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) Before the foundation of the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Salvation
“Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.” (Luke 24:39) The risen Lord did not leave His disciples to wonder. He did not ask them to accept a spiritual explanation detached from...
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 | Bible Reading, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Quiet Time, Salvation, Total Depravity, Word of God, Worship
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) The apostle John leaves no room for doubt about the true condition of humanity in his first epistle, declaring that anyone who claims to be without sin deceives himself....
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Creation, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.” (John 1:3-4) Scripture declares Christ as the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end (Rev. 1:8, 21:6, 22:13). It also testifies...
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) Assurance of salvation is one of the sweetest comforts of the Christian life, yet one of the hardest to attain. Many believers struggle to feel certain of their standing before God. Yet...
