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Short and Sweet
It’s not about making coverts; that is something God alone controls. Rather, we live shalom so that no human has any excuse when they stand before God without Christ. This is our goal: We demonstrate the revelation of a merciful … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, evangelism, fellowship, heart-led, religious conversion, shalom
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The Identity of Escape
We live under the Curse of the Fall. For all our efforts, there is absolutely nothing we can do from here to get out, except to die. Meanwhile, we live with the misery of having no purpose, and most people … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, communion, fellowship, Garden of Eden, heart-led, human capabilities, peace with god, shalom
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Understanding Spiritual Gifts 05
4. For Building Up the Body Several times in 1 Corinthians 12 Paul stresses that the purpose of spiritual gifts is to bless the whole community of faith as a single body. In Ephesians 4, the chapter begins with an … Continue reading
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The Best This Life Has to Offer
The will of God is its own reward. We can call it all kinds of things — Biblical Law, the character of Christ, the Word of the Lord — but the will of God for you is, in the most … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, clear conscience, communion, convictions, Creation, divine revelation, fellow believers, fundamental assumptions, mission
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Dragging in the Dead Rat
The world is worldly. Shocking, isn’t it? The mass of people in this world will approach life from a worldly viewpoint, and do worldly things. Even when they claim a spiritual element in their lives, it’s just an element. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged church leadership, communion, covenant family, fellowship, otherworldly, shalom, western civilization, worldliness
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Faith, Religion and Life
Faith is the soul’s response to a touch from God. Religion is the implementation of what faith demands. Our religion is called Radix Fidem. You’ll search in vain in our documents or on this blog for any kind of prescribed … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, faith, fellowship, radix fidem, virtual parish, virtual religion
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The Ultimate Loyalty
Biblical Law is the moral character of our Savior. It’s the revelation of God. It’s not confined to words on the pages of Scripture, but is the impact of God’s Presence in your soul, and the driving conviction to serve … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, communion, fellowship, mysticism, politics, tribal society, virtual parish
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Secrecy Lies
Let’s explore another value shift: secrecy. In the Bible, secrecy is a valid tactic, but is immoral as a strategy. That is, you can deny your enemy knowledge of the facts of your tactical plan, but you cannot hide from … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, communion, epistemology, faith, Garden of Eden, philosophy, propositional truth, redemption, western epistemology
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God’s Law Is Different 4
The nature of God’s Law presumes more than a covenant, but a covenant community. Right away we are up against a problem: For Americans in particular, it is exceedingly difficult to find human fellowship in the heart-led way. We have … Continue reading
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Tagged church, communion, covenant community of faith, heart-led
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The Power of Not Caring
Very few people in this world have what it takes to stand alone — this, despite a cultural mythology admiring and promoting it. Indeed, such stand-alone individuals are usually broken in some way. It’s not the norm. The Bible assumes … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, covenant community of faith, fellowship, heart-led, heart-mind, oppression, politics
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