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More Word, Less Image
A major element in what we consider child misbehavior is visual stimulation. This is well known, but seldom stated. The way the human brain works, visual stimulation is very much like any other stimulant — it becomes addictive. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged human capabilities, mental-health, psychology, spiritual warfare
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 8
It is critical here that we read this passage with a Hebrew mind, for it refers to Hebrew Scripture and oral lore. As noted in the previous chapter, the covenant under which Melchizedek served was the original covenant of faith … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrews, human capabilities, kingdom of heaven, the Covenant of Moses
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Moral Talents
The heart-led way is the path of moral excellence, for the heart is the seat of human moral awareness. The human instinct for survival is a natural part of fleshly existence. In the Garden of Eden, it was never an … Continue reading
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Tagged eldercraft, fleshly nature, heart-led, human capabilities, moral character, moral perception, otherworldly
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The Paradox of Faith
You would think something like this is simple. Broadly, the psychology profession regards faith as something built into the human psyche. The message that profession has gotten from Christian religion is that faith is a miracle, not a normative human … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, divine election, faith, heart-led, human capabilities, predestination, psychology
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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 1
The balance of Paul’s Letter to the believers in Rome is personal in nature, not doctrinal, so we follow the canonical order into 1 Corinthians. We’ve already taken a look at the back story to his troubles with the church … Continue reading
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Tagged Corinthians, human capabilities, worldliness
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AI: Still Temporal
I’ve said before that the current trends in AI don’t present much of a threat in themselves. Rather, it’s how people use AI that can be dangerous to human existence. The actual technology itself is quite limited, compared to the … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, computer technology, fallen nature, human capabilities
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It Cannot Be Fixed
This is not how things are supposed to be. We were never meant to be mortal. God placed us within His Creation as managers of some portion, a special place rather like a ruler’s private park. The park has always … Continue reading
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Tagged human capabilities, human government, otherworldly, spiritual orientation, the Fall, worldliness
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Why God’s Wrath Is Falling
Christian Mysticism isn’t a collection of principles. Discussing it is a matter of offering counter-principles to false ideas; Christian Mysticism itself transcends principles, but offers some very pragmatic guidance. So the counter-principles we have so far: We are fallen creatures; … Continue reading
Provisional Life
Don’t take yourself too seriously. That’s just a backdoor definition of humility and trust in the Lord. But it’s also a warning not to trust your own human abilities, neither in establishing ideals nor in reaching them. It’s utterly impossible … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, human capabilities, objective reality, phenomenology, radix fidem
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The Babylon Conspiracy — Again
What separates me from the conspiracy theorists is that I am quite certain the conspiracies could not possibly succeed. I still believe that those conspiracies exist, and the people involved certainly do believe their plans could work, but that’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, economics, human capabilities, human government, oppression, Tower of Babel
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