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 | 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...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Prayer, Repentance, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.” (Ecclesiastes 7:29) The words of Solomon in this passage present a piercing summary of the human condition. In a single sentence he declares both the dignity of...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity, Worship
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12-13)...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.” (John 2:17) When Christ entered the temple and drove out those who defiled it, His disciples remembered the psalm that foretold His passion: “The zeal of thine house hath...
