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Privileges, Not Rights
Whenever I write about Divine Election, I always get questions. The majority of the time, they are questions asked from an American point of view, with all the bogus nonsense about human rights, etc. The ancient Hebrews never thought in … Continue reading
We Reject Calvinism
But we are predestinarians. I need to go back to fundamentals to explain the difference, because I’ve been asked about this again. If we don’t embrace the Hebrew assumptions about reality, we cannot understand the Bible. Most theologians and preachers … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged ancient hebrew culture, Calvinism, Covenant of Christ, covenants, epistemology, false guilt, fleshly nature, Gentiles, Hellenism, mortality, predestination, religion, sin, the Covenant of Moses, the Cross, TULIP
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The Book of Life
Ref: Naked Bible Podcast #89 The concept of “books” in Heaven is borrowed from Sumer and Mesopotamia. The more ancient concept is “tablets of destinies”. Heiser approaches the question of just how much of our existence is predestined under the … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Book of Life, divine election, King David, King Saul, Mesopotamia, Michael S. Heiser, Moses, Persian Empire, predestination, prophet isaiah, prophet jeremiah, Second Temple, Sumer
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Abiding Wrath of God
Does God punish nations for wickedness? Of course He does. However, He has made it clear that His agenda includes using such nations for His divine purposes. His purposes exceed our understanding, but He sometimes gives hints. The hints in … Continue reading
Posted in tribulation
Tagged America, fleshly nature, God's wrath, moral discernment, politics, predestination, worldliness
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The Paradox of Faith
You would think something like this is simple. Broadly, the psychology profession regards faith as something built into the human psyche. The message that profession has gotten from Christian religion is that faith is a miracle, not a normative human … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged commitment, divine election, faith, heart-led, human capabilities, predestination, psychology
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Hits and Misses
I’m often amazed how people gloss over this: Every encounter in life is a divine appointment, but not every divine appointment means God says “go with this”. Sometimes it’s an appointment to be tested, whether you’ll stand for God and … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged divine election, divine mercy, marriage, predestination
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What Humanity Deserves
Even folks who follow my writings struggle with getting a clear image in their minds: We are fallen creatures. In our present mortal form, the default divine justice is a short miserable life and a lingering painful death. That’s you … Continue reading
NT Doctrine — Romans 9
Paul has already established in the earlier chapters that when someone chooses to reject His guidance, they are delivered over to the Devil. They are granted all the evil they want, and more. It will fill their lives until it … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged commentary on Romans, divine election, predestination
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Leaving the Herd 01
Conversations and online reading convince me that, even among those who should know better, an awful lot of people still believe that some kind of bailout is possible. They talk and write as if they expect the Lord to provide … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged disasters, divine election, divine revelation, heart-led, human intellect, predestination, sanity, solar catastrophes
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NT Doctrine — Romans 10-11
Paul has established the firm principle that God’s decrees are not frustrated. The lack of willing participation does not alter the final results. That’s the whole point of using the word “predestination” — it’s about the destination, not how things … Continue reading →