This week we have been reviewing and prayerfully considering the major covenants God made with man in the Old Testament, in particular the one He made with Adam, Noah, Abraham, and David. As spiritual descendants of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and David, we inherit and benefit God’s covenant with each one of them, and as believers […]
Living by Grace by Having our Natural Strength Dealt with by God through the Cross
April 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
In seeing how Isaac experienced God and how his experience applies to us we need to realize that Isaac was born of Sarah through grace and not through the efforts of the flesh. After Abraham’s natural strength has been dealt with by God and His self-effort ceased, Isaac was born (see Gen. 17:15-19; 18:10-14; 21:1-7). […]