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How to Answer Fools
I’m getting some minor harassment from someone who calls himself Zeno the Stoic. There is no reply to such men because they are driven by the same lies from Satan that got us into this fallen condition in the first … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, faith, greek philosophers, heart-led, human reason, intellect
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Praying According to How God Hears
As heart-led followers of Christ, we spend the bulk of our lives focused on training the brain to obey the heart. A critical element in this is learning to accept the Lord’s testimony of who and what we are in … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-led, human reason, otherworldly, politics, prayer, prophecy, shalom
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Antidote to Fear 01
There are no general principles, but there is a narrative of expectations. Without chasing all the essential antecedents, I remind readers that you must understand the Bible as a largely Hebrew document whose content either assumes an ancient Hebrew mystical … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, Creation, divine revelation, heart-led, human intellect, human reason, narrative, phenomenology, sensory heart, the Fall
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War on Revelation 01
We need to state some basic lore of truth about how reality works. Keep in mind that our fundamental message is that reality is defined as Creation, what God has made. It should be obvious without having to state that … Continue reading
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Tagged God's character, heart-led, human intelligence, human reason, moral consciousness, reality
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The Fall of America 01
I sense the need to respond more broadly to some questions asked in private. Let me provide some context first as a sort of review. The US is doomed. America is under God’s wrath. Some of the cause for this … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged Anglo-American culture, Biblical Law, Garden of Eden, human reason, Satan, the Fall, western christianity, western civilization
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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 16:1-12
Most people miss what Jesus is saying in this passage, because it’s all one thing: The Jewish leaders trusted in logic instead of walking in faith. Their legalism insisted that they must adhere to the Law of Moses, but they … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, heart-led, human reason, Judaism, legalism, Pharisaism
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Heavenly Consolation
Paul and his companions followed one solid rule during those missionary journeys: Go only where the Lord opens a door. It didn’t matter what made the most sense, or where he was yearning and burning to go. You have to … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged Apostle Paul, divine calling, human reason, management, mission, peace, shalom
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Standing in a Different Context 02
Review the narrative of Joseph in Genesis 37-50. You’ll recall a major figure named Potiphar, Pharaoh’s jailer. Notice the position he holds in the Egyptian imperial administration. This is a critical element in Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) feudalism. The point … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged feudalism, human reason, Satan, shalom, sin, The Cult, Western mythology
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Standing in a Different Context 01
Feel free to dismiss me as a nut, but I hope you are at least entertained by how I try to put some things into context. Radix Fidem doesn’t just embrace a broad range of assumptions about reality; it attempts … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, epistemology, heart-led, history, human intellect, human reason, the Fall
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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 12:22-37
We’ve noted often that the adoption of Hellenized reason perverted the humble mysticism that once characterized Hebrew religion. Reason is inherently arrogant, convinced it can handle all truth that matters, that it is fully competent and indisputable. With this deep … Continue reading
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Tagged aristotelian logic, human reason, jesus parables, Pharisaism, sin, Talmud
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