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Love and Law
When you take away familial warmth from a society, you destroy everything. That destruction is seldom immediate, so most people lack the ability to understand this with their intellects; it requires a heart-led consciousness. The problem for us today is … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, divine revelation, government, heart-led, Law and Grace, Law Covenants, sacrificial love, scripture, Western mythology
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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Privileges
4. Privileges Jesus offers the same shalom as with the Covenant of Moses, but it still requires covenant faithfulness. Jesus is the Lord of His covenant household. He promises all the blessings Israel could have had, and much more, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Covenant of Christ, covenant of moses, faith, Garden of Eden, Holy Spirit, Law and Grace, Law Covenants, shalom
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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Covenants
The Bible addresses us in our fallen state. It says precious little of what came before, or what will follow after the Fall. This is mostly because fallen humans cannot comprehend life without mortality, or an existence not bound by … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Covenant of Noah, covenants, Law and Grace, Law of Moses, spiritual birth
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Divine Presence in Biblical Law
Biblical Law is its own reward. We need to understand that shalom is both requirement and reward. We need to keep before our eyes how Biblical Law is the character of Christ. We should desire it by reflex as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, covenant community of faith, divine calling, heart-led, Law and Grace, mission
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Yet Another Discussion of Law and Grace
My religion is Christian Mysticism. I’m sure you’ll associate all kinds of ideas with that, and most of them will be wrong, but it’s the closest I can get for you, because I am not part of the mainstream. That’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, covenant of grace, covenant of moses, Covenant of Noah, faith, Law and Grace, Lutherans, Paul, Reformation, theology
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They Say It’s Nutty
It’s not that we pay no attention to the consequences of our choices, but that our knowledge of the consequences aren’t the primary guide for our choices. We do what’s morally right. Not because of any alleged good payoff, but … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Biblical Law, law, Law and Grace, New Testament, old testament, prophecy
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The Magic Jesus Wand
Some readers will not get this; sometimes it’s very hard to untangle the lies of linear thinking and binary logic. It’s a standard feature of American theology, as if human reason was the rule to which all belief must bow … Continue reading
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Tagged covering, Creation, Jesus Christ, Law and Grace, Law Covenants, spiritual birth
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The Real Normal
Revelation is inherently symbolic, non-literal parables. Do you suppose there might be a reason God’s first revelation to fallen mankind was to assert the truth of The Fall? That’s what that business of the Flaming Sword was about at the … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, divine justice, divine revelation, epistemology, Hebrew Mysticism, jesus the man, Law and Grace, mysticism, spirituality
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The Law Is Grace
Western Christians typically say things like, “Words mean something.” Words are not truth, nor even containers of truth. Words are, at best, mere signs pointing out a path that brings you to God. God is truth. All truth is God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged covenants, divine justice, divine revelation, epistemology, Law and Grace, Law Covenants, mysticism, scripture, spirituality, western christianity, western christians
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