Tag Archives: Hebrew epistemology

Philosophical Tail Chasing

Re: Divine Deception from the Good Guys Does it strike you as deception that God refuses to explain everything to your satisfaction? What would happen to the art of diplomacy if keeping some things to yourself was forbidden? What would … Continue reading →

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Hebrews 8

Re: Naked Bible 193: Hebrews 8 In order to do this justice, I need to establish something fundamental to the thinking used by the author of Hebrews. Westerners who are pickled in Hellenism are going to see some parallels in … Continue reading →

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Hebrews 2-3

Re: Naked Bible 177: Hebrews 2 and Naked Bible 181: Hebrews 3 To be honest, in Hebrews 2, Heiser gets lost in his effort to shut down any talk of angels or elohim being offered redemption. Throughout the entire canon … Continue reading →

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Tired, Too

We have a trio of items for this week’s Bible lesson. First, review Genesis 3:21 where God clothed Adam and Eve with skins. These days, everyone assumes this is an obscure reference to shedding blood as forerunner to the sacrificial … Continue reading →

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Cain’s Wife and Election

People keep asking: Where did Cain’s wife come from? The answer is not direct. We have to go back to were Cain stood, in the sense of what Scripture tells us. We must restore to our minds the biblical outlook … Continue reading →

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The Parable of Simulation

We need to say this again: The Hebrew mindset does not seek to know the nature of things. It seeks only to know its duty within a given context. Thus, Paul enunciates the Doctrine of Election. He doesn’t answer all … Continue reading →

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It Just Is

My understanding of the Hebrew language is not that of a translator. It wasn’t my calling from God to take that path. Instead, I was led to understand Hebrew as the expression of how Hebrew minds operated. I studied the … Continue reading →

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Heart-led Necessity

After giving it a couple of days to germinate in your souls, we still have more to say about evangelism. Only a minority of the human race is Elect. Spiritual birth is limited. We can learn indicators of spiritual birth, … Continue reading →

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No Shortcuts to Faith

What would we say is our gospel message? It’s certainly different from the mainstream. Because we strive to understand the biblical Hebrew outlook on things, we don’t see the fundamental human need the same. For us, it’s not about sins, … Continue reading →

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Two Images

In the past, I used the terms “quantum reasoning” and “quantum logic” to refer to a process of breaking down our assumptions to the lowest level possible. What’s the smallest quantum of thinking? What are the constituent elements of awareness? … Continue reading →

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