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God portrays Himself amongst us as an Eastern potentate, a sort of nomad sheikh. With that image is a certain kind of baggage about the nature of things. It portrays how He deals with us and how we should deal … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, mission, morality, mysticism, otherworldly, virtual parish
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Satan and the Fall
We see “the Serpent” in Genesis 3, and it’s just a poetic term for Satan. The Hebrew word for “snake” is nakawsh (naw-kawsh) — doesn’t that sound like a snake? Say it drawing out the last syllable for dramatic emphasis. … Continue reading
Accurately Handling the Truth
Let’s review. I’ve published several books aimed at helping people see the difference between Western moral assumptions and reasoning versus what God revealed through Scripture. Recently I’ve been writing about how Western self-deception has run its course and the moral … Continue reading
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Tagged business, divine justice, government, heart-mind, moral discernment, western civilization
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Moral Economics
I rather like the boating metaphor in explaining economics. Your economic existence is rather like traveling on water. What do you have to have with you to do what you do? More stuff means a bigger boat. Your investments and … Continue reading
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Tagged business, economics, heart-mind, moral discernment, morality, technology, western civilization
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Context and Separation
No other human has the authority to decide for you what is the will of God. People do have the authority to exclude you from things He has placed in their hands, by whatever means necessary. The only question, then, … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, epistemology, heart-mind, philosophy, scripture, social stability, western civilization
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War on Western Moral Assumptions
Walk by the Spirit — whatever else that means, it requires that we shift the focus of our awareness to the heart-mind. The matter of “doing God’s will” is not a long list of rules and principles. The actions and … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, heart-mind, morality, mysticism, otherworldly, philosophy, spirituality, western civilization
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Mind Slaves
If you change someone’s mind on something, you haven’t accomplished much. Sure, it probably comes with a package including the person’s actions and words, but that’s just physics. It’s hard to overstate the perversion of Western mythology. Let’s remind ourselves … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, morality, otherworldly, scripture, sensory heart, western civilization
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Shepherd’s Wrath
What follows is a blatant rejection of social standards. It’s no secret that I despise Western society. This is not some kind of perverse self-hatred. Were that the case, I would still be acting by Western assumptions about reality as … Continue reading
Internet Infiltration
How we operate on the Internet follows the same fundamental moral reality that we apply to everything else: It’s all a question of boundaries and dominion. As followers of Christ, we regard our entire human existence as property of God, … Continue reading
Eyes of the Heart
“You’re just seeing things!” How often have you heard that? We understand the fundamental question addressed here: Most people react to their perceptions in fairly simplistic ways. If you see an obstacle in your path, you would normally step around … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, epistemology, heart-mind, morality, revelation, western civilization
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