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The Necessity of Destruction
The problem is not that some women work outside the home, pursue a career and have no inclination to marry. The problem is that they want it. It’s the dominant pagan idolatry in the West. As long as they keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, Biblical Law, biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, Covenant of Christ, marriage
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Random Photos 18
One day last week I took a longish ride into Downtown OKC. I was hoping to see some of the new projects our tax dollars have funded. But what caught my attention first that day was the low-flying clouds that … Continue reading
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NT Doctrine — 1 Thessalonians 4-5
The last two chapters of Colossians, and the first three chapters of this letter are either encouragement or personal matters between Paul and readers. We note in passing that this was likely the first apostolic epistle of Paul’s career. He … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlife, letters to the thessalonians, moral accountability, resurrection
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High Trust Is the Devil’s Playground
This is connected to The Inherent Impurity of Monsters posted yesterday; this is a corollary. Our Radix Fidem community is familiar with the important truth behind high-trust and low-trust social structures. We keep warning folks that, while a high-trust society … Continue reading
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Tagged radix fidem, social sciences, temptation, trusting in god
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The Inherent Impurity of Monsters
If you don’t embrace the Doctrine of Divine Election, then this blog isn’t going to offer you much. I take it seriously; it’s a necessary prerequisite for almost everything I write. Naturally, it’s a fundamental element in any criticism I … Continue reading
Fear Porn Marketing
I always glimpse at Corbett Report, but seldom find it worth my time because he’s trapped in the loop on trying to make the world a better place. Still, once in a while he says something that is going to … Continue reading
Adding to Apocalypse
If this report is accurate, the situation in the Middle East should get far more complicated very quickly. It’s the ultimate expression of Dispensationalism: Some Zionist Christian Americans helping some Zionist Israeli extremists get ready to build the Third Temple … Continue reading
Biblical Feudalism 05
In this vein, we now return to the fundamental mission of the Covenant. Christ commands us to go into all of the world and demonstrate the gospel. The problem is that this statement in English is weighed down with a … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, feudal obligations, missions, the Flaming Sword
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Biblical Feudalism 04
If this study is not already challenging enough, it gets even more difficult the farther up the path you go. The question becomes, “What shall we do when…?” Again, I cannot decide what is right for you. I have a … Continue reading
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Tagged America, covenant, Islam, Jewish identity, materialism, politics, secularism, threat model, war
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NT Doctrine — Colossians 2
There’s a lot going on in this chapter. Translators note that this passage is loaded with ambiguous phrases, and too many English renderings follow a path that tends to obscure the depth of what Paul is saying. As previously noted, … Continue reading
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Tagged Colossians, divinity of Christ, fleshly nature, gnostic heresies, Jesus Christ, Judaizers, spirit realm, Two Realms
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