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The Demon God of Sexual Fantasy

Posted on March 22, 2015 by ehurst

Westerners suffer a serious sexual psychopathology. Western mythology has destroyed countless lives. It’s not so much a single thread as a collection of false dichotomies, the standard binary logic that makes Western Civilization damnably dangerous to Christian morality. If you … Continue reading →

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Psalm 42

Posted on March 21, 2015 by ehurst

Here we begin Book 2 in the Psalms. The theme of this series, ending with Psalm 72, seems contentious among Western scholars. A common remark raises the issue that Book 1 used God’s personal name Yahweh more often, while Book … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 8

Posted on March 21, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 8. What Now? Now you understand all of David’s blather in Psalms about loving God’s Law; His Law is love itself. The single greatest reward for this kind of … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 7

Posted on March 20, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 7. Hostile World We live in a world that is hostile to divine justice. We are not surprised that Paul warns the Roman Christians of his day that all … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 4

Posted on March 19, 2015 by ehurst

While we know that Solomon received his unprecedented wisdom as a gift from God at his first wedding (1 Kings 3), Solomon insists a part of his inclination for it came from his father, David. Thus, he reaffirms the critical … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 6

Posted on March 19, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 6. Far Away Let’s have just a moment of historical review here. So far as anybody can tell, among the current populations of Europe, the oldest occupants were Celts, … Continue reading →

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Great Car

Posted on March 18, 2015 by ehurst

… once I fix everything. Again, this is not a fund-raiser, just letting my prayer partners know what’s happening. We got all the motor mounts replaced and it did solve some problems. In the process, we discovered that the wheel … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 5

Posted on March 18, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 5. Property Unlike Western feudalism, where land was the primary object of ownership and the serfs simply belonged to the land same as animals, ANE feudalism is very personal … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 3

Posted on March 17, 2015 by ehurst

What good does it do? What comes from committing your heart to God? First, Solomon describes what it means to genuinely enter into the Covenant with God. We can be amused at the vast popularity of verses 5 and 6 … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 4

Posted on March 17, 2015 by ehurst

In essence, the Law of Noah is hard-wired into human nature. That is, the Law of Noah reflects what God revealed as the best way to live after the Fall. It would prevent the necessity of another global destruction of … Continue reading →

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