Theological and Biblical teaching concerning the Glory of Jesus Christ. <br />By: Oshea Davis http://www.osheadavis.com Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:14:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.osheadavis.com/images/M_images/rss20.gif http://www.osheadavis.com Theological and Biblical teaching concerning the Glory of Jesus Christ. <br />By: Oshea Davis http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/177/ THE SALVATION OF SINNERS THE PROMISED REWARD FOR CHRIST&#39;S SUFFERINGS Headnote to Is. 53:10(a) In this sermon, written and delivered in the period from Aug. 1731 to Dec. 1732, Edwards identifies the words of Is. 53:10 as those of the Father pronouncing that Christ&#39;s suffering will be successful, and that he shall give Christ the reward of seeing his beloved church converted and brought to him. Edwards penned this Christocentric sermon within the framework of the covenant of redemption, focusing on one of the inward motivations for Christ&#39;s sufferings. Christ has so set his love upon men, Edwards comments, that the seeing this sight [of men saved] is what he earnestly desired and greatly delights in. He points to Luke 22:29, I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me, along with other verses, to show that Christ was subject to God as mediator, a role for which he volunteered under the covenant of redemption. Edwards also mentions this verse in... Contact - FAQ! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:46:01 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/178/31/ God Decrees: (Updated) 2012 In my book, The Divine Decrees, I have to confess that I did not distinguish&mdash;as well as I ought&mdash;the distinction between the historical and purpose order of the decrees. As a writer it is easy to make the mistake of assuming my audience sees categories that my mind&rsquo;s eye does. Thus, I wish to come out this is modified version with the emphasis on this distinction Defining the terms: With the assumption that most who have interest in this biblical doctrine will know the terms supralapsarian and infralapsarian, and so I will move on. The lack of this distinction of purpose and historical has caused more than a small amount of confusion. Let us remedy this. In fact, the argument of supra. vs. infra. is more about incompleteness than out right error.... Articles - Experts from by books Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:27:34 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/175/31/ I have written a book called, The Divine Decrees, and in this book I dive into the showing that what God originally intended first, in His decrees, is last in execution and what was the last comes first in order. For example take that of a business man. When this now president of the company first began his journey in the working world he did not start as president but at the bottom of the corporate ladder. Although he started at the bottom of the corporate ladder yet this was not his original goal or intention; rather, being president was. See, what he originally intended was accomplished last in order, while starting at the bottom, which was intended after his goal of president was chosen, was accomplished first in order. Ecclesiastes 7:8, &ldquo;The end of a thing is better than its beginning.&rdquo; And so God who is infinite in wisdom has His end goal as His original intention, but starts out with something different, and continues to take a series of steps until His original goal is accomplished. This... Articles - Gospel (Good News) Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:44:32 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/174/31/ This essay will surround a conversation I recently had. I will indicate the 2nd (provision has been taken to protect their identity&mdash;we will call them Johnny) party by indentation. The theme surrounds God and logic, and also logic and our created mind and paradoxes. In this age of skepticism and pluralism running so rampant I find it is helpful to continue to write on this subject matter for the sake of the churches pure faith in Christ. Articles - philosophy Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:04:37 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/173/31/ Sinners feel free when they come out of the closet because by suppressing the truth of God and His laws on their conscience they feel free from the guilt: this is the freedom of the hypocrite. Now, the freedom of a Christian is that of confessing one&#39;s vile sin of lying, perversions and murder knowing Jesus died for the penalty of it, and whose death purchased the holy Spirit to empower them to put to death sin: for those who live according to the flesh will die, but those who by the power of the Spirit put to death the deeds of the power will live: for as many as are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. Articles - Christian Living Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:42:11 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/172/31/ I have been asked what are hermeneutics that I use when reading the Bible and for studying in preparing for teaching and writing; this essay is a response to that. The below is not an academic in-depth thesis of biblical hermeneutics, but only some of the more important practices I take with me when studying and teaching from the scriptures. On the basis that I use these so often they are habitually reflected in my writing, and so for some much of this will be review, but since I have been asked more than once to lay my basic hermeneutics so that others and see read them in one place I have decided to do this here. Over the coming year, Lord willing, I suppose this will be updated at various times. Articles - Christian Living Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:26:41 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/164/31/ . This book is number One from a 3 part series called, Learning to Trust Infinite Beauty. This series is my distinctive way of writing a focused systematic theology book for the new or experienced Christian. Within Systematic Theology we take the whole scripture and formulate not only solid doctrinal premises but put them in an order that is conducive for teaching and instructing others. This is why with systematic theology we (1) start with the big questions about God Himself first, then (2) we ask what God has done, particularly in salvation, and (3) then we end with how we should order our lives in light of such truths. This first book ( When Infinite Existence Goes Public ) we will learn the about God Himself or of His Divine Nature and how this leads us to trust Him. Herein we discover that... Articles - BOOKs Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:12:26 