The "Library of Christian Principles" is a blog where I can post, describe and promote books that I've read through which I've experienced positive and sanctifying effects in my walk with God. With all the advances in technological gadgetry and the ever-increasing noise of city metropolises, the chance for Christians to have quiet, contemplative time alone with God is becoming more and more of a dying spiritual ideal. This fact is causing a great spiritual decline in the areas of both personal fellowship between God and each individual believer, as well as the weakening of the Christian mind because believers today tend to put aside religious books in favour of TV remotes and that which appeals to the human eye. For myself, some of the most intimate moments I have with God are when I am alone reading through evocative Christian literature written by men and women who themselves sought time alone with God on a continual basis. It truly takes great discipline and self-control for Christians to turn off the world and pick up an edifying book to enrich their souls and to be in solitude with their Creator. But the harvest of blessings that are reaped from such discipline and time alone with God while wading through God-honoring spiritual discourses cannot be ignored by Christians while in the type of world we live in today.
Although this blog is meant to promote extra-biblical books, it is in no way meant to discourage daily readings of the Bible itself. Nor are the books promoted herein designed to replace or usurp the Word of God as the ultimate authority in a Christian's life, as 17th century Puritan Richard Baxter wrote, "Let the Holy Scriptures ever have the pre-eminence. Let Scripture be first and most in your hearts and hands and other books be used as subservient to it."
As we continue to maintain our literary priorities by keeping the Bible paramount in our studies, at the same time may we also engage and interact with the books and writings of our brothers and sisters in current and past times upon whose shoulders and heritage we Christians stand today.
"Wisdom shall enter into your heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to your soul."
- Proverbs 2:10
