Tag Archives: divine election

Nothing Else Matters

Posted on August 12, 2021 by ehurst

I’m not the first to discuss this: The Old Testament makes mention of spiritual birth. When Nicodemus interviewed Jesus in John 3, we see the elder man’s confusion over the concept of spiritual birth. But Jesus answered from within the … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged covenants, divine election, fallen nature, human futility, Law of Moses, New Testament, old testament | 2 Comments

Let Me Un-explain It

Posted on August 29, 2019 by ehurst

Mainstream Western church leaders do teach there is a difference between Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology. For the most part, the latter is actually more of biblical doctrine in their minds. That is, they see it as revealed assertions around … Continue reading →

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Predestination Is Not Election

Posted on August 20, 2019 by ehurst

The Doctrine of Election isn’t really in the Bible, but Sovereign Grace is. Keep in mind that the Scriptures were written mostly by Hebrew people. God designed their language and culture as the means to reveal Himself to fallen humanity. … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged ancient hebrew, divine election, grace, heart-led, predestination, theological controversies | 2 Comments

Conversion versus Spiritual Birth

Posted on April 15, 2019 by ehurst

Spiritual birth does not take place in this realm. It is a spiritual event tied to the Spirit Realm. You cannot pin it to a time-space location; it simply is or isn’t. It is a miracle entirely on God’s initiative. … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged Biblical Law, divine election, fundamental mission, gospel message, heart-led, radix fidem, religious conversion, spiritual awakening | Comments Off

The Inevitable End of the West

Posted on June 27, 2018 by ehurst

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 →

Posted in sanity | Tagged Biblical Law, Covenant of Christ, Covenant of Noah, covenants, Creation, divine election, feudalism, politics, racism, tribalism, western civilization | Comments Off

Western Crippled Hearts

Posted on May 26, 2017 by ehurst

Mysticism makes no sense without cynicism. First a quick review: You may recall the Aristotle assumed that this universe is all there is. He didn’t argue against the existence of deities and beings who were invisible to human perception, but … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 23

Posted on May 23, 2017 by ehurst

WordPerfect is vastly superior technology for documents. The underlying concept is based on long established principles of formating electronic documents and is self-consistent. It really is the right way to do things. It was also easy to repair and recover … Continue reading →

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