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Not the Center

I’ve pressed people on this. When I first began to explain my understanding of the thesis of the Unseen Realm, people objected. While they might be able to offer reasoned objections based on mainstream theology, only a few could pin … Continue reading

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Burning in Hell?

Re: Heiser Lake of Fire It has become trendy among American evangelicals to question whether Hell actually exists. Some go so far as to slip into universalism, but most just kind of edge away from historical evangelical theology about Hell, … Continue reading

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We Hold It Forth

This conversation continues, and I’m hoping you can wrap your head around this. It’s not a question of what God does behind the scenes in Heaven. We cannot possibly know about that until we are there with Him. What really … Continue reading

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For Jesus’ Name

Upon some offline discussions about Divine Election, it seems I need to add some clarifications. Start with the foundation: We cannot know eternal things the way we know about our lives here in the Fallen Realm. From ancient times, our … Continue reading

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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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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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Submission Is Power

Suppose you are asked to enter a decrepit property to help in reclamation. On a structure you encounter a painted pentagram with the goat’s head symbol. Does it spook you? Aside from the possibility that such a symbol might be … Continue reading

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