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02 Big Dig
Who are you? Who did God intend for you to be? There are several parables for this. I rather like the image of God handing Moses two stone tablets. Try to wash from your mind the popular artwork depicting Moses … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, covenant of moses, faith, heart-mind
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01 An Elder’s Moral Covering
I’m not a leader; I’m an elder. I don’t lead; I provide moral covering. You’ll find plenty of biblical references to the symbol of “covering for sins.” It goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden and the … Continue reading
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Tagged covering, elder, moral dominion, the Fall
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Faith Does Not Compute
Here we take a short tour through the history of Western Christian theology. Our attention is focused on the business of fallen nature and human reason. First, we have to understand that Hebrew Scriptures assume a wholly different anthropology from … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, faith, fallen nature, Hebrew Mysticism, intellect, religion, scripture, theology, western christianity
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Nagging Memories
There’s something troubling me. On the one hand, your sense of moral conviction does not reside in your physical heart. The lamp of spiritual truth would burn just as brightly if you depended on an artificial heart to pump your … Continue reading
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Tagged conviction, moral discernment, psychology, sensory heart
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The Taste of Truth
We are wired for narrative. The Hebrew culture was mystical in nature; it was part of the Ancient Near East (ANE), which is a collection of cultures and civilizations that shared a mystical orientation. Westerners have struggled to make sense … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, conviction, faith, Hebrew Mysticism, intellect, languages, narrative
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Perception Reborn
What would we need to say about building a Christian culture? First and foremost, our only reason for living on this earth is to bring glory to God, specifically to the name of Jesus Christ. To put a finer point … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, culture, mercy, otherworldly, spirituality
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Christian Culture
A covenant with God breeds a culture. There’s nothing wrong with the idea of a Christian Culture, something that is uniquely representative of following Christ. Our problem here in America is that it’s more American than Christian. The First Century … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, covenants, culture, religion
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The Nuclear Option of Faith
When your heart belongs wholly to Christ, and you strive to walk by that heart of faith, you will inevitably encounter resistance from a sinful world. We must always keep before us that our real enemy is Satan and his … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Noah, curses and blessings, divine revelation, law, Satan, scripture
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Why Noah’s Law?
It’s a matter of faith: We stand ready to die for the name of Christ. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer just me living in this fleshly body, but Christ lives in me, too. Now the … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of moses, Covenant of Noah, heart-mind, law, mysticism, scripture
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The Norm of Miracles
Before anyone starts to ask the questions, the answer is mysticism. We can wrap our answers in reason, but the fundamental issue remains, “Thus saith the Lord” who made all things and determines how reality works. Further, He has not … Continue reading