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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 6
This chapter is one of those Bible passages that suffers a lot from translation in English. It was bad enough translating Hebrew thoughts into Greek. It’s easy to miss what the writer is telling the Hebrew Christians in Rome. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrew Mysticism, Hebrews, Melchizedek, miracles, oral lore, spiritual birth, submission to God, Word of God
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His Sacrificial Love
Two problems — (1) It’s one thing to recognize the utility of simple observation and analysis. It’s another thing to imagine that your analysis answers all the pertinent questions. (2) The miracles of faith are extraordinary, and yet should be … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical manhood, faith community, game, miracles, otherworldly, psychology, sacrificial love, shepherd role, spiritual orientation, worldliness
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Top of the List
Once we get past the Radix Fidem approach to religion, it’s just a matter of answering questions. In the process of answering questions, we open the door to someone’s heart so they can hear the things they need to hear. … Continue reading
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Tagged covenants, hearing the voice of god, miracles, miracles of Jesus
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NT Doctrine — Acts 5:12-42
It was summer in Jerusalem. There was more than one kind of heat, though. The gospel of Jesus burned like a bonfire in His disciples.Luke tells us the miracles that accompanied Jesus were even more prevalent in the Apostles. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostles, commentary on acts, Gamaliel, Jesus the Messiah, miracles, Sadducees, Sanhedrin, Temple
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NT Doctrine — Acts 3:1-4:22
It didn’t take long for the Jewish leadership to take offense at this explosion of faith in Jesus. Diaspora or not, the crowd of Jesus’ disciples was growing, and their presence was strongly felt in the city. Jesus had said … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus the Messiah, miracles, persecution of christians, Pharisaism, Sadducees, Sanhedrin, Temple
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A Long Way to Go
Every time I write something, my spirit cries out to God, “Give me the words! Don’t let me get in Your way, O Lord, but help me to straighten and smooth the path so You can touch hearts.” There’s little … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, Biblical Law, faith, human sexuality, Jesus Christ, miracles, pedophilia, the Covenant of Moses
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We Shall See Them
When I first felt the Lord’s call on my life some 50 years ago, I thought I knew what it meant. I struggled on that path, but kept getting pushed back and back and back. It wasn’t the people who … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant community of faith, faith, God's wrath, miracles, radix fidem
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Reporting on the Path
I have a vision. I’m not dreaming it up, but discovering something that has been standing there all along. It’s not a question of what might be possible, but of entering into something God is already doing, whether any of … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, faith, flaming sword, Garden of Eden, miracles, personal experience, the Cross, the Fall
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NT Doctrine — Acts 9:23-43
I cannot improve on my previous commentary. Where Paul had previously officiated the execution of Stephen, he now took up the work of Stephen himself, debating with the same overpowering logic in the synagogues. To have their chief enforcer now … Continue reading →