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Biblical Feudalism 01
If you understand that the only reason we exist in a fallen world is to glorify our Creator, then a major question is, “What should we do?” The Bible as a whole seeks to answer that question by offering examples … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, divine authority, feudalism, God's glory, heart-led, tribalism
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Charisma He Gives
There is some sense in which we will, in our resurrected bodies, retain something we gained from our mortal existence. I have no idea how to express this, but there is something we will bring with us from this life … Continue reading
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Tagged eternal nature, fleshly nature, resurrection
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Explain When Appropriate
I’ve been asked several times to build out my mythology a little farther. The Doctrine of Election is no myth. It was not understood in the Old Testament, but it was also not foreign to it. Heiser’s Unseen Realm series … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, divine election, Elohim Council, Eternity, evangelism, fleshly nature, the Devil, Unseen Realm
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Stages, Levels, and Code
With some questions, I need to wait a while before I can address them. The last thing I want to do is establish something as doctrine when it’s just my personal opinion. When we talk about something connected with the … Continue reading
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Tagged divine election, eschatology, Eternity, Holy Spirit, personal, the Spirit Realm
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Not Merciful and Kind
In response to a private conversation, I feel the need to reiterate a fundamental truth from Scripture: Your fleshly nature is not the real you. If you are among God’s Elect, then your fleshly nature is something you are compelled … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, false guilt, fleshly nature, otherworldly, the Fall
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Don’t Argue with God
I’ve seen countless efforts to identify where in the matrix of our human behavior we become culpable before God. All of it assumes an existing objective standard of right and wrong separate from God’s Person. Thus, should God blame someone … Continue reading
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Tagged Bathsheba, divine election, false guilt, King David, psychology, sin, Uriah the Hittite
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A Place in Glory
Catacomb Resident Blog has been talking a lot lately about the necessity of a cultural shift in our minds to the biblical standard of collectivism and honor/shame based thinking: Collectivism 1, 2 and 3; honor/shame culture 1, 2 and 3. … Continue reading
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Tagged collectivism, false guilt, hebrew culture, honor/shame, individualism
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Miracle Growth
I’m often amazed at how people often operate on false assumptions about the gospel message. The Kingdom of Heaven is a kingdom of (a) the Elect who (b) aspire to live by the Covenant of Christ. Election was completed before … Continue reading
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Tagged celibacy, divine election, evangelism, kingdom of heaven, martyrdom, otherworldly
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Empathy or Not?
I would never pretend to declare what is normative for Christianity itself as the manifestation of Jesus’ teachings. I’m simply stating my own convictions in reaction to this particular brand of Christian religion, regardless who reads or agrees with me. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Nationalism, CS Lewis, Dominionism, globalism, Gospel Coalition, John Piper, Theonomy
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Christ Disowns It
I feel led to reopen a can of worms that has been unsealed for quite some time. This cannot be sufficiently addressed in a single post, simply because my answers are woven into my writing over many years. I’m hardly … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Nationalism, false dichotomy, globalism, mainstream media, otherworldly
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