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Idolatry of Reason
Call it what you like; divine moral justice is nearly impossible to put into words. We can characterize it. That’s what parabolic language is for and Jesus used parables as the primary means to teaching. People whose spirits are alive … Continue reading
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Job 28
Job’s friends had clearly failed to take advantage of revelation. Instead, they relied on their own reasoning as to how things worked, a miserable failure. Job continues his speech by explaining how wisdom is not within human reach, but requires … Continue reading
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Job 25
For once, Bildad reveals what he actually knows, not what he merely thinks. In this very short chapter, he states two inarguable truths. God is ineffable; His position and power are beyond telling. At the same time, mankind is in … Continue reading
Job 19
For once, Job comes close to a direct answer to their accusations. Yet, because he uses reverse wording, most Western commentators miss the point. Again, Job does not accuse God of injustice. Rather, he warns his visitors that if they … Continue reading
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The Mythology of Uniformity
As one reader noted, with full consciousness I subject the intellect to the Spirit. The mind was granted by God to serve the Spirit. Western Christianity typically presumes to intellectualize the Spirit, and that’s backwards, because it subjects the Spirit … Continue reading
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Job 15
Eliphaz gets downright rude with Job. He says Job is a blustery fool, referring to his defense as the harsh hot wind from the eastern deserts. He accuses Job of encouraging blasphemy from irreverent folks. Eliphaz feels Job’s sin is … Continue reading
Yapping Religious Terriers
The fundamental nature of the Fall is placing human reason in the executive role. God gave the intellect as the proper tool for organizing how one is to obey the Spirit. The intellect is the servant, not the master. Western … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, epistemology, human reason, intellect, mysticism, scripture, western christianity
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Job 11
The starting point of moral wisdom is recognizing our minds are not equal to the task. When we understand the fullness of our fallen condition, we realize we cannot know the nature of things nor all the factors in any … Continue reading
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