Monthly Archives: July 2013

ACBM: Part 3 Chapter 3

Posted on July 31, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 3 — Human Motivations Iron discipline is for losers. When the European tribes were confronted with the political opportunities associated with adopting the Christian religion, they still carried their gloomy outlook and lack of sophistication. The ostensible claims of … Continue reading →

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Next Project: Divine Moral Law

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ehurst

ACBM is pretty much finished. I’m posting the last few chapters for your comment, but I’m already praying about the next project. I don’t yet know what to call it, but it will probably be a book instead of a … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 3 Chapter 2

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 2 — Mystical Reading of ANE Literature A critical part of mysticism is teaching the mind to serve, not lead. While we don’t have too many ANE words that can be translated as “intuition,” it’s clearly one of the … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 3 Chapter 1

Posted on July 29, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 1 — Implications The Western assumptions about reality are entirely different than that of Biblical Mysticism. There is no single Old Testament view of the afterlife. We recognize a great many Old Testament figures lacked the full depth of … Continue reading →

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Wounds on the Soul

Posted on July 28, 2013 by ehurst

Know yourself. There were times in my childhood when my parents willingly engaged in behavior they knew would hurt me. They found it entertaining, in part because my sensitivities were despicable to them. Nobody is perfect; I have no doubt … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 6

Posted on July 28, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 6 — Judaizers and the Early Church The Hellenized rabbis were not done after the Crucifixion. Taking seriously the claim that Christianity was the logical and historical extension of Moses, they sought to bring all Christians back under proper … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes 12

Posted on July 27, 2013 by ehurst

Continuing where the previous chapter left off, Solomon reasserts the warning to his younger employees that they accountable first and foremost to their Creator. If you wait until you are older, the youthful habits of folly will blind you to … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 5

Posted on July 27, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 5 — Hellenization The name Israel applies not so much to a nation, but to a mission given to that nation. The true servant of Jehovah seeks to rise above mere human capability, to place the mind in service … Continue reading →

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Invisible Divine Justice

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ehurst

The whole business of mysticism is receiving actionable knowledge from outside the normal human intellectual inputs. It requires a faculty missing from humans by default. The very nature of the thing eludes our grasp, but we can discuss it in … Continue reading →

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