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Cast Out Your Own Demons
Biblical feudalism is highly decentralized on the human side of things. There can be no centralized human authority on this earth for a spiritual kingdom. Christ alone is the Lord of His people. He appointed messengers, not rulers over His … Continue reading
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Tagged deliverance, demons, dominion, Elohim Council, feudalism, fleshly nature, healing, heart-led, Hebrew epistemology, Michael S. Heiser, Nephilim, Satan, shepherd role, trauma, Unseen Realm, Watchers
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The Mind of the New Covenant
We’ve been discussing the Hebrew concept of sin. In particular, we are trying to separate ourselves from the iron grip of western judicial reasoning so that our study of the Bible in general, and the New Testament in particular, is … Continue reading
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Tagged community, fleshly nature, Hebrew Mysticism, individualism, Jubilee, Michael S. Heiser, moral purity, New Testament, OT, righteousness, ritual observances, sin, Unseen Realm
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Jesus the Hebrew Mystic
Nobody has to tell me that my previous post stirred up a hornets’ nest. The challenge here is shifting your expectations and mental reflexes over to a genuine Hebrew outlook. What did the Hebrews prior to the introduction of Hellenism … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, covenant, divine election, fleshly nature, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrew Mysticism, innocence, law, old testament, sin, spiritual birth, systematic theology, the Fall
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No Original Sin
Re: Paul, Original Sin, and Rabbinic Theology It’s not as if the Hebrew people were poor, benighted bumpkins who never really understood God, and that somehow only after the church embraced western rationalism did the truth finally come out. If … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, covenant, crime, false guilt, fleshly nature, Leviticus, offerings, original sin, peace with god, rituals, the Cross, the Fall
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Prayer Fatigue
Somehow, I’m pretty sure people in the Ancient Near East (ANE) didn’t suffer from prayer fatigue. The point of difference here is epistemological. That is, it has to do with the differences in basic assumptions about life and reality in … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, culture, epistemology, fleshly nature, prayer fatigue, prayer request, reality, Western thought
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God Demands Mysticism
Let me bring to your attention the excellent comment posted by Jackabond: There’s a great deal of scaffolding in the established Church, such as Christology, that has been erected around Christian beliefs that aren’t consistent with a spiritual or mystical … Continue reading
Are You Deceived?
Can the Devil read your mind? Scripture is loaded with references to God knowing our thoughts, both human thinking at large and in detail with you personally. You might wonder whether He has granted that power to any of His … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, Covenant of Christ, fleshly nature, heart-led, heart-mind, Holy Spirit, Satan, temptation, the Devil, torture, Two Realms
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You Must Die
It’s both doctrine and pragmatism that we are utterly dependent on the Holy Spirit’s Presence. Without Him, the Covenant of Christ is merely law. Everything we teach is utterly impossible without that divine power. In His Presence, any biblical law … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, Biblical Law, Covenant of Christ, experience of death, fleshly nature, Holy Spirit
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Sin and Covenant
Once again, I’m going to ask you to think about the Bible as a whole as we look at some problems we face in getting our message across. I’ve said this before: the biblical concept of covenant is not the … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, Early Church Fathers, fleshly nature, Law and Grace, Medieval Church, Reformation, sin, systematic theology, western intellectual heritage
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No Comparison
The whole letter of Hebrews is focused on the New Covenant in contrast to the Old. Many of us recall how Chapter 11 reviews the host of faithful from the Old who are now watching us from Heaven. The New … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, covenants, fleshly nature, Hebrews, human suffering, otherworldly, the Cross, the Devil, tribulation
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