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New Testament Doctrine: Matthew 2:1-15

It’s not possible to make sense of this passage without a substantial look at the historical background. Astrology figures large in our text as the presumed background of the visiting Magi. While Matthew’s comment that they came from “the east” … Continue reading

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Conditions Not Ripe Yet

When I talk about how the elements of the Garden Temptation and the Fall are so clearly manifested in Western intellectual culture, I’m not giving you a complete analysis of the Fall, nor of Western Civilization. Rather, I am characterizing … Continue reading

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