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Discernment 02: Boundaries

We know that there is quite a distance between Western assumptions about reality versus the world as portrayed in the Bible. You must unlearn at least some of what mainstream society has taught you. The call of faith will be … Continue reading

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Discernment 01: Unlearning

You will spend your whole life unlearning. The call to faith is the song of the heart, crying out to God for redemption. It’s the song that pulls us back to Eden. This path we follow is the whole thing; … Continue reading

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The Wrong Place

The Kingdom of Heaven is a kingdom in hearts, not in the flesh. It is not rooted in this world and refers to a higher reality with entirely different rules. The whole issue is pulling away from this world in … Continue reading

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Otherworldliness

Ref: Jesus Stills the Storm (Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25) The most common boat on Galilee was designed for a crew of two or three, and when loaded with a good catch, sat pretty low in the water. With … Continue reading

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Teachings of Jesus — John 14:1-11

Jesus begins a series of heart lessons. As previously noted in this series, He is saying things He knows their hearts will recognize and will absorb, and store in their souls for use later. The only drama here is the … Continue reading

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Process, Not Product

The professor told us it was all about process, not product. It was the popular buzzword terminology of that time when I was in teachers’ college in the mid-1990s. This was just a globalist attempt to first rip away the … Continue reading

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Act Like It Matters

How can we escape the moral rot of this world? How can we articulate in our own lives the essence of divine revelation that brings us to the Gate of Eden? It’s easy to get lost in the mechanics of … Continue reading

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Just in Case You Missed It

Sometimes you have to state the obvious. It gets like that when too many people are chasing outright fantasies. Human nature is fallen; it cannot be amended. The only hope you have in dealing with humanity at large is to … Continue reading

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Teachings of Christ — John 12:20-36

Prior to the coming of Christ, the path of redemption back to Eden was quite demanding. Even for Israel, it was pretty tough. It usually meant studying the Covenant of Moses and seeking God’s face until the light dawned inside … Continue reading

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Addenda to the Bible Lesson

Ref: Teachings of Jesus: John 11:1-46 Let me drill down a little deeper into Jesus’ comment in verses 9-10. He said this as a parable about the Jews who threatened His life. Take a look at this translation (MKJV): Jesus … Continue reading

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