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Salvation and Election
(This continues the previous post.) Creation is obliged to glorify the Lord. It does that automatically. What differentiates humans from the rest of the natural world is the moral responsibility of doing it by choice. ontology — The branch of … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, divine election, Garden of Eden, human capabilities, mortality, ontology, parable of simulation, Unseen Realm
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Cain’s Wife and Election
People keep asking: Where did Cain’s wife come from? The answer is not direct. We have to go back to were Cain stood, in the sense of what Scripture tells us. We must restore to our minds the biblical outlook … Continue reading
They Don’t Belong Anymore
The fundamental Hebrew thinking about sin is all about communion. If you scroll through Leviticus, you notice that blood sacrifice does not cleanse the sinner. Rather, a ritual sacrifice is necessary to decontaminate the sacred space where God comes to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, communion, covenant community of faith, fellowship, feudalism, personal loyalty, sacrificial love, sin, spiritual family
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The Parable of Simulation
We need to say this again: The Hebrew mindset does not seek to know the nature of things. It seeks only to know its duty within a given context. Thus, Paul enunciates the Doctrine of Election. He doesn’t answer all … Continue reading
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Tagged computer gaming, Hebrew epistemology, Nephilim, parables, simulation, software, the Devil, Watchers
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Root of Legalism
he weekly Bible Study post “The Evil Eye” from Saturday provoked a serious discussion for our community conference call this afternoon. Some of the discussion bears repeating. The prophets say that the Israelis were a cranky bunch. The reason for … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, covetousness, history israel, juvenile psychology, peace with god, petty envy
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It Just Is
My understanding of the Hebrew language is not that of a translator. It wasn’t my calling from God to take that path. Instead, I was led to understand Hebrew as the expression of how Hebrew minds operated. I studied the … Continue reading
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Tagged experience of death, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrew language, Matthieu Pageau, mortality
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So That’s What It Was!
Over the years I’ve often felt a strong move of the Spirit. In my youth, it was often quite confusing; no one around me could give a reliable answer. Frankly, most adults dismissed it as my own emotions. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged convictions, Dale Moreau, Lucifer, move of the spirit, the Devil, Unseen Realm
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The Role of Satan
The word “Satan” comes directly from Hebrew. However, it never appears by itself. The word is always prefixed to indicate it is a title — ha-satan, “the Satan”. The word is typically used to indicate a role, a position in … Continue reading
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Tagged feudalism, Hebrew language, hebrew literature, Job, Satan, the Devil, Unseen Realm
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Imaging Eden
Not only does the common perception of Hell fail the biblical test, but so does the western mythology of Heaven. As previously noted, the Hebrew imagery of a transcendent realm was based on the common Ancient Near Eastern concept of … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden of Eden, Heaven, hebrew literature, imago dei, paradise, Second Coming, Second Temple, the Devil
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