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What Humanity Deserves
Even folks who follow my writings struggle with getting a clear image in their minds: We are fallen creatures. In our present mortal form, the default divine justice is a short miserable life and a lingering painful death. That’s you … Continue reading
NT Doctrine — Romans 7-8
Paul begins Chapter 7 explaining that the Law is binding on mortal flesh, not our spirits. He uses the symbolism of a wife; once her husband dies, she is no longer bound to him. But in Christ, it is we … Continue reading
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Tagged commentary on Romans, divine election, eternal nature, fleshly nature, Holy Spirit
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Leaving the Herd 01
Conversations and online reading convince me that, even among those who should know better, an awful lot of people still believe that some kind of bailout is possible. They talk and write as if they expect the Lord to provide … Continue reading
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Tagged disasters, divine election, divine revelation, heart-led, human intellect, predestination, sanity, solar catastrophes
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Nothing Else Matters
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
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Tagged covenants, divine election, fallen nature, human futility, Law of Moses, New Testament, old testament
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Let Me Un-explain It
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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Tagged divine election, heart-mind, historical context of the bible, human intellect, systematic theology, the Fall
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Predestination Is Not Election
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
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Tagged ancient hebrew, divine election, grace, heart-led, predestination, theological controversies
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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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Western Crippled Hearts
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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Tagged ANE, divine election, epistemology, mysticism, the Fall, western intellectual heritage
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NT Doctrine — Romans 9
Paul has already established in the earlier chapters that when someone chooses to reject His guidance, they are delivered over to the Devil. They are granted all the evil they want, and more. It will fill their lives until it … Continue reading →