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For Everything a Season
An issue in the mind of Simon the Pharisee in Luke 7 was that of defilement. For him, keeping oneself ceremonially clean was equivalent to holiness, and the key to God’s favor. Since he was scrupulous to maintain that ritual … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, convictions, divine justice, heart-led, human government, moral purity, penitence, rituals
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Biblical Law Is Organic
It’s alive; it is the Person of Jesus Christ. Westerners struggle with any use of “law” in the context of the Bible. Automatically the Western mind imposes the image of law as objective truth, when there simply is no such … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Creation, divine justice, reality, sin
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Again: Not of This World
Radix Fidem is by no means any kind of earthly kingdom. The closest we come to that is recognizing that we are building a parallel society. Stay infiltrated where you are, or wherever you go. That earthly government has a … Continue reading
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Antidote to Fear 05
First, a taxonomy of curses. There are valid curses that arise from violating covenants. The prime example is the Curse of the Fall from violating the Covenant of Creation. Some of you may recall the very dramatic ritual that took … Continue reading
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Tagged curses and blessings, moral authority, moral dominion, phenomenology, redemptive power, rituals
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Antidote to Fear 04
We need to learn how to make our perception better match our experience. Again: The proper approach to understanding reality is to understand that there is only perception and experience. Our minds are fallen and it’s just too easy to … Continue reading
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Tagged fear of the unknown, heart-led, Law Covenants, religion, rituals
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Antidote to Fear 03
Satan cannot infest Creation. Yet again, it is impossible to declare principles. We are discussing moral truth, which transcends mere words. It’s not that evil magic cannot afflict you in this world, but that you must first believe it before … Continue reading
Antidote to Fear 02
If the Lord doesn’t breathe life into these words, they cannot help you. This is the work of the Holy Spirit. All I’m doing is sharing my experience; this is my personal narrative. If God doesn’t make it real to … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, Creation, mortality, narrative, propaganda, Satan, the Fall
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Antidote to Fear 01
There are no general principles, but there is a narrative of expectations. Without chasing all the essential antecedents, I remind readers that you must understand the Bible as a largely Hebrew document whose content either assumes an ancient Hebrew mystical … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, Creation, divine revelation, heart-led, human intellect, human reason, narrative, phenomenology, sensory heart, the Fall
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Yet Another Discussion of Law and Grace
My religion is Christian Mysticism. I’m sure you’ll associate all kinds of ideas with that, and most of them will be wrong, but it’s the closest I can get for you, because I am not part of the mainstream. That’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, covenant of grace, covenant of moses, Covenant of Noah, faith, Law and Grace, Lutherans, Paul, Reformation, theology
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