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Salvation and Election

(This continues the previous post.) Creation is obliged to glorify the Lord. It does that automatically. What differentiates humans from the rest of the natural world is the moral responsibility of doing it by choice. ontology — The branch of … Continue reading

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Cain’s Wife and Election

People keep asking: Where did Cain’s wife come from? The answer is not direct. We have to go back to were Cain stood, in the sense of what Scripture tells us. We must restore to our minds the biblical outlook … Continue reading

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Melchizedek Part 2

Re: Naked Bible 167: Melchizedek Part 1b To a Hebrew mind, the nature of something – the ontology – is of little consequence. What really matters is the role a thing plays. What can we do with it? More to … Continue reading

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Covering: Having and Sharing

A question that comes up from time to time: What’s the deal with ghosts? This is a mystery only because western mythology is so bad in general and just awful on this question. Context: The created natural world is alive, … Continue reading

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Melchizedek Part 1

For once, I’m not walking with Heiser very closely. I’ll be paralleling his podcast series on Melchizedek, but relying on studies from other authors. The difficulty I have here is that, if you really need footnotes and references, I no … Continue reading

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The Damage Is Done

We were discussing offline the magnitude of the action in the Bab-el-Mandeb Straight. The Houthis struck the Saudi oil tanker Encelia in the southern Red Sea. There’s no confirmation of a second ship. So far as I can determine, that … Continue reading

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They Don’t Belong Anymore

The fundamental Hebrew thinking about sin is all about communion. If you scroll through Leviticus, you notice that blood sacrifice does not cleanse the sinner. Rather, a ritual sacrifice is necessary to decontaminate the sacred space where God comes to … Continue reading

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The Ascent of Abraham

Re: Naked Bible 164: Paul’s Ascent and Angelic Torment with David Burnett In 2 Corinthians 11-12, Paul mocks the boasting of those who call themselves “apostles”. Among other things, he said that he was a Hebrew (ethnic identity), an Israelite … Continue reading

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Responding to Questions

I received a few questions I felt were worth sharing. Though I’m not a fan of either TPUSA or Candace Owens, from where I stand, it seems that the dispute stems from some senseless secrecy. TPUSA has been hijacked and … Continue reading

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The Parable of Simulation

We need to say this again: The Hebrew mindset does not seek to know the nature of things. It seeks only to know its duty within a given context. Thus, Paul enunciates the Doctrine of Election. He doesn’t answer all … Continue reading

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