by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.” (Ecclesiastes 7:29) One of the more intriguing verses in Scripture is found in Ecclesiastes 7:29, “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation, Total Depravity
“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”(1 John 2:4) Our text in 1 John 2:4 clearly outlines the difference between those who are true children of God and those who only appear to be godly by living a moral...
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, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“They kept not the covenant of God and refused to walk in his law; and forgot his works, and his wonders that he had shown them.”(Psalm 78:10-11) Among all the tribes of Israel, the biblical account of Ephraim’s journey emerges as a critical reminder of the dreadful...
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...
