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No “One True Church”
I’ve covered this before, but some questions came up pointing out a need for clarifications. The natural world is pretty much an extension of the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were in the garden, but not a part of … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged divine calling, divine election, eternal nature, faith, fallen nature, Garden of Eden, God's glory, heart-led, Holy Spirit, human capabilities, religion, teaching, the Fall
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So Should You
Human politics is not a driving force, not a cause; it is a consequence. There may be more elections in the US. They won’t change anything that matters. No one is riding to the rescue; no human agent is appointed … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged Apocalypse, conviction, decentralization, demons, eschatology, human capabilities, Modern Israel, Nephilim, politics, spiritual gifts, tribulation, Unseen Realm, Watchers
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The Bible in Your Heart
For this Bible lesson, instead of a discrete study of specific Bible passages, I’m going to ask you to think broadly about the Bible as a whole. We are supposed to embody the Word of God, to be the Bible … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged biblical scholarship, Covenant of Christ, faith, human capabilities, human choices, Michael S. Heiser, scripture, Thorleif Boman, Unseen Realm
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Creatures of Eternity
Our God has revealed Himself in the context of this fallen world. He has gone out of His way at great personal expense to reach out to us and not only show the truth, but to empower that truth to … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged Eternity, human capabilities, lordship of Christ, mortality, prophecy, the Devil
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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
Posted in teaching
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
Posted in bible
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
Posted in eldercraft
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
Posted in sanity
Tagged artificial intelligence, computer technology, fallen nature, human capabilities
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