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Teachings of Jesus — John 14:12-17
In the Ancient Near East, every great ruler operated on the basis of a covenant. It was typical for such a ruler to pass this covenant to his heir, with a period of co-regency for the sake of smooth transition. … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, feudalism, Holy Spirit, John's Gospel, parables
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Divine Centralization
We are prejudiced. It’s required by God. He demands that we distinguish between His people, folks who are useful, and folks who are enemies. It’s not binary as most Christians think; it’s ternary. Furthermore, it’s inherently subjective in the sense … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant family, feudalism, moral discernment
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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Framework
2. Framework In order to breathe life into your communion with Christ, you must start that long journey of conditioning your mind to think in a biblical frame of reference. Don’t plan on arriving at some destination; explore the territory … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Covenant of Christ, feudalism, Jesus Christ, Satan, tribalism
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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Divine Justice
8. Divine Justice No matter how much we could write or say, nothing replaces the heart-led passion of conviction. Conviction burns with the fire of divine justice. The only question then is adapting our thinking and our gut reactions to … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, covenant, Creation, divine justice, feudalism, radix fidem, reality
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Teachings of Jesus — John 8:31-47
Faith is not an ethnic identity. The issue here is not who was born of Abraham, but who embraced Abraham’s faith. On the surface, the English translations of this passage can be somewhat confusing. If these folks began believing in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, covenants, divine heritage, feudalism, Jesus Christ, John's Gospel
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In the Lord’s Service
I am a soldier by divine calling. It’s not my vocation, but it does help to explain how I get things done. I tolerate conditions I can’t control and faithfully engage the mission. Traditional pacifism is a lie. The Bible … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, covenants, feudalism, game, government, military, oppression, peace, tribal government
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Theology and Practice: Ecclesiology
We evaluate all things by the Covenants. That’s how God communicates with humanity. The whole revelation of God presumes you understand things in terms of His Covenants. When it comes to questions of human organization in this fallen world, only … Continue reading
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Tagged church, covenants, feudalism, Law of Moses, Noah's Covenant, radix fidem, virtual parish
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Option Not Available
In a virtual parish like ours, most of you don’t notice it, but we have plenty of folks hanging around who really don’t belong. If this were an actual church meeting together in some facility in meat space, you would … Continue reading
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Tagged church politics, eldership, feudalism, moral dominion, organizational theory, politics, radix fidem
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Pastoral Psychology and the Heart 06
Dominion is love and vice versa. A critical difference between the Ancient Near East (ANE) and the West is that in the former, even slaves were regarded as having some dignity. It arises from the way the ANE approaches life … Continue reading
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Tagged feudalism, moral dominion, shalom, shepherd role
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