Tag Archives: conscience

NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 8

Posted on September 23, 2023 by ehurst

The letter the Corinthians wrote to Paul had a lot of questions. Among them was the issue of food offered to idols. We sense that Paul is quoting their comments in that letter, but it’s hard to be sure without … Continue reading →

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The Driving Assurance

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ehurst

I am utterly certain that I am on the right path. Often I’ll stop and review what I’ve written in recent weeks, and the same burning conviction that wrote them still drives me. I don’t regret any of it. Let … Continue reading →

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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Conceptualizing

Posted on June 6, 2019 by ehurst

Part 3 (exploring Biblical Law) 1. Conceptualizing We need to think in terms of Biblical Law. It’s a blessing from God that we have the written record of the Covenant of Moses, for it exemplifies Noah, which remains in effect. … Continue reading →

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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Anthropology

Posted on June 2, 2019 by ehurst

6. Anthropology Westerners in general, and Americans in particular, are bound under a horrific, demonic mythology about the heart. It’s far more than an organ that pumps blood through you body. Even scientists know that the heart has its own … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Psychology and the Heart 04

Posted on December 30, 2018 by ehurst

Moral truth was firmly established before Creation. The fatal flaw in choosing the Forbidden Fruit is that the human intellect is utterly incapable of being objective. Reason leading to objective truth is just a myth. Inevitably the traffic feeding into … Continue reading →

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Psalm 32

Posted on January 10, 2015 by ehurst

Hebrew theology acknowledged the Spirit Realm but carefully avoiding presuming to say much about it. The primary issue was not whether one’s spirit was alive or dead, but whether one was morally alive or dead. One who seemed morally insensitive … Continue reading →

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Obvious and Wrong

Posted on January 6, 2014 by ehurst

In the Kingdom of Heaven, good and evil are determined by the Spirit of God. That means we cannot rely on mere utility. It’s not in the nature of the thing, but in whether it serves the purpose of God’s … Continue reading →

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