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Where Are You?
Claiming monotheism is theology. It’s an intellectual position derived from a very non-intellectual faith. Henotheism is not theology; it’s a practice. In case that’s a new word to you, I’ll save you from looking it up: henotheism is the belief … Continue reading
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Tagged convictions, covenant community of faith, Covenant of Noah, covenants, epistemology, faith, phenomenology
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Boundaries with Women
There are women who don’t demand control. I’ve gotten more than one response to my post on the Bitch Goddess. The post was aimed at the Satanic corruption of womanhood, not womanhood itself. The Lord made woman from the same … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Bible History, biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, covenants, faith, feminism, mission, pagan mythology, religion, western civilization
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Kiln of the Soul: Discerning the Context
Israel was a covenant nation. Regardless of geographical borders, they were the same nation wherever they were. Nor was it a question of DNA. According to that covenant, anyone from any genetic heritage could embrace the covenant and become an … Continue reading
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Tagged covenants, Greco-Roman Civilization, law, marriage, religion, secular society, shalom
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Hebrew Feudal Relations
I still read a lot of news about mainstream Christian religious activities. There seems to be some confusion about Hebrew feudal relations in the Old Testament household. Most of what we see in Western Christianity is far closer to Germanic … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, Bible History, civilizations, covenant family, covenants, feudalism, law, marriage
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Divine Stress Test
You should expect this time of wrath and tribulation to shake loose things that are fake. This is behind the language of exposure in Scripture: things “laid bare,” sins brought into the light, etc. During long periods of prosperity and … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, covenants, divine justice, economics, heart-led, marriage, prophecy, scripture
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Law and Faith Together 02
Don’t try to make a parable walk on all-fours. Hebrew parable is the opposite of Western descriptive language. Whereas the latter seeks to encode discrete ideas that are the same in all contexts, parable seeks to offer imagery that adjusts … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, covenants, faith, Jesus Christ, law, Law Covenants, parables
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Covenant Manhood 04
Cosmic moral truth says that marriage is a covenant of interdependence. She does things you cannot, and surely the reverse is true. Whether either of you manage to do those things appropriately is another matter entirely, but be aware of … Continue reading
Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 18:15-20
The underlying theme has not changed: Place a high value on unreserved trust and never manipulate. Completely open honesty is the way of the Kingdom. How do you handle a genuine offense? Do you gossip and build up an undercurrent … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant community of faith, covenants, faith, fellowship, peace, shalom, transparency
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The Inevitable End of the West
Biblical Law is the Person of Christ. Get to know Him and you will know Biblical Law; this is the Covenant of Christ. It absolutely requires heart-led mysticism and spiritual birth. You are under that covenant when the Lord reaches … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Covenant of Christ, Covenant of Noah, covenants, Creation, divine election, feudalism, politics, racism, tribalism, western civilization
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Romans 5-6 — Law versus Grace
I can’t promise that you’ll like my handling of this. Our difficulty is not merely that Western Christianity reads the words wrong, but that Western Christianity has a totally different set of assumptions about reality from what Paul held when … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Covenant of Noah, covenants, Garden of Eden, Greco-Roman, Law of Moses, sin
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