This will update you will all my content being added. Oshea Davis http://www.osheadavis.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:41:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.osheadavis.com/images/M_images/rss20.gif http://www.osheadavis.com This will update you will all my content being added. Oshea Davis http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=146&Itemid=31 Introduction: Many of God's precious truths regarding His Sovereignty, Eternal Decrees, Justice and Control over mankind, whether before the Fall or after, whether saint or sinner will not make thorough sense until you are able to see God as infinite. God is the only being that is Infinite in the truest since, and therefore, on this level God is totally different than man, from all creatures, all systems of though, all pagan religions and just simply all things. As I have said before the God of the bible is the only true GOD because He is the only Infinite Being. If you logically consider all other so called gods in their own worldview none are shown to be truly infinite. Much of the wrong and evil judgments and miss-understandings worldly men say against God starts here. They simply do not see nor understand this God of the bible is infinite. It is the very fact the biblical worldview is the only one with a true Infinite that mankind has such a hard time understanding Him. They simply are not accustomed to thinking on that level and then foolishly think Jesus Christ and His Father are as finite as they and all their other foolish ideas of reality. For this reason we must be ready to be gentle in explaining and also ready to rebuke the unrepentant. Even as Christians we wrongly become hypocrites and fools by thinking God is like us and then try to Judge Him on this level. Logically this is foolish and stupid, for God condemns inductive logic in Psalm 50:21. Shall dust judge the Infinite Existence on their level? Yet there are some who even dare to do so and will be judge by Him on His infinitely high standard on that great Day. This is worth much thought and many nights of contemplation: yes even an endless amount of nights (This is 2 Chapter from my book I am currently working on: The Biblical Standard of Preaching.) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:04:57 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=145&Itemid=31 This is an adaptation from an internet conversation I had. I am posting this to show the irrational and contradictive nature that many Christian are stuffed to the brim with. Dear readers, please avoid such things. For have you not realized that growing in good truth is as important as good deeds( 1 John 3:18)? Jesus Christ Himself appealed and adhered to the law-of-noncontradictions sucn as in Mark 12:35-36. Thus, the bible itself indorses that this law is a true logical law, despite it being a self-justified logical law. It's a true law because God' mind itself, if you would, is the law of noncontradictions. This is important because as Christians if we speak contradictive nonsense then not only does this disregard the bible (because although complicated it is never contradictive), but shows Christianity as false to the world around us. For many pagans, because of God's laws written on their souls, know enough that whatever is contradictive is false. Now, not all pagans are intelligent enough to recognize contradictions but many do. Therefore, this is why it is not loving to Jesus Christ to speak contradictive nonsense and then drag His Name and gospel down with you, because you claim to be Christian! You do not love God in this way, but are dragging His honor down with you in your own self embarrassment. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:33:33 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=144&Itemid=31 There is much rampant confusion regarding the issue of evil and consequently of man's responsibility. See, the topic concerning free-will is largely a response of some confused individuals trying to answerer this very question of evil; historically, this is what I discover. This is why I have a problem not with evil but with free-will,[1] (blank.htm#_ftn1) in that it was conceived by broken people with broken logic to answer a biblical question, and thus not biblical. Personally, I find when someone comes to me with the problem of evil as an attack against Christianity that it is one of the stupidest and essayist objections to answer logically and scripturally. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:58:41 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=143&Itemid=31 The bible calls us to see life through two viewpoints. These viewpoints are (1)God's and (2)ours. It is one thing to know this concept, but it is quite another to actually have a comprehensive view of both God's and ours, and that at the same time. Because Jesus Christ was crucified for us, God's Spirit and grace is with us to help us in this endeavor. Now, what I mean by saying , at the same time, is that given any particularly view of life, (whether it be a particular moment or situation, or looking at your own life years into the future), that you consider both God's perspective and yours.[1] (blank.htm#_ftn1) Remember, because the bible calls us to see life through both perspectives it is sin to only to see life through only one, whether it be God's or ours. I find people are usually bent on only viewing life through one while neglecting the other, it is common so don't feel as if you're the only one. Most of the time people see life too much through their perspective which is where you get liberalism, fear of man, paganism, crippling worries, heresies and many other problems. Those who view too much from God's perspective while arrogantly forgetting they are in fact human usually become harsh and wacky fundamentalist. Although you can never be to heavenly or spiritually minded (Colossians 3:2) what can happen is this. If you willfully forget God's viewpoint from scripture and yours that you are a sinful human and try to see too much from God's perspective minus this then there is a tendency to proudly make yourself more than just a sinful human but a proud dictator over your family, church or friends. