Joseph Fiennes plays the sixteenth-century Augustinian monk, Martin Luther, who led the Christian Reformation resulting in religious freedom for hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries. The movie begins with Luther running through a thunderstorm. In fear of death, he vows to God to become a monk if God saves him from the storm. Pursuing theological progression … Continue reading Hermeneutics: Reflections from the Movie Luther
Time and Ethics: A Short Essay of St. Augustine’s View from Confessions Book 11
William Alexander Hernandez writes that St. Augustine believed two theories regarding the concept of time; that time is a creature of God and time is a phenomenon of human consciousness (p. 73). The two theories are derived from Augustine’s Confessions Book 11. The creature of time theory recognizes the concept of time having its origin … Continue reading Time and Ethics: A Short Essay of St. Augustine’s View from Confessions Book 11
Qualities of the Gospel
One of the greatest responsibilities a minister of God's word has is the ability to correctly interpret the scriptures, as well as reveal Christ through the scriptures while preaching the Gospel. Sunday after Sunday, people flock to the churches in hopes of hearing something that may help them in life. Regardless of the conditions and … Continue reading Qualities of the Gospel
God The Absolute Form
This weeks study of Plato’s Republic left me very intrigued about Plato’s theory of the forms. I found the theory slightly complexing and spent most of my study time trying to understand it. An intricate theory such as this will take much more hours of study and would be worth a well length research paper. … Continue reading God The Absolute Form
The Holiness of God
"Any sin is more or less heinous depending upon the honor and majesty of the one whom we had offended. Since God is of infinite honor, infinite majesty, and infinite holiness, the slightest sin is of infinite consequence. The slightest sin is nothing less than cosmic treason when we realize against whom we have sinned." … Continue reading The Holiness of God
Psalms Commentary: Chapter 2
Psalms 2:1-5, why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers plot together, against Jehovah and against His anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands in two and cast away their cords from us. 4 He who sits in … Continue reading Psalms Commentary: Chapter 2
Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:6
Mathew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. The language of hungering and thirsting is allegorical toward a deep desire or want for something. It would be contextually inconsistent to apply literal food or literal water to the filling of those who hunger or thirst. The … Continue reading Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:6
Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:3-6
Matthew 5:3-5 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. The simplest concept we can think of when being blessed by God is being happy. Being happy is … Continue reading Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:3-6
Socratic Method for the Free Will of God
Objective: The objective of this argument is to exalt the will of God in comparison to the will of man to the glory of God. That God may be glorified and increased while man is humbled and decreased. To provoke the human mind to realize that God is supreme over all of existence including the … Continue reading Socratic Method for the Free Will of God
Reading the Red Series: Gospel Introduction of Sermon on the Mount
After the final temptation of Christ in the wilderness the Devil departs from the presence of the Christ. It is important to realize and remember that though this was the last temptation in the wilderness, it may have not been the last temptation given to Christ from Satan overall; Luke 4:13 reads: and when the … Continue reading Reading the Red Series: Gospel Introduction of Sermon on the Mount
Descendants of Grace Monergistic Assembly 