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Nonconformist Faith 02

Posted on December 29, 2020 by ehurst

In Hebrew culture, your heart is the seat of your convictions. Modern medical science knows that the human heart has its own sensory field, projecting out from your body somewhere between 10 and 15 feet (3-4.5m). At that distance, other … Continue reading →

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Nonconformist Faith 01

Posted on December 28, 2020 by ehurst

Everything Is a Matter of Conviction Throw it all in the trash. All the assumptions about reality we have been taught are simply to keep us in line. The mere notion that there is an objective reality that we all … Continue reading →

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Talk about Flying

Posted on December 21, 2020 by ehurst

By definition, tribulation is tough times. When things get more difficult, you need less dependence, not more. The more extreme the situation, the more flexibility you need to respond to conviction. That means reducing your dependencies in both directions. You … Continue reading →

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How Much Shalom?

Posted on December 18, 2020 by ehurst

How much shalom do you want? Sometimes you have to spell things out for people, because they can’t even think like heart-led people of faith. I’ve spent a lot of time studying the Hebrew culture and history specifically, and for … Continue reading →

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Tied to Eternity

Posted on December 6, 2020 by ehurst

Satan’s Fall came primarily because he sought to claim divine glory for himself. The last thing we want to do is get trapped in that folly. First, allow me to reiterate an important principle of Biblical Law: The faith of … Continue reading →

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The Mystical Faith Restoration

Posted on December 3, 2020 by ehurst

The Puritans who fled persecution in England moved to the Netherlands for a decade until they could gather enough resources to move to America. During that stay, they were harassed by the Dutch government, which was harshly secular then and … Continue reading →

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Resistance in Love

Posted on December 2, 2020 by ehurst

It is the nature of Hebrew language to be indicative. It was never supposed to be legalistic; that was a perversion introduced with Hellenism after the conquest of Alexander the Great (323 BC). Rabbis began absorbing the delirium of human … Continue reading →

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How Covenants Work: Background

Posted on December 1, 2020 by ehurst

There is a Spirit Realm and there is our Fallen Realm — two entirely different entities. Humans can not possibly comprehend the former, and can’t escape the latter. Indeed, the reason we cannot comprehend Eternity is because we are fallen. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hesitate to Slice

Posted on November 30, 2020 by ehurst

It’s a very old truth, cited in ancient sources: Evil will call your bluff and try to wear down the righteous. Righteous men seek to be merciful, and evil seeks to exploit this. There is a very real difference between … Continue reading →

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Shedding False Guilt

Posted on November 27, 2020 by ehurst

It’s important to understand biblical anthropology. What does Scripture say or assume about human nature? We are souls. That’s a complex that can be broken down somewhat, but Scripture (and ANE culture) seems to assume that it’s mostly a matter … Continue reading →

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