by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Man's Nature, Salvation
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) One of the most unfathomable truths of Scripture is that an all-sufficient God chose in eternity past to create...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty;...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Man's Nature, Word of God
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7) One of the characteristics of a Christian who truly walks with God is that they are not governed by what can be seen or humanly “reasoned,” but rather by the truths of Scripture and what can be discerned and...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Attributes of God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Romans 8:29) From a symbolic angle, the Christian life can be likened to donning garments from our wardrobe that...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” (Romans 5:12) Down through the ages mankind has grappled with this most significant question: Why do we bear the burden of Adam’s...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6) Scripture makes it clear that our nature is corrupted by sin from the moment of birth. One such verse is Psalm 51:5, which reminds us that we are “shapen in...
