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Moral Pioneering
If I’m not running the show, I’m not involved. That would normally sound like arrogance, but it’s not. I have no interest in leading much of anything, anyway. There are a lot of things that I leave in other people’s … Continue reading
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Tagged human organization, leadership, pioneering, spiritual orientation
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The Mystical Faith Restoration
The Puritans who fled persecution in England moved to the Netherlands for a decade until they could gather enough resources to move to America. During that stay, they were harassed by the Dutch government, which was harshly secular then and … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged american churches, christian mysticism, history, Judaism, materialism, middle class, otherworldly, Pharisaical Hellenism, Puritans, radix fidem, worldliness
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Resistance in Love
It is the nature of Hebrew language to be indicative. It was never supposed to be legalistic; that was a perversion introduced with Hellenism after the conquest of Alexander the Great (323 BC). Rabbis began absorbing the delirium of human … Continue reading
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Tagged blood guilt, Covenant of Noah, Hebrew language, resistance
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How Covenants Work: Background
There is a Spirit Realm and there is our Fallen Realm — two entirely different entities. Humans can not possibly comprehend the former, and can’t escape the latter. Indeed, the reason we cannot comprehend Eternity is because we are fallen. … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Noah, covenants, law, Law and Grace, Law Covenants, Law of Moses, Two Realms
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Don’t Hesitate to Slice
It’s a very old truth, cited in ancient sources: Evil will call your bluff and try to wear down the righteous. Righteous men seek to be merciful, and evil seeks to exploit this. There is a very real difference between … Continue reading
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Tagged ahab and jezebel, Bible History, divine justice, Elijah, Elisha, faith, feudalism, idolatry, Joshua, King David, moral dominion, sin, the Flaming Sword, The sovereignty of God
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Law of Moses — 1 Kings 19
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves to think like an ancient Hebrew in order to get a better picture of what the text of the Bible is telling us. For example, it’s not necessary to envision Moses directly on the … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Elijah, Elisha, faith in God, feminism, feudalism, idolatry, Mount Sinai, prophecy
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The Native Fruit is Rotten
I can recall a house where I once lived. Out back was a lovely apple tree. The fruit was quite tasty and I did all I could to protect that tree and keep it healthy. However, after a few years, … Continue reading
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Shedding False Guilt
It’s important to understand biblical anthropology. What does Scripture say or assume about human nature? We are souls. That’s a complex that can be broken down somewhat, but Scripture (and ANE culture) seems to assume that it’s mostly a matter … Continue reading
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Tagged convictions, fleshly nature, God's wrath, heart-led, temptation, the Cross, the Fall
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Conditions Not Ripe Yet
When I talk about how the elements of the Garden Temptation and the Fall are so clearly manifested in Western intellectual culture, I’m not giving you a complete analysis of the Fall, nor of Western Civilization. Rather, I am characterizing … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged astrology, Bible History, Covenant of Noah, humanism, Satan, secularism, the Fall, the Flaming Sword, the Flood, Tower of Babel, western civilization
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What To Write About?
Prophetically, I cannot tell you whether Trump will remain in the White House. I sense that God is watching the situation behind the scenes and making up His mind based on choices made by critical players. In the long run, … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged communism, economic troubles, globalism, persecution, politics, revolution, transportation, tribulation, war
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