by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Attributes of God, Faith, Salvation, Sanctification
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) One of the clearest evidences of a renewed heart is a growing love for holiness. It is easy to love Scriptures that comfort, encourage, or reassure while disregarding those...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Salvation
“And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried.” (Luke 16:22) This passage shares a very sobering reality: death does not end existence; it reveals it. And whether one lives...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation
“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” (Psalm 90:14) This Scripture captures the longing of the human heart for God’s mercy, a plea that reveals our deepest need for both His favor and His presence. It also urges us to seek...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.” (Malachi 4:1) Pride is...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Church, Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.”(Deuteronomy 10:5) The Lord gave Israel His law, written on tables of stone, for a sign of His covenant with them. But...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation
“Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.” (Acts 13:23) Saving faith, as described by Paul in Ephesians 2:8-9, not only believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, but comes to Him for forgiveness and cleansing...
