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Evil Fighting Evil
According to the Word of God, the single biggest problem for life after the Fall is too much human organization and leadership. If you want to suggest that a simplified tribal existence in a dispersed and decentralized structure isn’t “working” … Continue reading
Most Government Is Inherently Evil
If we can embrace by faith the doctrine of the Fall, then our hearts can lead our minds to a more realistic philosophical frame of reference. Mankind is broken and cannot be fixed in reference to this world. The only … Continue reading
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Tagged democratic government, divine revelation, feudalism, government, moral justice, old testament, the Fall
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Sermon on the Mount 7 (Updated)
Retaliation versus Restoration 5:38-42 It would be hard to find a passage that has been used and abused to spawn more nonsense than this one. It seems precious few commentators have ever bothered to discover the context in Hebrew history. … Continue reading
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Tagged law, materialism, Messiah, moral justice, shalom, the Covenant of Moses
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Divine Espionage
Jesus often sought solitude to pray. When someone discovers that their heart is a sensory organ in itself, that habit of Jesus makes an awful lot of sense that it didn’t before. Communion with unfallen nature is a divine treat, … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, espionage, moral justice, peace, politics, western biases
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We Puzzle
Living heart-led doesn’t make you stupid, but a lot of folks might thinks so. People see that massive scar on my knee and the vestigial swelling and ask questions. Most of the time it ends up with silly questions about … Continue reading
Proverbs 25
We have already seen how the unnamed final editor of this volume never saw fit to reduce duplication, but faithfully pieced together several collections as they were. 1. These are also proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king … Continue reading
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Tagged King Solomon, moral justice, proverbs, social context, wisdom literature
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Psalm 78
For anyone who operates on the moral level of the heart, it is thoroughly frustrating to see people walk away from that beguiling faculty of the Spirit. It is inherent in the most ancient roots of Hebrew culture to take … Continue reading
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Tagged Asaph, heart-mind, history israel, moral justice, parable, prophecy, Psalms
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Proverbs 16 (Part 2)
(Divided into two posts because it’s long.) 17. The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his way. This is simply a flawed translation, rendering three different words as “way.” It … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrew Mysticism, human senses, King Solomon, moral justice, moral wisdom, scripture, social awareness, wisdom literature
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Proverbs 15 (Part 1)
(Divided into two parts because the chapter is long.) Proverbs 15 Facts are not on the same level as truth. We are obliged to recognize the moral primacy of social stability under God’s revelation. How we handle criticism, justified or … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, heart, King Solomon, moral discernment, moral justice, proverbs, scripture, social stability, wisdom literature
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Flashback: The Rehabilitation of Peter
A major focus here at Kiln of the Soul virtual parish is healing, of restoring divine justice to the lives of individuals. Naturally that puts our emphasis on pastoral counseling. I write with the aim to declare as clearly as … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, Jesus, moral justice, pastoral counseling, pastoral ministry, psychology, scripture, Simon Peter
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