Tag Archives: law

BLDJ: Chapter 6

Posted on March 19, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 6. Far Away Let’s have just a moment of historical review here. So far as anybody can tell, among the current populations of Europe, the oldest occupants were Celts, … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 4

Posted on March 17, 2015 by ehurst

In essence, the Law of Noah is hard-wired into human nature. That is, the Law of Noah reflects what God revealed as the best way to live after the Fall. It would prevent the necessity of another global destruction of … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 2

Posted on March 16, 2015 by ehurst

To the untrained eye, this chapter seems almost pedantic. Solomon piles up the overlapping phrases again, trying to convince his readers that God is the source of all wisdom. Our problem in Western society is that we are so utterly … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 3

Posted on March 16, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 3. Basic Biblical Law Code The Covenant of Moses was for that people, in that land, at that time in history. It was never meant to be universal. Further, … Continue reading →

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Beyond Words

Posted on March 6, 2015 by ehurst

There is not a damned thing they can do to stop us. This is a tough write, today. I paint with words, but the metaphor promptly dies right there. Painting and writing are both completely different in how they work, … Continue reading →

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A Vision of Sharing

Posted on February 17, 2015 by ehurst

“For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20 Shedding the trappings of a broken past is highly variable. God alone decides what survives into the new life He gives each of … Continue reading →

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Divine Publicity Agent

Posted on January 26, 2015 by ehurst

We are not a gospel carnival side show. Let’s remind ourselves one more time how this religion works. Our whole reason for hanging around on this plane of existence is His glory. Everything in Creation is ripe for exploitation in … Continue reading →

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StT: 1 Corinthians 9:9

Posted on January 22, 2015 by ehurst

(Continuing with selections from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) Is it not amusing how quickly evangelical clergymen seize on something that lines their pockets? This is one place where they don’t seem to mind spiritualizing the text. Paul quotes … Continue reading →

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Conviction versus Guilt

Posted on January 11, 2015 by ehurst

One of Satan’s greatest victories has been the mythology of objective truth. Do you know that the root cause of crippling false guilt is the imagination that you have transgressed some objective standard? That you will have to deal with … Continue reading →

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Compute Morally

Posted on January 7, 2015 by ehurst

Can the Law of Noah apply to computers? My wife has run Win7 on her desktop machine since it was released. It’s not that she never found any unwanted malware, but that it never affected the operation of her system. … Continue reading →

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