Tag Archives: Early Church Fathers

Sin and Covenant

Posted on September 6, 2025 by ehurst

Once again, I’m going to ask you to think about the Bible as a whole as we look at some problems we face in getting our message across. I’ve said this before: the biblical concept of covenant is not the … Continue reading →

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Reprising John’s Revelation

Posted on July 10, 2025 by ehurst

Jack asked: You’ve mentioned that a significant part of John’s Revelation laments the fading of Hebrew influence in church doctrine. Can you please recommend some of the more important sections in Revelations for further study? In some ways, the Harlot … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged Apocalypse, Early Church Fathers, eschatology, Hebrew epistemology, intellectual background, politics, revelation, Thorleif Boman | 2 Comments

Here’s Your Definitive Answer

Posted on June 6, 2025 by ehurst

This is your weekly Bible lesson. 3 So he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and … Continue reading →

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Chasing After Wind

Posted on December 28, 2022 by ehurst

Yeah, what he said. We are not supposed to “change the world” as most people use that phrase. The world is going to Hell and there’s nothing any human agency can do to change that. The best we can hope … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged Biblical Mysticism, church history, Early Church Fathers, Hebrew epistemology, intellectual heritage, New Testament, otherworldly, persecution | Comments Off

The Answer Lies in Your Heart

Posted on August 20, 2020 by ehurst

This may be difficult to follow, but I am obliged to try explaining it: Many of the controversies and theological debates of the Early Church Fathers were inherently false from both sides. That’s because they were asking the wrong questions. … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, Early Church Fathers, Eastern Orthodox Church, heart-led, human development, western christianity, western civilization | Comments Off

The Edges Will Always Be Frayed

Posted on March 23, 2019 by ehurst

The path of Biblical Law will isolate you from the fallen world. And the Book of Revelation makes it quite clear that humanity will gradually decline into a more fallen condition, falling farther and farther below the grace of God. … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged church history, divine justice, Early Church Fathers, Greco-Roman Civilization, Jesus Christ, spirit realm, the Fall, Two Realms, western civilization | Comments Off

Futile Genealogy

Posted on May 16, 2018 by ehurst

By the time Apostle John died, around 100 AD, there were already a handful of Christian scholars rising to occupy the apostolic leadership of the early churches. We are not in any position to argue either way whether anyone was … Continue reading →

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