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Latter Day Idolatry
I’m not dead; I’ve just been busy. My biking blog will eventually explain in detail. In the Bible, the crux of sin was not in the actions you took. The matter of disobedience was itself secondary. The central core issue … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, idolatry, King David, love, Michael S. Heiser, Nehushtan, personal loyalty, sin, submission to God, the Spirit Realm, Unseen Realm
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More on Heart Power
Offline conversations make it clear that readers are missing my point. Allow me to make it more obvious to you: Living in your heart instead of your head is the pathway to reclaiming the miraculous promises of God. On the … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, heart-led, otherworldly, personal redemption, sensory heart, worldliness
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Reprise: Heart Power
Roughly 11 years ago I embarked on a study regarding the power of the heart as a primary organizing force in our human existence. Someone had introduced the concept to me, but from a peculiar angle that really didn’t set … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Studies, books, faith, heart-led, Jan Walleczek, sensory heart, Western mythology
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No “One True Church”
I’ve covered this before, but some questions came up pointing out a need for clarifications. The natural world is pretty much an extension of the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were in the garden, but not a part of … Continue reading
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Tagged divine calling, divine election, eternal nature, faith, fallen nature, Garden of Eden, God's glory, heart-led, Holy Spirit, human capabilities, religion, teaching, the Fall
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Our Commission
The New Testament clearly references the Old. Jesus was constantly correcting false impressions of what the Law of Moses required of Israel. It helps to gain a Hebraic concept of the terms. Whenever you see the word “law” used in … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, faith, feudalism, Hebrew epistemology, New Testament, old testament, submission to God, the Covenant of Moses
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The Covenant Is Everything
It’s been a quiet couple of weeks for me. I’m still riding the bikes, but mostly so I could go out to my prayer chapels around the county. The thing weighing most on my heart has been identifying the biggest … Continue reading
Here’s Your Definitive Answer
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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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, Early Church Fathers, Eastern Orthodox Church, faith, harlot church, parables, Protestantism, riding the beast, Roman Catholic Church, speculation, western intellectual heritage
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The Bible in Your Heart
For this Bible lesson, instead of a discrete study of specific Bible passages, I’m going to ask you to think broadly about the Bible as a whole. We are supposed to embody the Word of God, to be the Bible … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical scholarship, Covenant of Christ, faith, human capabilities, human choices, Michael S. Heiser, scripture, Thorleif Boman, Unseen Realm
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What Is Still Left?
If you can understand the concept of half-intentional sins, then it’s a lot easier to explain something else. Surrendering your life to Christ (AKA “getting saved”) obligates you to the Covenant of Christ, but it does not automatically deliver all … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, curses and blessings, divine heritage, faith, feudal obligations, Leviticus, personal loyalty, submission to God
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Our Mysticism Is Not Like Theirs
I recently reviewed one of the papers Heiser posted on his Naked Bible Podcast site in conjunction with a study in Acts 22 (connected to 2 Corinthians 12): Mysticism [PDF]. Aside from some specific details, it was nothing new to … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, convictions, faith, human achievement, Jewish Mysticism, Philo, western civilization, western mysticism
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