Monthly Archives: June 2013

None Righteous

“There is no one righteous, not even one.” (Romans 3:10 NET, quoting Psalm 14) The human race is fallen. The most basic demand from God after the Flood was for Noah to institute social constraints on human behavior. Men were … Continue reading

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Eve Was Deceived

References: Genesis 3:14-19; 1 Timothy 2:9-15 If you want to call God a misogynist, feel free. He’s not too concerned with your opinions and reasoning, especially if you are a sucker for the mythology of feminism. Human nature has not … Continue reading

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Ecclesiastes 6

Solomon warns others that his position as the wealthiest man in the history of Israel is not enviable. Solomon had surely run across a great many people to whom God had granted great material wealth, but no ability to enjoy … Continue reading

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Good Bets

It’s not as if I have any secret revelations, but sometimes it helps to restate the obvious. All governments lie, some more than others. The US government is incapable of telling the truth, especially if the message comes through the … Continue reading

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ACCM: The Cerebral Point of Failure

Re: A Course in Christian Mysticism (ACCM) One of my favorite professors back at OBU in the late 1970s was Dr. Rowena Strickland. She knew the Word better than most, even among a Baptist college faculty. She learned it all … Continue reading

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Obey Today

A critical element in Solomon’s Ecclesiastes is the otherworldly advice to ignore yesterday and tomorrow, and obey the moral imperatives of the day. It’s not as if we make no plans. For example, I have a regular workout schedule. Six … Continue reading

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More Cynicism, Please

Most people have no idea how government works, much less clandestine government agencies. Moral excellence includes not being easily fooled — wise as serpents and harmless as doves. You know you are being taken for a ride, but you go … Continue reading

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Real and Moral

Re: ACCM Morality = reality; it works both ways. Reality is whatever God says it is. Sin is arguing with what God says. For me, the Bible is sufficient source for what God has to say to us all. His … Continue reading

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Humorless God

Warning: Star Trek reference ahead! In the original TV series Star Trek, we encountered the character of Spock, half human and half Vulcan. His people mastered reason and logic to overcome a hideous emotional nature, according to the background legends. … Continue reading

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Ecclesiastes 5

Solomon begins here to confront directly the folly of attachment to this realm of existence. Only a fool takes this world’s concerns too seriously. If you think of God as a Western king, you’ll never understand the Bible. He portrays … Continue reading

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