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Go Find It
The Old Testament presents a very long view of covenant community. It goes beyond human dreams of civilizations and empires, or even global dominance. It stands on transcendent reality; it doesn’t depend on humans at all. Rather, it is an … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant community of faith, divine revelation, faith, leadership, shalom, shepherd role
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Things Take Care of Themselves
This is tribulation. Things are going to come apart. That’s how it works; the Lord is testing His people. But He’s testing a lot of other things, as well, so there’s going to be a lot of breakage. We all … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged Biblical Law, faith, tribulation
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Law of Moses — 2 Kings 19
This is one of pinnacles of the Covenant, a major event that marks the extent of what God will do for those who rely on Him. In the previous chapter we get a review of the Fall of Samaria in … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Assyria, Bible History, covenant god, Egypt, faith, history, Law of Moses, war
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Show Me Faith
I don’t care who you are or what you have accomplished. When Christ comes back, all of that will be wiped away and forgotten. The only thing that will be remembered is whether we promoted His glory. He won’t be … Continue reading
What More Can We Say?
What if nothing happens? Would it change what I’ve said and done? No. The things that matter most are things that human eyes never see. It the things the heart alone can see. What my heart sees is that tribulation, … Continue reading
Nonconformist Faith 06
Slab of Slate The nonconformist is a slate floor. Have you ever seen a genuine slate floor? It’s rather common in nice middle-class homes in Europe. If the house is a couple of centuries old, you’ll see that the floor … Continue reading
Nonconformist Faith 02
In Hebrew culture, your heart is the seat of your convictions. Modern medical science knows that the human heart has its own sensory field, projecting out from your body somewhere between 10 and 15 feet (3-4.5m). At that distance, other … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, heart-led, nonconformist, publishing, writing
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Nonconformist Faith 01
Everything Is a Matter of Conviction Throw it all in the trash. All the assumptions about reality we have been taught are simply to keep us in line. The mere notion that there is an objective reality that we all … Continue reading
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Tagged conviction, faith, hearing the voice of god, psychology
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Trying to Please Him
Look at the logic of it. Think about what’s bundled into the reasoning people offer; seek to understand the a priori assumptions they refuse to discuss or reconsider. Keep asking “why” until you get to the basic assumptions. God will … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged faith, human government, individual faith, kingdom of heaven, moral boundaries, nonconformist, oppression
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Not Many
Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, mortality, persecution of christians, the Cross, the Flaming Sword
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