Tag Archives: divine revelation

Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 13:24-43

Posted on May 12, 2018 by ehurst

This is about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus contrasts its nature with that of human kingdoms. The key is His quotation (v. 35) from Psalms 78:1-4. The context of the psalm is a reminder that the language of parables was … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 13:1-23

Posted on May 5, 2018 by ehurst

There is no clinical description possible; that’s the whole point of this passage. If you choose to invest your awareness into your convictions, you become sensitive to what those convictions have to say. In that sense, you are breathing life … Continue reading →

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The Hedgerow of Lies 1

Posted on March 6, 2018 by ehurst

My soul is provoked about something. Teaching is a major element in my mission; it’s a major element in how I serve as elder. Were there no virtual parish at all here, I would still consider myself a teaching elder. … Continue reading →

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Sermon on the Mount 20

Posted on February 17, 2018 by ehurst

Jesus uses another common parable from the Talmud. It was widely known in that part of the world that during rainy season, it could fall in torrents, rinsing the rocky places bare and flooding the wadis. Jesus could have easily … Continue reading →

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Sermon on the Mount 19

Posted on February 10, 2018 by ehurst

False Disciples 7:21-23 Jesus continues the thought in the previous lesson — there are false prophets and false disciples. The same criterion applies; it’s not enough to observe protocol. There has to be a solid connection with the heart and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Reverse Course

Posted on February 4, 2018 by ehurst

I rather expected yesterday’s post would be hard to take. Maybe it was the choice of words, but I think most of my readers got it. The biggest problem is that “racism” has almost no definition at all; it’s just … Continue reading →

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Can’t Fight Reality

Posted on February 3, 2018 by ehurst

This is a matter of understanding Law as the character of reality. In other words, we never view Biblical Law as a restriction we have to put up, as if reality was going to allow something that Law keeps away … Continue reading →

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Adjust Your Perceptions

Posted on January 15, 2018 by ehurst

You cannot know Christ without your heart. It may well be you are His, bought with a price, but you cannot truly know Him without a mystical encounter through your heart-mind. It’s not a question of sentiment, though it will … Continue reading →

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The Vast Reaches of Eden

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ehurst

The Kingdom of Heaven bears fruit; that is its nature. We are fallen creatures, expelled from Eden and the Tree of Life. Our existence is not what God intended, and He has taken the initiative to restore us. God has … Continue reading →

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Feudal, Covenantal, Personal and Contextual

Posted on October 28, 2017 by ehurst

Creation is alive, sentient and willful. I could as easily use the noun “reality” and it still fits. We could say the same with Biblical Law, because it is synonymous with “the Word of God” and “the will of God.” … Continue reading →

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