http://www.deusprincipium.org "...so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything." Col. 1:18 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:50:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The past 8 or 9 years have found me in a significant period of transition regarding my understanding of the Scriptures. Although theological transitions will hopefully continue throughout my life, the current transition has radically altered my thinking regarding the Scriptures.   Perhaps it is best if I review my ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=29 "A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to Him, crying out, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession!' Jesus did not answer her a word!" Matthew 15:22 We are apt to forget that the aim of God with us, is . ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=28 Life is nothing but death's hallway; and our pilgrimage on earth is but a journey to the grave. The pulse that preserves our being beats our death march, and the blood which circulates our life is floating it forward to the deeps of death. Today we see our ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=27 A sermon is never rightly heard—until it is practiced. “If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.” John 13:17 Christ does not put happiness upon knowing—but upon doing. It is not knowledge of the points of religion—but practice, which renders a man truly happy and blessed. Luke 6:46, ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=26 Philosophy of Ministry Our view of reality is determined by what we believe about truth. It is my firm belief that there is no truth apart from what God has breathed to man and preserved in the ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=25  (This is part 2. Please read part one below)  Then, to complete the hopelessness, David then effectively allows the reader to understand the result of living this way. It is as if the reader is left as a starving man looking through a window into a banquet hall and seeing the ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=24 Psalm 24 A Psalm of David. 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=23 “It is our duty to be “perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Cor. 7:1); to be “growing in grace” every day (1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18); to be “renewing our inward man day by day: (2 Cor. 4:16). Now, this cannot be done without the daily mortifying ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=22 “The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of earthly friends, are but shadows; but God ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=21 (this is part two in a series. Please see previous articles below. Check back for further interactions) This statement by Jesus is used in the New Testament three times. In all three cases (Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14; James 2:8) the context is completely committed to pointing out the evil of self-centeredness ... http://www.deusprincipium.org/?p=19