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No Christ without Mysticism
Abraham was God’s chosen foundation. He brought with him a very strong background in mystical studies. When his progeny later passed into the Nile Delta for a time, that mystical background was enhanced by contact with the Egyptian version. Moses … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, christian mysticism, faith, fallen nature, Hebrew Mysticism, Moses
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Mysticism and Mystery
It’s not supposed to be like this. Anyone can see that the very fact of mortality is in conflict with something that calls to us and draws us to better things. Something about our human existence is seriously broken. Take … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, Garden of Eden, mystical connection, otherworldly, the Fall
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We Call It Christian Mysticism
To the degree anything we do academically has an objective reality to which we can point, we know that the Bible is an Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) mystical document. The religion of the Bible is clearly mystical in nature. This … Continue reading
Mysticism Needs No Defense
Mysticism is the only way you can hear God. Symbolism — also referred to as parable, or parabolic language — is the language of conviction, faith, and of the heart. That’s how God designed it. We refer to “the world” … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, christian mysticism, faith, mainstream christianity, parables, symbolic communication
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Mysticism and Moral Reality
It’s one thing for me to teach Biblical Law, offering it as the ideal for human existence. It’s quite a different thing for me to suggest choices we might make in the current context. And it is yet again something … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-American culture, civilization, peace, racism, war
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Mysticism and Trust Models
In Christian Mysticism, models for trust have no significance. It’s hard to break a system that doesn’t exist. Our “system” manifests here, but isn’t rooted here. By moving everything of importance into the moral sphere of the heart, human frailties … Continue reading
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Tagged mysticism, otherworldly, virtual parish
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Mysticism and Church Planting
How would yours truly go about planting a church? Things have changed since the first century when the Apostles scattered across the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean regions. They brought something totally new in many ways and it needed a … Continue reading
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Tagged church, leadership, religion, social sciences, spirituality
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Mysticism and Marriage
Marriage is a tool. Marriage is not your life; it is the framework in which most people are supposed to operate for their lives. We are fundamentally designed to rely on one critical partner. That partner makes possible our sanity … Continue reading
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Tagged marriage, mysticism, psychology, spirituality
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Arresting Mysticism
I am a Christian Mystic. I follow Christ, who was a Hebrew Mystic. At least once, He cracked a whip and hit some people not too long from the time He surrendered and died. The Post-Modern Western approach to this … Continue reading
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Tagged government, moral imperatives, mysticism, oppression, resistance
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