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:53:45 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=142&Itemid=31 . This note is taken from a recent discussion I engaged in at Monergism's facebook page. I have edited it for better readability for my readers sake. I must confess to my own inadequacy as a writer in this note. See, the main reason I desire to post this note is for the last section titled Lastly. Here I explain something to which I confess, before the sight of God, I do not explain enough or expound enough on. I realize by God's grace He has given me profound understanding of His Sovereignty as the scriptures portray this doctrine. Also my personal experience with embracing God's total sovereignty is rather quite removed from most. Although raised arminius, still, upon my private reading of Romans 9 in my mid teens I completely embraced God's total sovereignty without any fight or arguments! Therefore, I have the tendency to forget how hard this doctrine is for some. Although I do not apologize for the bold manner in teaching this doctrine, for the scriptures do not, yet, I still have room to grow in considering the difficult time some have with this doctrine. I pray, in particularly, the last part of this note will be especially helpful to those who are finding it hard pressing into embracing God's true sovereignty as the scriptures teach us. This is my service to you. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:47:36 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141&Itemid=31 Hebrews 5:7-9, In the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. Introduction: My title might seem slightly strange, and it is supposed to. I am not saying with my title that Jesus Christ was not eternally perfect in love and holiness as the Son of God. But there is a real sense where Jesus Christ was not perfect as the Son of Man until something happen at a definite point and time. I hope, by the grace of God, to expose the radiant light and glory of these truths, which seem to stay hidden as in a dusty book left unread on the bottom a bookshelf. There is much to give Christ our Savior praise and joyful thanksgiving here if only you could see the feast of His delights spread before you in these doctrines. And so with this objective laid out before me I pray I may serve you well these truths on the gold patter of written words. I will hit some weighty subjects so I would highly encourage my readers to go through the footnotes, they are meant to be helpful! You will have questions; some of them will be answered in the footnotes. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:01:15 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140&Itemid=31 . I read this article by Vincent Cheung where he makes an incredible explanation of biblical hermeneutics using deduction over induction! If only all biblical preachers and teachers would follow this type of hermeneutics! If they did all false and liberal theology would be impossible! Vincent Cheung is right in his passion that even in the good reformed circles many good men instead of humbly admitting they either, do not accept what the scriptures say or understand it, plague God's word with mysterious, paradoxes and things hard to reconcile. There is legitimacy in not going beyond what God's word says. But there is also pride and cowardice, which far too easily cries out mystery when there is none to be found. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:40:40 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=31 Enjoy my Friends! This is the best short answer and encouragement for what is Covenant Theology I have read, and I have read hundreds of pages of material on this subject. I have made it slightly more readable in some places for my readers convenience. This is being quoted from my forth coming book, Love Never Fails, in my exposition of Covenant Theology. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:59:30 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=31 . Psalm 101:5, The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure. God hates a proud or haughty look on the faces and hearts of men. The Lord simply will not tolerate or endure it. It is a sin and God will punish this sin. Isaiah 2:11, The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down. I assume this much is accepted by most. I would even assume many nonbelievers accept this much. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:28:24 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=137&Itemid=31 (1) I am not sure why, but I receive in the mail from a Christian book publisher periodical samples of gospel tracts. Within this half dozen pack of tracts I am continually amazed at the striking different gospels, which is presented within their few pages. Although published by the same company these tracks have many sundry authors. Likewise and sadly the gospel message I find at times contained in them are just as sundry. When I say this I am particularly referring to one aspect, which draws a dividing line and separates the 40 or so tracks I have received into two groups. This distinction is simple: why did God save us? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:10:32 +0100