by Adoring God | Nov 14, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” (Psa. 34:18). People are in a state of grace who are truly contrite and broken because of sin. How do we know this? The Lord is near to them. He that is contrite (crushed in...
by Adoring God | Oct 31, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.’ Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has...
by Adoring God | Oct 18, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” (Luke 1:47) Imagine seeing the poorest outcast, sitting outside the city gates in the sorrow and shame of an ash heap, begging for his next meal. Filthy, gaunt, a mere skeleton of a man with nothing but the look...
by Adoring God | Sep 20, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags…” (Isaiah 64:6) We desperately want to believe we’re good people, and that our actions are sincere and earnest and therefore acceptable to God. But if we could assemble all our...
by Adoring God | Aug 9, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush Him; He has put Him to grief; when His soul makes an offering for guilt… the will of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.” (Isaiah 53:10) One of the most effective ways to teach a new concept or principle is with a picture. It...
by Adoring God | Jul 26, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“He marveled at him, and … said, ‘I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.’” (Luke 7:9) Roman soldiers occupying Israel at the time of Christ were not typically sympathetic to Jews, any more than the Jews were fond of them. But one Roman...
