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Law of Moses — Exodus 23:10-18
A primary element in Creation is the cycle of life. The whole point of the Seven Days of Creation narrative was to mark this very thing. God wove the seven day cycle into the fabric of reality. All of our … Continue reading
How Divine Truth Works
God does not punish people; He punishes sin. People get hit with wrath because they are clinging to the sin He punishes. This is why it looks random to so many Westerners, because they simply cannot grasp the notion of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, divine revelation, epistemology, human reason, moral accountability, moral consciousness, redemption, Western thought
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Another Case of Missing the Point
God didn’t make perversion; that’s just a reflection of our fallen nature. Most of the Western debate about sexual perversion is rooted in avoiding the revelation of God. Remember that sin is defined as arguing with the Creator; evil is … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Garden of Eden, human sexuality, redemption, Roman Catholic Church, shalom, western christianity, western civilization
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He Enjoys Our Company
Faith is a question of perception, getting your head lined up with your convictions. The fallen fleshly nature rejects the leadership of revelation. By design, we have the volitional means to overcome the resistance of the flesh. We have within … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, divine revelation, evangelism, flaming sword, Garden of Eden, moral perception, redemption, the Fall
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Secrecy Lies
Let’s explore another value shift: secrecy. In the Bible, secrecy is a valid tactic, but is immoral as a strategy. That is, you can deny your enemy knowledge of the facts of your tactical plan, but you cannot hide from … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, communion, epistemology, faith, Garden of Eden, philosophy, propositional truth, redemption, western epistemology
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Psalm 130
Our greatest difficulty in reading the Psalms is that we struggle to enter the Hebrew mind. This short piece sounds so much like David for its depth of passion, but there were others who caught the same fire for the … Continue reading
Our Crazy Ancient New Religion 2
It was almost as if someone was crying, injured and unloved. I turned to the bush and something made me look around behind, under the leaves and branches. There, stuffed in among the limbs close to the ground was an … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, moral discernment, redemption, religion, scripture, sensory heart, spirituality
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Psalm 90
Thus we begin the Fourth Book of Psalms. The psalms that follow are generally liturgical in nature, as are those of the Fifth Book. Perhaps it’s divided between 106 and 107 only for convenience in terms of size, because the … Continue reading
Psalm 74
Attributed to Asaph, it could as easily be simply someone from his clan who wrote this. We do well to remind ourselves that the Hebrew culture saw no reason to be quite so precise about such things. Nor should we … Continue reading
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Tagged hebrew culture, history israel, Israel, Psalms, redemption
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Sexual Identity and the Big Picture
The Curse in Genesis 3 is universal, covering the entire expanse of human concerns because it binds the whole universe. If nothing else, we know that time-space limitations affect only the fallen plane of existence. We were not designed for … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, culture, empathy, human nature, marriage, moral imperative, moral truth, psychology, redemption, religion, scripture, society
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