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) No life has ever displayed self-denial so perfectly as that of Jesus Christ....
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity, Worship
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12-13)...
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) The call of Christ is a call to charity, to live not only in purity before God...
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 an essential element of the Gospel message. And if this seminal doctrine is to...
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) When Christ entered the temple and drove out those who defiled it, His disciples remembered the psalm that foretold His passion: “The zeal of thine house hath...
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) Psalm 34:8 invites me to experience God’s goodness through trust, a theme echoed in David’s testimony of divine deliverance: “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and...
