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Teachings of Jesus — John 15:9-17
We could easily weary ourselves spewing forth poetic blather about this one overused word in English — “love” — and never quite get to the point Jesus is making here. It gets worse if we can’t be bothered with putting … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, communion, covenant family, feudalism, John's Gospel, sacrificial love
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Discernment 03: It’s Personal
Everything in revelation is personal. It does no good at all to argue what God ought to do. The best we can hope for is to understand what He is doing and how He goes about it. Our hearts can … Continue reading
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Tagged covenants, demons, feudalism, Garden of Eden, Satan, spiritual awakening
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Most Government Is Inherently Evil
If we can embrace by faith the doctrine of the Fall, then our hearts can lead our minds to a more realistic philosophical frame of reference. Mankind is broken and cannot be fixed in reference to this world. The only … Continue reading
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Tagged democratic government, divine revelation, feudalism, government, moral justice, old testament, the Fall
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Teachings of Jesus — John 14:18-24
Jesus is still talking along the lines of returning home to His Father’s heavenly court to take up His co-regency. The disciples are still expecting a restoration of the literal Davidic Kingdom of Israel. Their blindness here is almost painful. … Continue reading
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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