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Heart-led Necessity

After giving it a couple of days to germinate in your souls, we still have more to say about evangelism. Only a minority of the human race is Elect. Spiritual birth is limited. We can learn indicators of spiritual birth, … Continue reading →

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No Shortcuts to Faith

What would we say is our gospel message? It’s certainly different from the mainstream. Because we strive to understand the biblical Hebrew outlook on things, we don’t see the fundamental human need the same. For us, it’s not about sins, … Continue reading →

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Assertion of Justice

The gospel message has been garbled over the ages. What we proclaim to the world must be rooted in what Jesus and His followers actually believed. It was a Hebrew frame of reference quite alien to our western outlook today. … Continue reading →

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The Fallacy of Individualism

That American culture stands firmly on the concept of individualism is what keeps American Christians from the Covenant. God’s Creation is inherently feudal. You can choose whom you will serve, but you cannot choose individuality. There is no freehold; it’s … Continue reading →

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Violating the Boundaries

Ezekiel mentions how the final end of the Dark Army of Gog will be in the Valley of Travelers (Ezekiel 39:11-16). Given the context, we know that this location is somewhere east of the Transjordan Ridge above the Dead Sea. … Continue reading →

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The Gog and Magog Delusion

Re: Naked Bible 152: Ezekiel 38-39 Part 1 and Naked Bible 153: Ezekiel 38-39 Part 2 We could spend weeks trying to counter the nonsense of Dispensationalism, but for just one lesson, we will look at Ezekiel 38-39 for a … Continue reading →

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More Than a Conspiracy

Re: Naked Bible 149: Q&A with Fern, Audrey, and Beth As Heiser warns up front, this is not a model for ministry. Rather, this interview aims to answer basic questions about how the Enemy and his allies operate. What is … Continue reading →

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Should Be Experts

The Covenant of Christ is both very simple and very hard. Submission to Christ as Covenant Sovereign is simply outside western experience, so it’s very hard. Yet the concept is rather simple, as is His command that we love each … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Graduation

Sorry, but I don’t have the footnotes for this tidbit from way back in my college days: I recall reading somewhere about an exchange between Hebrew and Greek philosophers. This was before Alexander the Great. In their discussion, the Hebrew … Continue reading →

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Watchmen, Not Watchers Part 2

While it’s unlikely that the 144,000 of Revelation 14 are solely responsible as watchmen over the slumbering ruins of spiritual Jerusalem, they are part of the team God addresses in the plural call in Isaiah 40:1-2. With the historical Restoration … Continue reading →

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