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 | 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 | 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...
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 | Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And his disciples remembered that it was written, the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.” (John 2:17) In John 2:17, after Jesus cleanses the temple, the disciples recall a passage from the Psalms: “The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.” This verse reflects the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” (Psalm 34:8) What a poetically beautiful description by the psalmist of how one who trusts in the Lord experiences His goodness, “O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the...
