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Teachings of Jesus — John 16:1-15
Jesus prepares the disciples for the coming of the Holy Spirit. While He walked in this world as a human, it was His spirit alone. Once He arose into Heaven, it was possible to share His spirit with everyone who … Continue reading
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Tagged feudalism, heart-led, Holy Spirit, John's Gospel, ministry, mortality
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Teachings of Jesus — John 15:18-27
Do not expect a place at the table. Following Jesus means rejecting this world, and the world will most certainly return the favor. We should love each other the way Christ loves us, and we should bear the hatred of … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden of Eden, Israel, John's Gospel, King David, mortality, Psalms
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Teachings of Jesus — John 13:31-38
There is no big secret, no magical insights from this passage. It’s quite likely that you have read or heard a ton of stuff about it. The main point here is the focus John picks up in his reporting of … Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, Jesus Christ, John's Gospel, messianic expectations, mortality, Two Realms
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Antidote to Fear 02
If the Lord doesn’t breathe life into these words, they cannot help you. This is the work of the Holy Spirit. All I’m doing is sharing my experience; this is my personal narrative. If God doesn’t make it real to … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, Creation, mortality, narrative, propaganda, Satan, the Fall
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Didn’t Deserve to Die
“Just tell me this, man: Why does my mother have to get sick and die? She was a good person; she doesn’t deserve to die!” This is often leveled as an accusation. While it pretends to attack God, it’s really … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Creation, feudalism, human suffering, Law Covenants, mortality, otherworldly, peace, shalom, the Fall
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Not Necromancy
I spoke with my father-in-law the other day; he’s been dead for several years. No, this is not necromancy. The Bible makes it pretty clear that the dead do not come back unless God sends them. At His whim that … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, fallen nature, human intellect, Law of Moses, miracles of Jesus, mortality, scripture, western biases
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What the Hell?
Some of you get it, but it seems there is enough confusion that I need to restate things for clarity. I use the English word “Hell.” If you have been paying attention, you’ll notice I use it in the vernacular … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Creation, culture, epistemology, hebrew literature, intellect, languages, mortality, otherworldly, western civilization
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Psalm 90
Thus we begin the Fourth Book of Psalms. The psalms that follow are generally liturgical in nature, as are those of the Fifth Book. Perhaps it’s divided between 106 and 107 only for convenience in terms of size, because the … Continue reading
Psalm 49
We should not assume that figurative language indicates actual belief. The Ancient Near Eastern civilizations as whole generally avoided discussing the afterlife because they made no pretense of understanding it. Instead, they relied on a range of confused metaphors to … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, figurative language, human understanding, material wealth, moral character, mortality, mysticism, Psalms, spirituality
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