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A Social Ideal

What would be our social ideal? I’m not trying to speak for Radix Fidem here; this is just my personal standards, and what I would teach my own local covenant family. Keep in mind that we are all fully aware … Continue reading

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A Big Ripple in the Fabric

As always, I am not your leader. For some of you, I am your elder, which means that I don’t tell you what to do or what to think. I can only offer my personal experience, and encourage you to … Continue reading

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Law of Moses — 2 Samuel 6

Sometimes the specific rules do matter. The Ark of the Covenant was regarded as God’s Throne, the Mercy Seat. It could not be treated as any mere talisman. The issue was not the Ark itself but that it represented the … Continue reading

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The Answer Lies in Your Heart

This may be difficult to follow, but I am obliged to try explaining it: Many of the controversies and theological debates of the Early Church Fathers were inherently false from both sides. That’s because they were asking the wrong questions. … Continue reading

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Thinking Hebrew, Writing Greek

Let’s look at an example of Paul writing Hebrew thoughts in the Greek language. Keep in mind that Paul grew up bilingual in Greek and Aramaic (the “Hebrew” of his day), and appears to have been familiar with a couple … Continue reading

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The Driving Assurance

I am utterly certain that I am on the right path. Often I’ll stop and review what I’ve written in recent weeks, and the same burning conviction that wrote them still drives me. I don’t regret any of it. Let … Continue reading

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Law of Moses — 2 Samuel 5

We skip over a lot of twists and turns in the saga of David succeeding Saul as King of Israel. During the transition, David was at pains several times to prove he would not hesitate to execute those whose sins … Continue reading

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A Bigger Picture of What I See

Based on comments and questions I’ve gotten privately, I need to clarify a few things. I’ll try to paint a bigger perspective with less detail. Two things are getting everyone’s attention in the US right now: riots and the lock-downs. … Continue reading

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Ripples in the Fabric

It is not possible for me to separate between my personal convictions and a broader teaching of Christian Mysticism. From the very beginning, I have said that my blogging was a matter of sharing my personal faith journey, with the … Continue reading

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Law of Moses — 1 Samuel 28:7-19

Apologies for the delay in posting this lesson; we had guests this evening and the noise prevented my working on this until rather late. The Philistines were on the warpath again, ready to humble Israel and make them pay tribute. … Continue reading

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