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Sources
The Root of Faith (Radix Fidem) is in the heart; the Sources of Faith are the hand of God in your environment. Some of you may have been following my conversation with Steven on various points of faith and religion. … Continue reading
Keep It in the Heart
The Ancient Near East in general, and the Hebrew people in particular, bore an ancient legacy of the heart-mind. While it’s obvious not everyone was heart-led, it is also obvious that Scripture took seriously the existence of the heart-mind as … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, faith, heart-led, law, moral discernment, mysticism, Pharisaism, religion, scripture
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Ditch the Systematic Theology
“What must I do to be saved?” We see this question from the Philippian Jailer in Acts 16:30. The question itself arose from Greek culture. It became a figure of speech, so the actual meaning varies with the context. It … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, faith, heart-mind, hebrew literature, intellect, moral discernment, mysticism, philosophy, scripture, theology, western civilization
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Suffering Is Your Ally
From my study notes on 2 Corinthians 1: It seems unfortunate we translate the Greek word (paraklesis) simply as "comfort" in English, because the typical associations with that word miss the point. The Greek word is both the invocation of … Continue reading
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Tagged mysticism, otherworldly, scripture, tribulation
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Duty to Deceive
First, a little context: faith = convictions = heart-mind moral discernment. We’ve had two millennia of people abusing the word “faith” to mean an intellectual body of belief plus the actions arising from such belief. It goes back to that … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, epistemology, heart-mind, intellect, mysticism, politics, propaganda, religion, war, western civilization
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Heart-led Parables
Our mysticism is not as their mysticism. One of the most confusing things we deal with is a vast legacy of Western-style mysticism. The Western version remains cerebral; it does not target a heart-led understanding. Instead, there is some nebulous … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, mysticism, parable, philosophy, scripture, symbolic logic, western intellectual heritage
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Realm without Words
What can I tell you? I don’t want meaning. I want peace and faith. I want a connection to the Creator so that I can discern His character directly in Creation. What my mind can make of these things is … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, intellect, languages, mysticism, spirituality
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Progress: DIY
I’ve ditched the cane, now. I hobble around with the brace, walking slowly and making sure the leg swings the full range of motion with each stride so as to gently stretch everything. The brace was killing me, though. It … Continue reading
Our Crazy Ancient New Religion 6
You will fail. That is, lots of things you try won’t turn out as you expect. So the only wise course is to adjust your expectations. Turn failure into learning and learning into victory. I’ve done what I could in … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, heart-mind, moral discernment, mysticism, religion, spirituality, western civilization
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Our Crazy Ancient New Religion 5
Three short items this time. One — Be aware that heart-led is not the same as spiritually awakened. So far as anyone can tell, the choice to use the sensory heart and connect your conscious awareness to the heart-mind is … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, moral discernment, mysticism, propaganda, sensory heart, spirituality, western civilization
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