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Restoration Theology 01
Ref: Heiser’s 3rd Q&A podcast In the podcast Heiser refers to Restoration Theology in a PDF extracted from the Logos software library that he posted on the website. It’s about 16 pages long, and it is by no means light … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Pharisaism, Restoration, Second Temple
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On Platonic Assumptions
We’ve been chasing this down since my ministry began decades ago: Western minds are trapped in a collection of assumptions that derived from a distinctly non-biblical worldview. A primary example is the presumption of human intellect to grasp the nature … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrew epistemology, philosophy, Plato and Aristotle, scripture, western epistemology
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Covenant Blessings
So, just what are these covenant blessings? It’s not so hard; take a look at Deuteronomy 28. As you read, think of it in symbolic terms. Get the big picture. This is grandfathered into the Covenant of Christ. Keep in … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, curses and blessings, material blessings
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Assuming Saved
No joke: In the Bible, the term “salvation” doesn’t mean what most western Christians imagine it means. It’s a Hebrew concept of being rescued, redeemed, pulled out of a bad situation. It meant that with most pagans, including those who … Continue reading
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Tagged Arminianism, Calvinism, divine election, personal redemption
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Stocks, Bonds and Investments
Let’s review something that applies to several current conversations I’m having. Review the Bible, and Proverbs in particular. You gain the worldview that God is the maker and owner of all things. He portions out His property to whomever He … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, covenant family, economics, God's glory, material wealth
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I Will Testify
There’s nothing special about me. Any one of you could have ended up in my place. I could easily have ended up dead long ago. I didn’t choose this role; I had other plans. It was thrust upon me. My … Continue reading
Reversed Community
We’ve looked at reversing the world’s influence. Now, let’s go back and look again the Great Commission and the fundamental law of the Covenant of Christ: build a community of faith, loving as He loved. It means you don’t take … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Law, covenant community of faith, Great Reversal, heart-led, otherworldly, The Great Commission, worldliness
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Reversing This World
Someone who calls himself “Jack” offered a very useful comment on the Great Reversal. That term is more common among liturgical churches and is rarely encountered among evangelicals. I note that Kiln of the Soul parish is composed mostly of … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatitudes, Day of Judgment, eschatology, Great Reversal, Humility, oppression, poverty, Sermon on the Mount, worldliness
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Eternal Economics
Do you remember the Parable of the Unjust Steward? See Luke 16. People miss the point because they aren’t willing to embrace the fundamental principle that Jesus taught in other ways, like in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:19-21). … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, economics, god of greed, otherworldly, tribalism, worldliness
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We Accept the Challenge
There is a huge difference between our western viewpoint and that of the Bible. It manifests in one primary flaw: the notion that our democratic expectations came from God. The notion of fairness and equality is from Hell, not from … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical morality, Hebrew epistemology, imago dei, moral requirements, western biases
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