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Nuns and Legalism
It’s very easy to twist things into legalism. This weekend’s community Bible lesson in 1 Timothy 5 is a passage that gets twisted that way quite often. Read between the lines, folks. Paul is writing a rather private message to … Continue reading
The Inherent Impurity of Monsters
If you don’t embrace the Doctrine of Divine Election, then this blog isn’t going to offer you much. I take it seriously; it’s a necessary prerequisite for almost everything I write. Naturally, it’s a fundamental element in any criticism I … Continue reading
Biblical Feudalism 02
Right from the start, I inserted into this discussion that God’s will is inherently tribal as well as feudal. On the level of the flesh, God has divided us into tribal identities. The intellect rebels at the thought, but the … Continue reading
They Will Fall
Basic biblical truth: No human political construct will last very long, at any scale. From a clan to a whole civilization, none of them can possibly last very long. Given the nature of our unstoppable decline to the final apocalypse … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, church, community, covenant family, Covenant of Noah
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Leaving the Herd 05
We need to make some distinctions before I end this series. The individualism of the West is a very poor match for biblical self-reliance. The former arises from the challenge of survival that became an inherited trait of in the … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church politics, community, fellowship, individual faith, individualism, shepherd role
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Satanism A or B
There was no clean sweep in the elections. Redemption comes not from partisan politics. Ideology is a very poor substitute for national identity. Genuine Christian faith is following Jesus to the Cross. The ultimate victory is leaving this world, not … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, church, Covenant of Christ, human government, otherworldly, tribalism, worldliness
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He Is the Law
There is no clear and logical break point. When we talk about renewing the Covenant, you are not supposed to start thinking in precise definition of terms. That’s the wrong approach to anything regarding faith and religion. You are supposed … Continue reading
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Tagged church, covenant community of faith, faith, organization, religion, shepherd role
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See the Forest 04
Get to know the landscape of this fallen reality. Paul’s admonition to “rightly divide” the Old Testament means that you and I have a duty to examine what it says. We need to know what it said to the people … Continue reading
Spiritual Warfare 05
More Problems and Questions In CS Lewis’s Screwtape Letters, he imagines a senior demon reveling in consuming great sinners’ souls. He complains that humanity is becoming commoditized, that while there is a vast bulk of souls to consume, the delightful … Continue reading
The Divine Tolerance of Church
This is so simple, and yet millions of professing Christians don’t see it. Ask any of them what church is really all about and you’ll get a lot of answers. One of the most common answers will be some mixture … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church leadership, communion, corporations, covenant community of faith, eldership, fellowship, virtual parish
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