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Universalist Logic
Walk in the light you have. I’m not here to dictate orthodoxy for others; I can only relate to you what I’ve experienced. Theology as commonly done among Western Christians is wholly misleading because it pretends certitude here in this … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, moral consciousness, mysticism, old testament, theology, Two Realms, western christians
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Mission Support Stuff
First, I’ve got a prayer request. After struggling with repairing our Jeep, we still have some trouble. It randomly stalls out and won’t restart until some cooling off. I’ve checked with experienced Jeep gurus and it comes down to stuff … Continue reading
Wisdom and Folly
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said something about not calling someone a fool. That is, in most English translations it comes out like that. If you are legalistic, you’d probably pass over the part later where Jesus called … Continue reading
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Tagged hebrew culture, Jesus, law, scripture, spirituality
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Are We Ready?
I’ve been mulling this over all day; I have to make sure I get it right. That old prophetic sense is tingling again. It calls to mind the old CCR song, “Bad Moon Rising” — provided you understand that it’s … Continue reading
Sovereignty: Walk the Talk
The pastor should walk in his own message. The sovereignty of God can express itself in small ways, too. If you believe God is in charge of major world events and the confused, swirling currents of human politics, it’s no … Continue reading
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Tagged moral standards, mysticism, scripture, spirituality, The sovereignty of God
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Psalm 21
If the previous psalm was a prayer for faith in battle, this one is thanksgiving for the victory. And again, we reckon this song is in two parts. The first seems as the voice of the congregation singing about their … Continue reading
Sovereignty: More Than Just Theology
God is sovereign. It should be just that easy, but most people need a little explanation to get the full impact of that truth. This is His Creation; it is not merely a static collection of various bits of matter. … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracies, Creation, government, moral character, mysticism, oppression, revelation, scripture, spirituality
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Elitism Is No Sin
That is, elitism is no sin unless practiced as pretense by those who lack the proper background for it. You’ll notice Daniel had no criticism for the elitism of Nebuchadnezzar. And when nobles are truly noble, nobody complains. When middle-class … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, feudalism, government, Middle Ages, middle class, oppression, social sciences
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Peeling Away Evangelical Mythology
Our culture is dominated by the illusion that reality can be objectively measured, as if the universe could exist without humans. God revealed that the universe would not exist were it not the proper setting for telling a story with … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, Christian mythology, civilization, culture, David Meece, epistemology, human perception
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Evangelical False God
It never stops. Every where I turn, I keep encountering the same blindness, though expressed in different ways. And the people who wallow in that blindness rarely seize the hand offered so they can be pulled out. Mercy cannot be … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, law, old testament, scripture, spirituality, Western Christian mythology
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