by Adoring God | Sep 19, 2024 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Total Depravity
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) Paul makes it clear in Ephesians that no amount of labor nor virtue of our own can earn salvation and acceptance...
by Adoring God | Sep 12, 2024 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.”(Psalm 5:4) Though sin offers momentary pleasure (Heb. 11:25), it is a direct affront to God’s holiness, as Psalm 5:4 declares. His pure eyes cannot endure evil (Hab. 1:13),...
by Adoring God | Sep 5, 2024 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.” (Ephesians 2:3) Sin, at its core, is the transgression of God’s law,...
by Adoring God | Aug 15, 2024 | Almighty God, Law of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.” (Genesis 3:24) The opening chapters of Genesis detail a profound drama of creation, covenant, and...
by Adoring God | Aug 8, 2024 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation
“And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.” (Jeremiah 15:14) Fire in Scripture is often a symbol of divine wrath and God’s anger as a consuming blaze against sin....
by Adoring God | Jul 11, 2024 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14) When...
