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No Template
It’s a miracle. Nothing else can explain it. Did it require our planning and labor, the results would kill us. We could use social sciences to examine some of this, but human faculties cannot understand more than some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, human vanity, mysticism, peace, radix fidem, religion, social mythology, social sciences, spirituality
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Our Judge Jehovah
How do we apply divine justice to the events in our world? What shall we say when someone asks us, “Ain’t that awful?” Your only concern is what God calls you to do. Recall that Our Lord consistently portrays Himself … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, divine justice, God's glory, law, mysticism, scripture, spirituality
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Heartless and Perverse Society
Most folks don’t get quite what we mean by characterizing Western social mythology as bizarre. It has a thousand bogus and immoral features, but I’ll pick out one that seems to represent the worst of it: one-way attachment. In Ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, feudalism, heart-mind, sensory heart, social sciences, spirituality, western christianity, Western mythology, Western society
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He Must Increase
Ref. John 3:26-36. Traffic on this blog has declined over the past week. Does it mean anything? Only in certain contexts; by itself it could be that everyone is simply too busy with other things. Surely you know by now … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, economics, internet, mysticism, nature, peace, spirituality
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Digital Scandal and Social Mythology
Divine justice is non-negotiable. Maybe you are aware of the big scandal involving a website known as “Ashley Madison.” The site is advertised as a means to engaging in adultery anonymously. There are plenty of such sites and services, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Madison, compsec, computers, divine justice, human sexuality, internet, meat space, mysticism, social mythology, spirituality, technology, virtual space, western christians
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Neither Product Nor Process
It’s environment, not outcomes. The entire focus of revelation is the character of God. Because of our fallen nature, we can know only what He demands of us in terms of what our minds can handle. Thus, His revelation is … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, divine revelation, environment, fallen nature, heart-mind, Law Covenants, mysticism, spirituality
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Shepherd’s Complaint
Going back to the scattered fragments and passing references from the most ancient sources, we gain a rough outline of the primordial shepherd. Not so much as the one who owns and herds sheep, but as the head of household … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Church Admin, church history, church politics, extended family, head of household, human tradition, religion, social conditioning
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Divine Infiltration
We serve Christ, whose kingdom is not rooted in this world. At the same time, He has all authority in heaven and earth. Even when there was a nation under covenant to His Father, that nation refused to obey consistently. … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, evangelism, God's glory, government, human government, mission, mythology, spirituality
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Yet Another Warning
Welcome home. A church is first and foremost the people. It’s not even the organization, but at the fundamental level, it’s just the souls of humans who share a commitment to the message of Jesus Christ. In that sense, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged american churches, government, oppression, politics, spirituality, survival, tribulation
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Peace versus Absolutism
If this life is all you have, then absolutism makes perfect sense. Just over two years ago I wrote Contextual Justice and it’s been getting a lot of hits lately. I’d like to restate the message in different terms: You … Continue reading
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Tagged absolutes, absolutism, divine justice, epistemology, God's character, mysticism, parable, peace, philosophy, spirituality
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