by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” (Isaiah...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.” (Ephesians 1:5) The entire work and plan for our redemption… from beginning to end… is the result of an outpouring of God’s...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Godly Meditation, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation
“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.” (Jude 1:6) The angels mentioned by Jude in this solemn passage were created holy, placed in a...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead.” (2 Corinthians 5:14) The love of Christ has a wonderfully powerful effect on the soul. In fact, in this passage Paul says that it “constrains” us, meaning...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Repentance, Salvation
“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me)...