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Meeting the Apocalypse
A conventional, mainstream religion will not carry you through the apocalypse. Only genuine faith can do that. If all you know about Christ is what’s recorded in the Bible, then you don’t know Him. He transcends the written record. Granted, … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, Covenant of Christ, Hebrew epistemology, moral boundaries, New Testament, old testament, open spirituality, scripture, western epistemology
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NT Doctrine — Titus 1
We have only a small bit of doctrine in this chapter. However, in order to understand it, we must grasp the context in which Paul places a strong statement. This letter was written roughly the same time as 1 Timothy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, island of crete, Judaizers, New Testament, Titus
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Hats and Covering
I’ve been asked about the issue of head covering during worship. Specifically, men in the Old Testament were required to wear something, and men in the New Testament are required not to. The issue is the term “covering”. This isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged covering, New Testament, the Covenant of Moses
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Chasing After Wind
Yeah, what he said. We are not supposed to “change the world” as most people use that phrase. The world is going to Hell and there’s nothing any human agency can do to change that. The best we can hope … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, church history, Early Church Fathers, Hebrew epistemology, intellectual heritage, New Testament, otherworldly, persecution
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NT Doctrine — Baptism
The English word “baptism” is taken from the Greek word baptizo used in the New Testament to signify the ancient Hebrew ritual washing. The Hebrew word most commonly associated with the practice is mikveh, which means “a gathering of waters”. … Continue reading
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NT Doctrine — John 18:12-27; Matthew 26:57-75
The parallel passages are Mark 14:43-72 and Luke 22:54-65. Mark alone mentions the young man who had followed Jesus and His disciples to the Garden from a distance, and stayed just close enough to watch the whole thing. When the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Jesus the Messiah, New Testament, persecution, Talmud
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NT Doctrine — John 13
(By request, I’m restoring these weekly Bible lessons to this blog. They will still appear in the forum as well.) The Seder was symbolic in the first place. It marked the birth of the Nation of Israel, the defining redemption … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus Christ, John's Gospel, Messiah, New Testament, teaching
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New Testament Doctrine — Matthew 12:1-14
The Sabbath Law was surprisingly simple: Don’t do any work. Treat it as a day dedicated to Jehovah for His use. The only question about executing this would be: How would God want to use this day? Eventually, distinctions were … Continue reading
Nothing Else Matters
I’m not the first to discuss this: The Old Testament makes mention of spiritual birth. When Nicodemus interviewed Jesus in John 3, we see the elder man’s confusion over the concept of spiritual birth. But Jesus answered from within the … Continue reading
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Tagged covenants, divine election, fallen nature, human futility, Law of Moses, New Testament, old testament
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NT Doctrine — Acts 2
The symbolism is so thick you could cut it with an ax. The Day of Pentecost is just another name for First Fruits. In this chapter of Acts, we are about to see the first fruits of the New Covenant … Continue reading →