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Monthly Archives: November 2020
Law of Moses — 1 Kings 16:23 – 17:1
We skip over some quick and dirty changes in who reigns over Israel. As noted previously, the Northern Kingdom goes through frequent dynasty changes. Where we pick up is the beginning of the Omride Dynasty. His reign was twelve years. … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Bible History, Elijah, idolatry, Jericho, Omride Dynasty, sin of Jeroboam
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Western Idolatries 03
God does not dwell in houses made by human hands. He is a spirit being whose existence is rooted in a different dimension. His is the original, the true “reality” and ours is the fallen illusion. You can touch His … Continue reading
Western Idolatries 02
It’s important to go back and examine the ground on which we stand. Divine truth is always contextual — contextual to you and your faith and calling. Ultimate truth cannot be stated in words or ideas; it is Person to … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, covenant community of faith, covenants, fellowship, government, idolatry, oppression
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Western Idolatries 01
In our studies in the Law of Moses up to this point, we should have absorbed some indications of how God views human activity after the Fall. We cannot go on through life giving credence to Western notions of democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Biblical Law, divine revelation, human reason, Law of Moses, the Fall, war, Western mythology
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Child Trafficking Is a Western Problem
Teach your children about heart-led moral truth. There are some who say the current political regime in the USA has accomplished great things. On the list of victories they cite is a huge number of “child trafficking” prosecutions. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged child trafficking, cynicism, epistemology, human sexuality, law, materialism, pedophilia, philosophy, pornography, religion
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Law of Moses — 1 Kings 15
This chapter can be very confusing because too many major characters are introduced and dispatched quickly. It’s a very unstable period, for the Northern Kingdom in particular. Try not to get too tightly twisted around the names and how they … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged history israel, politics, the Covenant of Moses, war
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A Church That Is
Having said that Radix Fidem is no church, I’d be lying if I said there was no church here. Jesus pointedly said that, even where so few as two or three come together in His name, He is there. He … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged bicycling, church, Creation, heart-led, photography, radix fidem, virtual communion
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A Church That Isn’t
What we can say about Radix Fidem depends on the question and how you ask it. We are a community of shared faith, but not a church, nor a denomination. It’s really about faith itself. This is not an organization, … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged church, covenant community of faith, eldercraft, faith, radix fidem, religion
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A Lesson on Prophecy
Let me share with you how I handle this. Given the shifting context of our situation here in the USA, what I’ve written in the past needs a little refresher. Eternity exceeds knowing, particularly in terms of what I might … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged faith, ministry, prophecy, sensory heart, spiritual gifts
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Attention Hounds That Don’t Deliver
This is just a personal rant. Since I’m retired, I have plenty of time to read stuff on the Internet. I read widely because I’m not committed to any partisan position. It’s all evil, but some things are simply less … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged full disclosure, information war, ministry, politics, self denial
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