-
-
Contact me:
-
ehurst@radixfidem.blog
Categories
Author Archives: ehurst
Psalm 125
A song of security, scholars suggest this was not originally meant as a pilgrimage psalm. However, it fits the theme well enough referring to the geography around the City of Jerusalem. One can hardly approach the city without climbing over … Continue reading
We Know
Aristotle’s ideas were based on the pagan mythology of his people. For him, if there were gods, they were no morally different from people. They were immortal and had extraordinary powers, but could be just as unreasonable as mortals. Thus, … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Aristotle, divine revelation, epistemology, faith, fallen nature, human intellect, Person of Christ
Comments Off on We Know
02 Big Dig
Who are you? Who did God intend for you to be? There are several parables for this. I rather like the image of God handing Moses two stone tablets. Try to wash from your mind the popular artwork depicting Moses … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged Covenant of Christ, covenant of moses, faith, heart-mind
Comments Off on 02 Big Dig
Don’t Be Surprised
Paul had a secular skill as a tent maker. That term referred to a wide array of actual products made from heavy fabrics, leather and rope. As you might expect, he could also do sails and ship rigging. In some … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged globalism, imperialism, miscellaneous, nationalism, personal narrative, politics
Comments Off on Don’t Be Surprised
01 An Elder’s Moral Covering
I’m not a leader; I’m an elder. I don’t lead; I provide moral covering. You’ll find plenty of biblical references to the symbol of “covering for sins.” It goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden and the … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged covering, elder, moral dominion, the Fall
Comments Off on 01 An Elder’s Moral Covering
Not Giving Up 02
This is a rough day for me with pretty harsh symptoms from a cold virus. I’ve been careful and proactive because of my personal history with such things, so I’m not feeling dead or wishing I were. Still, I’m dozing … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged government, heart-led, law, Law Covenants, politics, scripture
Comments Off on Not Giving Up 02
Some Prophetic Insight
See the bigger picture. Consider Romans 9:14-24 and Jeremiah 18. God is the Potter; His plans and motives are inscrutable to us. But His moral character is fully revealed. If we see that a country is not obeying the Covenant … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Biblical Law, Covenant of Noah, government, politics, prophecy, scripture
Comments Off on Some Prophetic Insight
Go Big or Go Home
The question is always the same whether it’s politics or war: Cui bono? If your dream is to destroy a moral evil on the earth, take away the profit. I hear activists talking about the need to stop this or … Continue reading
Faith Does Not Compute
Here we take a short tour through the history of Western Christian theology. Our attention is focused on the business of fallen nature and human reason. First, we have to understand that Hebrew Scriptures assume a wholly different anthropology from … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged epistemology, faith, fallen nature, Hebrew Mysticism, intellect, religion, scripture, theology, western christianity
Comments Off on Faith Does Not Compute
Mystical Predictive Analysis
As I’ve often noted, Christian Mysticism isn’t a matter of content, but a way of approaching the question of religion. I dare say most of the Christian Mystics I’ve read do not at all believe in the doctrine of the … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged christian mysticism, epistemology, human history, social conditioning, transportation
Comments Off on Mystical Predictive Analysis