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Tired, Too
We have a trio of items for this week’s Bible lesson. First, review Genesis 3:21 where God clothed Adam and Eve with skins. These days, everyone assumes this is an obscure reference to shedding blood as forerunner to the sacrificial … Continue reading
Heiser and Leviticus 15
Re: Naked Bible 75: Leviticus 12-15 Last year I was wading through Heiser’s series on Leviticus. I didn’t cover much of it here, but picked out items of special interest. However, since that time, something he said in this particular … Continue reading
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Tagged fleshly nature, Law of Moses, Leviticus, Michael S. Heiser, mortality, otherworldly, ritual observances
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Tend His Sheep
Collate; pull together your memory of Scripture. There were Three Rebellions: (1) The Fall in the Garden forced us into mortal bodies and made us focus on a worldly existence; (2) the Watchers crossed the boundary into this world and … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged divine election, economic troubles, human capabilities, human government, otherworldly, prophecy, shepherd role, tribulation
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Escaping the Empire
There were three rebellions in the Unseen Realm: the Fall in the Garden, the Watchers before the Flood, and the betrayal after the Tower of Babel. The Cross addressed all three. NT evangelism should also address all three. Churches today … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged american empire, Ancient Rome, baptism, elohim, Nephilim, otherworldly, personal redemption, the Fall, the Spirit Realm, Three Rebellions, Tower of Babel, Unseen Realm, Watchers
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More on Heart Power
Offline conversations make it clear that readers are missing my point. Allow me to make it more obvious to you: Living in your heart instead of your head is the pathway to reclaiming the miraculous promises of God. On the … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, heart-led, otherworldly, personal redemption, sensory heart, worldliness
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Joy Is Mandatory
Sinners will sin. Does that bother you? We don’t belong to this world. “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love. If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, … Continue reading
No Comparison
The whole letter of Hebrews is focused on the New Covenant in contrast to the Old. Many of us recall how Chapter 11 reviews the host of faithful from the Old who are now watching us from Heaven. The New … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Covenant of Christ, covenants, fleshly nature, Hebrews, human suffering, otherworldly, the Cross, the Devil, tribulation
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Head-games Are Reality
A basic principle of Christian Mysticism: This world is a lie. It is not ultimate reality, but a simulation of sorts. This is a laboratory in which the truth of God’s justice is proved in how people react under certain … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, game theory, head games, jesus parables, moral truth, otherworldly, Sigma Frame, symbolic communication, YouTube
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They Are Not the Reason
One of the things we keep running into in our witness for Scripture is western utilitarian assumptions. This is whence we get the idea of “making the world a better place”. That, plus the subconscious western assumption that this world … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, compassion, God's glory, otherworldly, Unseen Realm
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This Is What Really Matters
On those long bike rides across the American countryside, what will I say to people who start chattering about politics or social issues? I’m sure it will vary some depending on the context, but if anyone really wants to know, … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged grace, music, otherworldly, politics, sacrificial love, social mythology
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