2024 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3) Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews, sought out Christ under cover of night. Though well versed in ritual, law, and...