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Languages of the Bible and in the Bible

In order to handle one particular Bible passage, we need a wealth of background explanation. All the more do we need it because we need to clobber some false notions common in our day. Abraham was referred to in Scripture … Continue reading

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God Demands Mysticism

Let me bring to your attention the excellent comment posted by Jackabond: There’s a great deal of scaffolding in the established Church, such as Christology, that has been erected around Christian beliefs that aren’t consistent with a spiritual or mystical … Continue reading

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False Advertising

It’s a personal hobby horse: I’d rather be brutally honest and let things fall where they may than to ever be guilty of deception. I found a decent explanation of how a great many modern church organizations are attempting to … Continue reading

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Because of the Clause

Re: Genesis 1:1-3 Feel free to visit the video on YouTube because it is slow and careful, designed to address those who have never encountered the idea that most English translations get this passage wrong. It has to do with … Continue reading

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Scripture and Plausible Deniability

Re: Naked Bible 104: How We Got the Old Testament If there is one partisan difference you can point to the defines the separation point between fundamentalists and conservatives on the Bible, this podcast will do it. Coming from someone … Continue reading

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Moses as Scholar

Re: Naked Bible 103: Moses and the Bronze Serpent I’m a little irritated by this podcast; the reason will seem obscure to some folks. Bear with me. Lots of believers today appear to find the fiery serpent narrative in Numbers … Continue reading

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The Great Swap

Re: Naked Bible 102: What does “All Israel will be saved” Mean? Church folks who ignore the Second Temple literature, particularly how it interprets the OT, will build a theology that is utterly rootless and alien to the New Testament. … Continue reading

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They Despise Us

You may be familiar with the term “geofencing” — a technique used to identify targets for an advertising campaign. Some agency will mark out a territory wherein they want to harvest targets for their ad campaign in the belief that … Continue reading

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Just the Beginning

Time for some clarifications. The Covenant of Moses ended at the Cross. God’s covenant relations with humans were moved to a different kind of covenant, a spiritual covenant under His Son. There would no longer be a nation belonging to … Continue reading

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If We Must Act

We warned some years ago that the only way conservatives can survive in America would be to violently purge the government — at all levels — of leftists. Not just government, but the same purge must happen in media and … Continue reading

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