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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 11:1-19
John the Baptist had preached repentance to the Covenant in the Jordan Valley because it was convenient for observing the baptism cleansing ritual year-round. In his preaching, he disparaged as sinful the scandalous divorce and remarriage of Herod Antipas. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, messianic expectations, messianic prophecy, the Covenant of Moses
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The Risen Christ is Our Truth
There is nothing to gain by activism. It’s not that activism doesn’t accomplish anything; what it accomplishes isn’t worth it. A recurring theme on this blog is how Satan deceived the Jewish nation. The record begins in the Old Testament … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Covenant of Christ, Dispensationalism, Garden of Eden, Modern Israel, the Covenant of Moses, the Fall, Zionism
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The Agent of Strife
A critical element in escaping lies is not just exposing what is false, but digging down into the root system and finding out where the lies came from. You are no doubt aware that certain political groups wield the weapon … Continue reading
This Is Not an Organization
Our objective is not to grow in numbers. That will inevitably happen as the Lord adds to our number, but our objective is peace with God. If this thing doesn’t call your name, then you can’t have it. There’s nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged covenants, Creation, Garden of Eden, heart-led, shalom, spiritual family, the Fall
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A Lutheran Take-down of Dispensationalism
I won’t elaborate on this: Dispensationalism: What and Why Not. It might be a little long, but you can also grab a PDF version of the same paper to read later. It will show you that we are closer to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dispensationalism, eschatology, Lutherans, Reformation, scripture, Zionism
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Dispensationalism: No Rest for the Weary
The wedge issue has always been Dispensational eschatology. I came to full religious awareness while living in Anchorage, Alaska. It was about the time I turned twelve years old. My family was attending a particular Baptist church where the pastor … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Zionists, church politics, Dispensationalism, education, eschatology, Hal Lindsey, personal experience
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Latter Day Pharisees and Sadducees
Sifting through my personal memories of various religious controversies, I see some distinct mile markers, break points where things changed forever after in my soul. I’m trying to match them with wider events recorded in American Church History. One of … Continue reading
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Organized Christian Religion Is Broken
We who share in the Radix Fidem covenant say that churches have gotten lost. Instead of trying to fix this world, we believe the most important thing we do is help people to get out of it. The proper way … Continue reading
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Tagged american churches, Biblical Law, Biblical Mysticism, Christian religion, covenant community of faith, fundamental mission, otherworldly, prophecy, radix fidem, the Fall
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Offerings to God
It makes a world of difference when you give to family versus giving to just about anyone else. I actually like the article on tithing at Wikipedia. It corrects a lot of lies told by greedy clergymen. Nowhere is tithing … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, offerings, radix fidem, sacrificial love, scripture, western christianity
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Teachings of Jesus: Matthew 10:34-42
Jesus continues the theme of otherworldliness. Here He injects a few notes from the Talmud, where it is predicted that the generation of the Messiah’s coming would see social chaos, a breakdown in the traditional shalom. But it’s more than … Continue reading
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Tagged conviction, heart-led, Jesus Christ, Matthew's Gospel, messianic prophecy, the Covenant of Moses
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