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Boundaries and Fences
A critical failure in Western Christianity is the impossible moral climate. I want you to notice this huge, tall mountain of social expectation. Because you claim Christ as your Lord in a Western context, you are saddled with a massive … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, church, clergy, feudalism, heart-led, Two Witnesses, western civilization
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Teachings of Jesus: Matthew 10:23-27
Jesus offers a fundamental image of His Kingdom. You cannot hope to understand the Covenant, Jehovah, the Messiah or following Christ unless you understand the concept of eastern feudalism. The primary issue in eastern feudalism is that everything is personal. … Continue reading
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Tagged feudalism, kingdom of heaven, Messiah, the Covenant of Moses
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Didn’t Deserve to Die
“Just tell me this, man: Why does my mother have to get sick and die? She was a good person; she doesn’t deserve to die!” This is often leveled as an accusation. While it pretends to attack God, it’s really … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Creation, feudalism, human suffering, Law Covenants, mortality, otherworldly, peace, shalom, the Fall
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Can’t Fight Reality
This is a matter of understanding Law as the character of reality. In other words, we never view Biblical Law as a restriction we have to put up, as if reality was going to allow something that Law keeps away … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Biblical Mysticism, convictions, divine revelation, feudalism, heart-led, racism, reality, tribal society
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Family Business
Here’s a thought experiment: What is the business model of Radix Fidem? As a matter of context, we don’t have a profit model because it works as a non-profit, a totally unregistered charity. That’s our effect in the business climate, … Continue reading
Sermon on the Mount 16
Just Ask 7:7-11 First, we must establish that ask-seek-knock are ancient common images of prayer and worship in Hebrew culture. In this context it should be painfully obvious we aren’t talking about mere hedonistic comforts. The whole point here is … Continue reading
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Tagged feudalism, the Covenant of Moses, worship
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God’s Law Is Different 2
If you are going to critique what governments do, it must be based on Biblical Law. It is imperative that we get ourselves into the habit of doing everything by the leading of the heart. Never assume you already know … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Biblical Law, feudalism, foreign relations, leadership, politics, war
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You Get What You Ask For
There’s a lot of economics posturing out there, and the noise gets louder as things get more difficult. That is, it gets loudest when one special interest or another isn’t happy with their share of the loot. Something you need … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, economic theory, extended family, feudalism, political theory
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A Little More about “Law”
In the Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) mind, “law” was nothing like our Western concept. It was always envisioned as a covenant. It was personal and feudal in nature. The closest term we can use is a “suzerain-vassal treaty,” and even … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Apostle Paul, feudalism, Judaism, Law of Moses, New Testament, old testament, Pharisaism
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