by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation
“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” (Ephesians 6:17) Beginning in verse 10 of Ephesians 6, Paul exhorts the believers at Ephesus to “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” And then he proceeds to...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” (Ephesians 1:5-6) This passage in Ephesians 1...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Man's Nature, Salvation
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3) Peter begins his first epistle in praise to “the God and Father...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.” (1 Thessalonians 1:4) The doctrine of election—that God has chosen certain individuals for salvation before the foundation of the world—offers believers a unique assurance. In 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Paul reminds the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Total Depravity
“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:26) Though numerous verses of Scripture like this one in Galatians 3:26 assure us that we are children of God by faith, many still struggle with knowing for certain that they belong to Him....
