Monthly Archives: June 2012

Apocalyptic Warfare

No one can ever really prepare for the next Apocalypse. I, of all people, would not deny the universe has an end point. However, nothing any human can know would serve to predict the approach of The Final End. Jesus … Continue reading

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Obadiah

As always, we must recognize a significant portion of the text is parabolic. Yet parts of it we can recognize in literal events in history. Most importantly is the clear lesson how God judges the nations impartially, even when the … Continue reading

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Obadiah: Introduction

We have no idea who was the prophet Obadiah. We cannot match him to any other Obadiah who appears in the historical narratives. Nor can we precisely determine his dates, because there are four similar events which match what he … Continue reading

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Sinful Legislation

Any legal and political system which is built on lies is inherently sinful. If your politics assume people can be changed significantly by pressure from regulation,etc., that is evil politics. Evil because it encourages people to sin, rather than inhibits … Continue reading

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Robot Souls

Can we press beyond the barrier to Artificial Intelligence? Can robots have souls? Maybe. Won’t matter. Oh, I suppose it will appear important to a lot of people and it will herald a yet more inhumane world, but it won’t … Continue reading

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Abuse of Honesty

Being honest can be wrong. Saturday, my wife and I went to a picnic. It was for her high school reunion. A few people knew who I was, but there was precious little conversation for me. That was fine, because … Continue reading

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Pearls, Pigs and Prostitutes

Absolutism is a symptom of a serious moral disease. Thanks to the Pharisees, both ancient and modern, we tend to read the Bible with absolutist lenses. Our unconscious assumption is we must see all moral questions in terms of universal … Continue reading

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The Sin of Lot's Wife

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire, from the LORD out of the heavens. And He overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the … Continue reading

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Amos 9

When the Day of the Lord comes, nothing remains the same. His wrath falls upon sin and destroys it, along with all sinners who cling to it. His grace and mercy build up those who seek His glory. The final … Continue reading

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A Just Mind

It’s all in your mind. What’s the difference? Why would God spare my neighborhood where there aren’t all that many people, and trash some really fine Christian neighborhoods with massive hail storms? It’s not as if they had better insurance; … Continue reading

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