by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Sin is a heavy burden, one that weighs upon every Christian professor. As Romans 3:23 reminds us, there is not one righteous person on this earth by their own merit. Each of us is born into a...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:16) What does it mean to “have the mind of Christ?” Simply understood, having the mind of Christ is to think like Christ thinks. But we know this is...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Man's Nature, Prayer, Quiet Time
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.” (Psalm 58:3) Scripture makes it patently clear that those who persist in their sin cannot stand before a holy God… that is, they cannot be counted among the redeemed. And...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Man's Nature
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” (James 4:10) This simple yet powerful verse reminds us of one of the core principles of the Christian faith so beautifully exemplified in the life of our Lord Jesus and outlined in this passage in...