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/170/31/ Recently I have been reminded how much even Calvinist do not consistently understand nor apply God&#39;s sovereignty to their understanding of the scriptures and of life. I say this as a rebuke and also as a father who is patient with his sons trying to grasp multiplication for 2st grade. The concept might seem a little difficult now, but once internalized by the mind it can be applied at a moment notice. Not too long ago, I had a conversation with a Calvinist who told me that God has had nothing but love for the elect and hate for the reprobate since before time began and forever more. This is a Calvinist or Reformed in theology Christian who thinks they are at the top of their Calvinistic game of knowing God&#39;s sovereignty, but in reality the accurate applying of God&#39;s sovereignty is the one... Articles - Various biblical topics Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:48:54 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/162/31/ Does this title seem a little strange? It might to some who are accustomed to affiliating bad morals to Samson as the man who was seduced by Delilah, and Jonah as the prophet who was so angry with God he ran from God. Yet, in the eyes of Scripture, or in God&#39;s eyes that is, these are heroes of godliness[*] who need to be emulated by us today. And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions...of whom the world was not worthy... And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise. God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily... Articles - Gospel (Good News) Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:01:04 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/163/31/ I would warn my readers that in this age of the internet agnosticism and skepticism have exploded. Some foolishly thought with more information that the internet brought that more wisdom and understanding would come, but the opposite effect has occurred. You need to be educated on this, for the increase of skepticism will find you; it will find your families, and church members and will increase more and more. You cannot shield them from it; the attacks will come constantly and hard. Like pornography, it&#39;s not a matter if, but when your child and church members will be exposed to it. Better to deal with the issue now. Now, take note that Jesus in fact charges us in John chapter 4 that the Father seeks for people to worship Him in truth and not worship Him in an estimate. Take for example of a recent moron trying to... Articles - philosophy Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:30:24 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/160/31/ I recently had a person who sparked my interest yet again in the nonsense of the liberal part of the Emergent church movement. People like Brian Mclaren, Greg Boyd and Rob Bell talk about Christianity as if it is an open conversation of Christians trying to press in and find the truth. They say we only have ideas and approximations to what the original writers of the Scripture meant to say. At this point people will try, understandably, to quote scripture to show how this is not true, but I personally like to show how this position is self-refuting and so it is not necessarily needed to go to the scriptures. A position that self-refutes itself is false, and so as a worldview it does not exist, and so it stands as no threat in anyway to the Biblical Worldview. It is easy for most to see this position and point out that it invalidates the Biblical doctrine of the infallibility of the scripture by making it unintelligible or skeptical, but the... Articles - philosophy Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:39:14 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/161/31/ Basic Definition of Monotheistic Regeneration: In the broadest sense I mean by this that the work of God in the salvation of man is (BY) His mighty working, and this without any contribution of man. Man being affected by God&#39;s working does do and will. See, God acts upon man, gives to man, imparts to man with mighty mercy and divine power in the work of salvation. Man in the role of salvation only receives gifts from God and is acted upon by God in power. The reason I have highlighted the word by is to demonstrate this: Salvation is by God because it is through His power and working with no thanks to man who is saved by God. For example, it is irrational to say the universe came into being (by) chance so so years ago, because chance does not exist nor does it have power therefore, it cannot affect metaphysical reality in any way. The universe came... Articles - Gospel (Good News) Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:40:22 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/132/31/ Jonathan Edwards Portrait of Rev. Jonathan Edwards, c. 1750, by Joseph Badger. Courtesy Yale University Art Gallery. This section will be hosting sermons that I have helped to transcribe and edit @ the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University (http://edwards.yale.edu/). Through my partnership with the Edwards Center I have a goal to work on unpublished sermons that particularly deal with Edwards&#39; Christology. My hope, lord willing, when I have completed enough sermons is to put them into a book and forward it discussing Edwards&#39; Christology. I will have two versions of each sermon. One is the original version as hosted by the Edwards Center. Then I will also have a slightly copy-edited version. This edited version will be edited minimally, but I will modernize the more difficult parts so that today&#39;s readers who have a difficult time... Articles - Jonathan Edwards Sermons Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:07:19 +0100 http://www.osheadavis.com/content/view/159/31/ I have enjoyed the recent controversy over Rob Bell in recent days, for it gives me a chance to not only defend the faith but after defending it to articulate its beauty and endless streams of glory that flow from the fountain of knowledge concerning Christ crucified for many evil sinners. Also, I find it rather therapeutic to call out false prophets, and so I shall continue. Recently a pastor friend of mine said he remembers listening to a Rob sermon where he preached about Christ being a substitutionary mediator, and how it seems tragic that this same man has now rejected the biblical teaching of hell and so also his former position of substitutionary dearth. For if eternal Hell is denied then there is no need for Jesus to be a propitiation and so the Biblical doctrine of substitution is invalidated. Articles - Gospel (Good News) Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:01:34 +0100