Deus Principium

WedWednesdayFebFebruary22nd2012 Earthly Sorrows and Troubles

Posted Wednesday, February 22 2012 @ 2 PM byJ. C. Ryle Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

" I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.” John 16:33 Following Christ will not prevent our having earthly sorrows and troubles . Perhaps the disciples had expected that... More

WedWednesdayMayMay4th2011 How Long Will You Enjoy Vanity?

Posted Wednesday, May 04 2011 @ 2 PM byJames Smith, " Important Questions " 1858 Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

" How long will you love vanity? " Psalm 4:2 Vanity represents the light, changeable, carnal, and fading things of time. Upon these things, the natural heart is set; around them, the unsanctified affections gather. What a vanity it is to prefer . .... More

WedWednesdayMayMay4th2011 Meaningless Praise

Posted Wednesday, May 04 2011 @ 2 PM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

“Without knowing the dramatic plot and its doctrinal significance, our doxology becomes unfocused. Our praise lacks not only depth but even its rationale: For what exactly are we praising God? Are we responding to God’s character and works, or... More

TueTuesdayNovNovember17th2009 Death

Posted Tuesday, November 17 2009 @ 9 PM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

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... More

TueTuesdayOctOctober21st2008 They are all head but no feet

Posted Tuesday, October 21 2008 @ 8 AM byThomas Watson Tagged No tags 2 comments Add comment

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... More

Deus Principium

by In Colossians 1:18 Paul declares "He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything." Deus principium means "God is my first principles." On this blog i will be posting a variety of topics directly related to this perspective. Some will be outpouring from my own studies while others will be things written by others that have challenged my thinking. My hope is that, through these pos