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Why God’s Wrath Is Falling
Christian Mysticism isn’t a collection of principles. Discussing it is a matter of offering counter-principles to false ideas; Christian Mysticism itself transcends principles, but offers some very pragmatic guidance. So the counter-principles we have so far: We are fallen creatures; … Continue reading
A Home Elsewhere
Another practical implication of Christian Mysticism is shrugging off persecution. Jesus warned it was coming. Fallen human nature craves control and plunder, and divine revelation condemns that. We are duty bound to prophesy against those things. Anytime we start trying … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, materialism, otherworldly, persecution, politics, radix fidem
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Process, Not Product (Reprise)
It’s not at all a matter of the end product. The single factor that most distinguishes a real Christian Mystic from other believers is a commitment to obey convictions simply because they are convictions, without any regard for outcomes. We … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, communion, otherworldly, temptation, the Fall
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Mysticism and Mystery
It’s not supposed to be like this. Anyone can see that the very fact of mortality is in conflict with something that calls to us and draws us to better things. Something about our human existence is seriously broken. Take … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, Garden of Eden, mystical connection, otherworldly, the Fall
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Another Big Step
This is my vision. Share it, steal from it, ignore it or even attack it if that’s how you feel led, but this is the fire in my boiler and it’s full steam ahead for me. Radix Fidem is fundamentally … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Biblical Law, christian mysticism, church, divine calling, eldercraft, faith, mission, otherworldly, radix fidem, virtual religion
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Context for Service
It is no longer possible to bring together the divided halves of America. The only question now is when the shooting starts. There may be some false starts, but we shall have a civil war that will not end before … Continue reading
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Tagged divine calling, faith in God, heart-led, otherworldly, The Great Commission
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No Divided Loyalties
We are stateless vagabonds on this earth. One of the most powerful images from the Old Testament is that of the wilderness nomad. The nation of Israel was called upon to maintain the symbolism of living in tents long after … Continue reading
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Tagged kingdom of heaven, old testament, otherworldly, parable, poetic imagery, spiritual orientation, symbolic references
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Riding Herd on Sinners
I really appreciate Jack’s review of my teaching. Some of you may notice his answers aren’t precisely the same as mine, and you will already know that it doesn’t matter to me. I can’t recall when it came to me, … Continue reading
Royal Children
Lately the news reports have bored me. As I scan through various lists of stories supposedly worthy of attention, most of them are easily understood by just the headlines alone. It’s just more of the same attempts to distract us … Continue reading
A Reminder: Evangelism
As we prepare for the next wave of tribulation, can we summarize our evangelism? We aren’t trying to save this world. And there is nothing we can do about getting people into Heaven. Going to Heaven or not is entirely … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, divine revelation, epistemology, evangelism, heart-led, Jesus Christ, otherworldly, worldliness
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