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Telling the Story Again, Part 3

The first two parts summarize the foundation of how I understand what Jews are doing today, and the wider political currents. It’s very easy to miss the point that Israel did have a mandate from God as declared in the … Continue reading

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Telling the Story Again, Part 2

Let’s review what we gain from Heiser’s thesis. As always, it’s not simply his thesis; he brought together a vast body of scholarly work and presented it to church folks who rarely hear anything about it. The huge gulf in … Continue reading

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Telling the Story Again, Part 1

As always, I can only declare what I see. I know for certain there are things I don’t see, but it’s my instinct to make the most of what I do see. The problem is that I can see a … Continue reading

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Boundaries of Identity

I’m not going to say that it’s impossible for us to be a part of any broader society. Rather, I’m going to say that we cannot be a part of the one we are in now. In order to walk … Continue reading

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Meeting the Apocalypse

A conventional, mainstream religion will not carry you through the apocalypse. Only genuine faith can do that. If all you know about Christ is what’s recorded in the Bible, then you don’t know Him. He transcends the written record. Granted, … Continue reading

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Readiness without Limits

Do you understand the joy of testing? God binds the Bible; it does not bind Him. He is the ultimate free agent, the only one in a position to have His will every time in every thing. There are a … Continue reading

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His Sacrificial Love

Two problems — (1) It’s one thing to recognize the utility of simple observation and analysis. It’s another thing to imagine that your analysis answers all the pertinent questions. (2) The miracles of faith are extraordinary, and yet should be … Continue reading

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Be the Gospel

We give the nickname “bibliolatry” to the odd mental habit of evangelicals who worship the Bible instead of the Living Word. They invest so much reverence into the physical artifact, or the body of content, that they lose track of … Continue reading

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Refugees from All Nations

Dr. Heiser mentions [YouTube] that there were three different times members of God’s divine host rebelled. The first was in Eden; the Devil slipped into the Garden and tempted Adam and Eve away from their reliance on God’s Word, and … Continue reading

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Content or Compassion?

Do you understand the concept of diplomacy? The Law of Christ is that we love each other as He loved us. In Ephesians 4:15, the proper grammatical expression in English is about how you live, not just what you say. … Continue reading

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