by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“Destruction and misery are in their ways.” (Romans 3:16) In regard to spiritual matters and the state of our soul, the dynamic relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibility is clearly spoken to in Scripture. And central to this relationship is the...
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) What a poetically beautiful description by the psalmist of how one who trusts in the Lord experiences His goodness, “O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.”(Isaiah 48:6) A peaceful relationship is one characterized by a harmonious balance between two or more people...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.” (John 15:6) There’s a magnificent beauty in the simplicity of nature. Consider, for example, the splendid display of...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”(Colossians 1:17) The perfectly faceted beauty, excellency, and supremacy of Christ does not simply flow from the reality that He is God, though He is. As John tells us in his gospel, “In the beginning was...
