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Radix Fidem Curriculum: The Fall and Consequences
2. The Fall and Consequences We weren’t designed for this world, as it now exists. The Bible refers to our fallen condition as the Curse. Creation itself, in particular the natural world around us, is not fallen, but we are. … Continue reading
Scanned Photos 09
I am unable to identify the location of this one. I recall a sign saying it was “Chateau de Rhondinne” but I can find nothing anywhere on the Net. At any rate, this was one of a row of tiny … Continue reading
The Task Is Departure
Just as a reminder, I tend to favor Eric Berne’s Transactional Analysis as a model for human psychology. There are multiple models out there, and no one of them can explain everything. That’s because the human psyche is inexplicable in … Continue reading
Radix Fidem Curriculum: Hebrew Language
The curriculum work continues. We are now entering Part 2, which is the background for shifting to a more biblical point of view. Part 2 1. Old Testament Hebrew Language One of the languages Abraham spoke was Aramaic. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, epistemology, Hebrew language, radix fidem
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Rightly Dividing in the Community of Faith
Let’s return to the contemplation of law and faith. What we call the Law Covenants in the Old Testament always aimed at a covenant of faith. The Law Covenants addressed communities, and helped people focus on the necessities of life … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant community of faith, covenants, faith, Garden of Eden, Law Covenants, the Flaming Sword
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Teachings of Jesus — John 8:48-59
The world uses a lot of excuses to avoid dealing with the issue of Jesus as the Son of God. This passage of John has been ignored, twisted, and sometimes cut out of the Bible on the flimsiest grounds because … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Abraham, covenant of moses, divine revelation, heart-led, human intellect, Jesus Christ, John's Gospel, messianic prophecy
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Scanned Photos 08
One of the most memorable volksmarch trips was down in Weywertz, Belgium. The village is perched on a hilltop not far from the German border, and the folks here spoke German, mostly. Belgium is like that, not having any official … Continue reading
They Need Heart-Led
Radix Fidem is our covenant, our approach to doing religion together. The Kiln of the Soul online parish is my implementation of Radix Fidem. Anyone can take the idea of Radix Fidem and run with it; nobody needs my permission. … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, covenants, evangelism, heart-led, radix fidem, religion, virtual parish
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Divine Expectations
This is Christian Mysticism. There is a very strong reason I play loosey-goosey with theology: Your brain cannot contain divine truth. God does not work in the brain in that sense; He works only in the heart. You convictions, written … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged communion, fellowship, heart-led, holiness, human differences, human intellect, moral character, peace with god
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Closer to Heaven
Paul’s Letter to the Roman Christians makes it plain that there is nothing we can do on our end to get ourselves or other people into Heaven. The one thing we can do on this level is share the heart-led … Continue reading
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Tagged convictions, covenants, faith, heart-led, radix fidem, religion
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