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Teachings of Jesus — John 14:18-24
Jesus is still talking along the lines of returning home to His Father’s heavenly court to take up His co-regency. The disciples are still expecting a restoration of the literal Davidic Kingdom of Israel. Their blindness here is almost painful. … Continue reading
Teachings of Jesus — John 14:12-17
In the Ancient Near East, every great ruler operated on the basis of a covenant. It was typical for such a ruler to pass this covenant to his heir, with a period of co-regency for the sake of smooth transition. … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, feudalism, Holy Spirit, John's Gospel, parables
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How Divine Truth Works
God does not punish people; He punishes sin. People get hit with wrath because they are clinging to the sin He punishes. This is why it looks random to so many Westerners, because they simply cannot grasp the notion of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, divine revelation, epistemology, human reason, moral accountability, moral consciousness, redemption, Western thought
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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Divine Justice
8. Divine Justice No matter how much we could write or say, nothing replaces the heart-led passion of conviction. Conviction burns with the fire of divine justice. The only question then is adapting our thinking and our gut reactions to … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, covenant, Creation, divine justice, feudalism, radix fidem, reality
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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Hebrew Language
The curriculum work continues. We are now entering Part 2, which is the background for shifting to a more biblical point of view. Part 2 1. Old Testament Hebrew Language One of the languages Abraham spoke was Aramaic. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, epistemology, Hebrew language, radix fidem
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Radix Fidem Curriculum 04
5. Jesus the Messiah When Christ began His ministry, a critical element in what He did was to call His people back to the ancient Hebrew understanding of the Covenant. A great deal of what He had to say is … Continue reading
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Radix Fidem Curriculum 03
4. From Conquest to Collapse The Nation of Israel had a mission from God. They were chosen to live in such a way as to reveal that what God was offering was the best we can hope for in this … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Bible History, Hellenism, pagan religions, Pharisee
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Radix Fidem Curriculum 02
3. Abraham through Moses Ask the Hebrew people and their primary ancestor is Abraham, so we’ll start there. We know he first appears as a resident of Ur. His ethnic identity is unknown, but we do know something about his … Continue reading
Theology and Practice: Heart Led
This becomes a point of theology simply because Western Christians ignore it, or are hostile to it. The essence of the Fall was choosing human reason over faith. Human reason and intellect is inherently hostile to genuine faith. To then … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, heart-led, human intellect, the Fall, theology
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Theology and Practice: Christmas
Shall we celebrate Christmas? Short answer: It is not so much as mentioned anywhere in the Bible. The Hebrew people did not celebrate birthdays. The individual and immediate family kept track, but had nothing like the mental image we have … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, church history, history israel, holidays, western christianity
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