by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Son of God
“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.” (James 2:10-11)...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.” (Isaiah 13:11) The dominion of ancient Babylon, referenced often in the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation, Sanctification
“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4) The world tends to portray the Christian life as burdensome and restrictive, as though obedience to Christ robs a person of joy...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.” (1 Peter 1:23) Just as a newborn infant cannot effect its physical birth, believers cannot effect their “new birth.” Scripture makes it clear that...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Repentance, Salvation
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Repentance, Salvation, Total Depravity
“I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?” (Job 7:20) Job’s anguished cry pierces through the centuries and speaks directly to the human condition. When...
