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One More Time: Epistemology Matters
Somehow I’ve got to find a clear and forceful statement to counter the evil intellectual slavery of minds practiced by Western churches. First, the bluntly stated thesis: If you do not seek to acquire the Hebrew intellectual understanding of reality, … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, epistemology, human intellect, intellect, intellectual background, revelation, systematic theology, western christianity
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Job 26
Most Western readers will not understand what happens here. Eastern philosophers typically skip over a great deal of explanation that they would consider obvious. Bildad’s short speech was true as far as it went. The problem is he carries it … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, epistemology, intellect, Job, mysticism, parable, philosophy, scripture
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Unreliable Reality
Up until that moment, we had been friends. Let’s face it folks: She was homely as mud pie. But she was a senior NCO in the unit’s command staff, and her influence was felt in every life attached to that … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, family, government bureaucracy, military, mysticism
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Connecting Ancient Dots
The sheer arrogance of the insular modern Western mind makes the Devil giggle. It flows from the essential nature of the Fall, of the “boastful pride of life” elsewhere called “hubris.” We stole from the Greco-Roman Civilization all the things … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, divine justice, family, government, mysticism, Nebuchadnezzar, scripture
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Doing What’s Right for Me
What is your commitment? You don’t have to come up with a name for it, but you do need some frame of reference to claim the full benefits of the moral fabric of the universe. The fundamental nature of God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, law, mysticism, pastoral counselor, prophecy, psychology, scripture, spirituality, Two Realms
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Job 22
The debate sinks to the level of being preposterous. Eliphaz commits intellectual dishonesty to defend his untenable position. From the very start of this whole story, Eliphaz and his pals have perverted truth by pulling things out of context. Human … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, binary logic, civilization, eliphaz, intellectual dishonesty, Job, mysticism, philosophy, scripture
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Job 21
Job finally gets around to a direct contradiction of the trio, while at the same time pointing out the subtle blasphemy of their words. The first few verses are surprisingly terse. He begins by asking that they console him by … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, history, Job, mysticism, philosophy, propaganda, religion, scripture
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Contagious Truth
The starting point is recognizing the failure of Western assumptions about truth. Truth is a Person; the notion of some objective thing out there that embodies pure truth is the greatest lie of Satan. The search for truth is inside … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, epistemology, government, intellect, law, mysticism, objective truth, philosophy, religion, revelation, scripture
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Job 20
Zophar is rather angry at the insult he perceives. Unfortunately, the real insult sails right over his head. As with his two friends, he is angry only that Job rejects their simplistic logic. Zophar’s emphasis is that the wicked are … Continue reading
Morality Laundry List
A handful of questions regarding biblical morality arose in the past few weeks and none of them justify a post by themselves. As always, keep in mind the fundamental use of quantum moral reasoning. Masturbation is a Western obsession; it … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, divine justice, government, human sexuality, mysticism, oppression, political philosophy, propaganda, resistance, scripture, spirituality
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