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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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Science Not Pointless, But Can Be
I’m responding to this article. For those familiar with the study of philosophy, it seems rather simple. However, for those who aren’t used to delving into fundamental cultural assumptions, it may be challenging. The biblical position is in two steps. … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, heart-mind, history, Islam, philosophy, science, the Fall, western epistemology
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Activate the Nodes
Just a short reminder: Reception of the truth into the mind from the heart uses the same part of the brain where the imagination is found. We could say it’s all in the wiring. Your heart addresses the mind in … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, demons, divine revelation, heart-led
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Rejoice with Us!
Here’s something the mainstream church has gotten wrong over the centuries: We should never seek to cultivate the approval of outsiders. Granted, I can easily find a lot of church folks echoing that sentiment, but when pastors stop posting resumes, … Continue reading
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Tagged divine mercy, evangelism, heart-led, mainstream christianity, moral consciousness, sacrificial love, sensory heart
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Problem of the Trinity Doctrine
Summary: The problem is that standard Trinitarian doctrine attempts to pin something down logically that is way beyond human logic. This keeps coming up in discussions. On the one hand, we can reject Arianism, for example, on the basis of … Continue reading
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Give Them a Wide Berth
The Israeli government has recently claimed that it can “legislate anywhere in the world”, that it is “entitled to violate the sovereignty of foreign countries”, and that “is allowed to ignore the directives of international law in any field it … Continue reading
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Law and Faith Together 02
Don’t try to make a parable walk on all-fours. Hebrew parable is the opposite of Western descriptive language. Whereas the latter seeks to encode discrete ideas that are the same in all contexts, parable seeks to offer imagery that adjusts … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, covenants, faith, Jesus Christ, law, Law Covenants, parables
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