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NT Doctrine — 1 Timothy 6

Posted on June 15, 2024 by ehurst

Again, Paul wrote this letter to Timothy while the latter was serving in Ephesus, helping to establish the presence of Christian faith as no threat, contrary to false claims of Demetrius the silversmith some years before. The city would soon … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Timothy 4

Posted on June 1, 2024 by ehurst

There is a unifying theme in this chapter: We do not accomplish a spiritual mission by worldly means. Holiness is not a quality of this world, but something beyond this level of existence that can only be indicated, symbolized, and … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Ours

Posted on May 31, 2024 by ehurst

Consider the logic: Human nature is loaded with desires on multiple levels. Even in the fabric of petty individual desires there are threads of something much bigger, of a discernible human imperative. The instinct for self-preservation is just the face … Continue reading →

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Not Merciful and Kind

Posted on April 1, 2024 by ehurst

In response to a private conversation, I feel the need to reiterate a fundamental truth from Scripture: Your fleshly nature is not the real you. If you are among God’s Elect, then your fleshly nature is something you are compelled … Continue reading →

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Just Use It

Posted on March 29, 2024 by ehurst

You may have heard of the Halo video game franchise. It’s quite entertaining, up to a point. It’s also anti-Christian. A major premise of the game is mocking faith in Eternity and pushing the dire necessity of advancing humanity against … Continue reading →

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Miracle Growth

Posted on March 18, 2024 by ehurst

I’m often amazed at how people often operate on false assumptions about the gospel message. The Kingdom of Heaven is a kingdom of (a) the Elect who (b) aspire to live by the Covenant of Christ. Election was completed before … Continue reading →

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Sane Limits

Posted on March 16, 2024 by ehurst

Bear with me a moment, as this will seem at first like chasing a rabbit. The rabbit is running in the same direction we are. Do you understand the inherent flaw of that academic discipline called Economics? It’s one unquestioned … Continue reading →

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Christ Disowns It

Posted on March 12, 2024 by ehurst

I feel led to reopen a can of worms that has been unsealed for quite some time. This cannot be sufficiently addressed in a single post, simply because my answers are woven into my writing over many years. I’m hardly … Continue reading →

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Working for the Devil?

Posted on February 27, 2024 by ehurst

I guess I need to explain this again. I keep getting chatter from people who promote planning ways to change the human situation. The human situation cannot be changed at our level. Get that through your thick heads, folks. There’s … Continue reading →

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The New Civil War

Posted on October 4, 2023 by ehurst

Let’s consider the context again. Those who obey Biblical Law cannot consider themselves Americans. By secular law, we might be citizens of the US, but we are simply on loan from God. We belong to Him; the bulk of Americans … Continue reading →

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