by Adoring God | Mar 4, 2021 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“… and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.” (Ephesians 2:16) Everything in creation is at odds with each other as a result of the Fall (Rom. 8:20-23). John Owen rightly said, “… a hostility and animosity was...
by Adoring God | Feb 18, 2021 | Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13) Adam and Eve’s original sin resulted in forced exile from their beautiful Garden home where they met daily with God. Sin also severed the mystical...
by Adoring God | Feb 11, 2021 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation
“…keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.” (Jude 1:21) Apostasy – a defection or departure from the faith once embraced – is a very real and serious threat to the spiritual health and...
by Adoring God | Jan 21, 2021 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation
“The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression…” (Numbers 14:18) The grounds for drawing near to God are found in the promises of the Gospel and His Covenant of Grace. And from those many promises for pardon,...
by Adoring God | Jan 14, 2021 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation
“But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.” (Romans 5:15) Paul draws a distinct parallel in...
by Adoring God | Jan 7, 2021 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love…” (Nehemiah 9:17) The term pardon is a legal term meaning “to use executive power… to forgive a person convicted of a crime, thus removing any remaining...
