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Pulled Away
You’ve heard it before: If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. Let me add: If you want to make God smile, ask Him about His plans. I realize how radical a shift it is for Americans … Continue reading
What about Baptism?
We’ve talked about baptism before. Up to now, I’ve avoided trying to nail down the particulars. Over the years I’ve been influenced by several different traditions, and I played along with whatever was the practice of the church I attended. … Continue reading
HTCG 03k
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section E: History and Nature Part 3: Functional Cosmology versus Visual Cosmology It has been a common assumption that Hebrew cosmology can be interpreted visually. You can find lots of drawings, and they are all … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmology, Hebrew epistemology, Michael S. Heiser, Thorleif Boman, western epistemology
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HTCG 01e
We continue with Chapter 1. Section D: The Word Part 1: The Word in Ancient Oriental and Hebrew Thought It has been well established by many scholars that the image of word in Hebrew is not a matter of ideas … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Michael S. Heiser, pagan mythology, propaganda, Thorleif Boman, Word of God
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Telling the Story Again, Part 2
Let’s review what we gain from Heiser’s thesis. As always, it’s not simply his thesis; he brought together a vast body of scholarly work and presented it to church folks who rarely hear anything about it. The huge gulf in … Continue reading
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Tagged divine election, Eternity, Michael S. Heiser, righteous remnant, temptation, the Devil, the Fall, Three Rebellions, Unseen Realm
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Eschatology Notes 04
Final comment on Daniel 9: Nowhere in the NT is this prophecy quoted directly. This is something conspicuous by its absence, in that no one mentions it as messianic prophecy. Jesus mentions the “abomination of desolation” which is found a … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, Hebrew Mysticism, messianic prophecy, Michael S. Heiser, radix fidem, western epistemology
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Eschatology Notes 01
I was watching the Heiser videos a second time, taking notes. He said something about a document on his website so I went searching for it. Turns out he had a set of questions he had proposed way back in … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of abraham, covenants, Dispensationalism, eschatology, King David, Michael S. Heiser, the Covenant of Moses
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Eschatology Introduction
In case it wasn’t clear to you, the Radix Fidem path is inherently Amillennial. The key issue is that we do not believe the prophecies and promises require that Christ establish a political kingdom in this world. That’s the key … Continue reading
The Home of Christ
In one video on his YouTube channel, Heiser reveals that he is blue-pilled about the feminist cult in America. That’s what we would have expected, since he remained a part of mainstream churchianity. For this reason, he rejects the notion … Continue reading
NT Doctrine — Ephesians 3
This is by necessity a rather short lesson. The primary subject of this chapter is some of Paul’s personal background and a prayer on the readers’ behalf, but very little doctrine. The doctrinal issue here is very difficult for most … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, Elohim Council, Ephesians, Michael S. Heiser
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