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Predestination Is Not Election
The Doctrine of Election isn’t really in the Bible, but Sovereign Grace is. Keep in mind that the Scriptures were written mostly by Hebrew people. God designed their language and culture as the means to reveal Himself to fallen humanity. … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged ancient hebrew, divine election, grace, heart-led, predestination, theological controversies
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What’s Wrong with Augustine?
(This is being cross-posted on both blogs.) A fundamental element in my personal sense of calling is putting the gospel message in reach of everyone. There are plenty of good servants of God who helped me along the way; most … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged heart-led, history, human intellect, philosophy, systematic theology, Western Church History
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Driven by Calling
There’s a very driven man with a YouTube channel who fought with Tesla for quite some time over the right to restore wrecked Tesla cars using salvaged parts. It doesn’t matter that I really believe electric vehicles — using current … Continue reading
Teachings of Jesus — John 14:18-24
Jesus is still talking along the lines of returning home to His Father’s heavenly court to take up His co-regency. The disciples are still expecting a restoration of the literal Davidic Kingdom of Israel. Their blindness here is almost painful. … Continue reading
Fussing about Churchianity
I spent a little time recently reading specifically Christian news sites. Aside from one that holds a Catholic slant, most of them collect stories regarding American evangelical politics. There’s a lot of stuff aimed at pressuring US government entities to … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged church politics, churchianity, Dominionism, mainstream churches, secularism, theological controversies
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Fellowship Is His Glory
The key to shalom is fellowship. During my time serving with the US Army in the Netherlands, I became fully conscious of the power of Christian fellowship that reaches across sectarian boundaries. It was like stumbling into the light and … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged compassion, covenant community of faith, fellowship, tribal society
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Gamma Culture
Before my brother died, he tried at one point to get me to listen to one of his favorite bands, Linkin Park. I agreed those boys had some talent, but I didn’t care for what they were saying. I didn’t … Continue reading
Dig the Bunker
Just so you’ll know ahead of time, it’s unlikely there will be any new insights to share in the near future. That is, I’m quite certain we’ll be granted fresh clarity that more tightly weaves together our understanding of revelation. … Continue reading
Celebrate His Wrath
The Lord hasn’t allowed me to see anything like a timetable. Still, what I do see is that the US is on the verge of some kind of economic collapse. That will eventually provoke a social and political chaos we … Continue reading
Teachings of Jesus — John 14:12-17
In the Ancient Near East, every great ruler operated on the basis of a covenant. It was typical for such a ruler to pass this covenant to his heir, with a period of co-regency for the sake of smooth transition. … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged ANE, feudalism, Holy Spirit, John's Gospel, parables
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