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Whence Two Realms?
People have asked me where I get the concept of Two Realms. I admit my terminology is my own, so you can call things what you like. However, it’s pretty simple — read John 3. Jesus tells Nicodemus that there … Continue reading
Applied Linkage
Sometimes I come across links and can’t keep them to myself. Especially when they serve so well to illustrate things I teach. So instead of a long lecture today, let’s see what’s going on out there in the real world. … Continue reading
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Tagged american churches, culture, Dave Ramsey, mainstream churches, propaganda, Southern Baptists, spirituality, western christianity
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Little False Religions
The word “religion” carries some ambiguity. Religion is generally defined as our personal response to a spiritual calling somewhere in our souls. Yes, there are enforced religions that don’t meet that test, but that’s not what I mean. Something isn’t … Continue reading
Measured by the Cross
There’s a time and place in divine justice for failure. Who calls Jesus’ crucifixion a success? Sometimes it’s not a matter of winning, but of losing well. In some contexts, no single answer you can see is best. We are … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, Jesus' crucifixion, mortality, mysticism, psychology, spirituality
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Will to Resistance
My religion is not goal-oriented. The whole thing depends entirely on a sense of peace with God, something utterly nebulous and ineffable to the human mind. It simply is not possible for me to describe to you a structure for … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, divine justice, divine revelation, epistemology, government, law, mysticism, peace with god, resistance, western civilization
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Miracles versus Mythology
You aren’t cynical enough. Seen on Facebook today: two contrasting images vertically stacked proposing to offer some moral lesson. The top image was a trio of pubescent white girls facing the camera and tamely clowning a bit. The bottom image … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, society, spirituality, western civilization, Western mythology
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A Path through Time
God’s path for me has carried me places I could never have imagined. I seldom found God in evangelical church activities, particularly during worship services. The first and greatest error Western Christians make is confusing emotionally moving music and preaching … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, culture, epistemology, evangelical church activity, propaganda, psychology, scripture, spirituality, western christianity
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Preparing for Persecution
For those who share any significant portion of my religious beliefs: Prepare for persecution. While I can’t tell you much about the author, this article is a fairly balanced and accurate assessment of a rising faction within the West, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Zionists, mysticism, oppression, politics, resistance, social sciences, survival, war
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Forgive
The issue of forgiveness has long been pickled in lies. Western Christians struggle against the unconscious Anglo-Saxon world view, the dreary world of Beowulf. All the attempts to brighten things with affirmations and positive celebrations still reflects the merriment of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Anglo-Saxon, Beowulf, mysticism, psychology, Satan, scripture, spirituality, theology, Western Christian mythology, western christianity
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One More Time: Epistemology Matters
Somehow I’ve got to find a clear and forceful statement to counter the evil intellectual slavery of minds practiced by Western churches. First, the bluntly stated thesis: If you do not seek to acquire the Hebrew intellectual understanding of reality, … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, epistemology, human intellect, intellect, intellectual background, revelation, systematic theology, western christianity
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