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Who Reigns?
Biblical manhood is defined in America as “toxic masculinity”. That’s the official government definition in most jurisdictions. The question is, guys, are you toxic enough? Excellent post over on Jack’s blog: The Value of Feminine Humility by guest poster, Red … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, game, Humility, marriage, sacrificial love
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New Testament Doctrine — Matthew 5:33-48
This passage is not without context. Jesus is embarrassing the Scribes and Pharisees for their moral hypocrisy. He has entered upon a list of issues in which the Jewish leadership have defied God’s revelation going all the way back to … Continue reading
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Tagged Law Covenants, Matthew's Gospel, otherworldly, sacrificial love, wise servant
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Ruled by Compassion
As Jesus’ cousin and possibly His closest human friend, John is considered the Apostle closest to the Master’s heart, particularly in his writings. It was John who revealed that Jesus said at the Last Supper: “A new commandment I give … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, compassion, Covenant of Christ, covenants, sacrificial love, the Covenant of Moses
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The Heart Must Lead
I’m going to oversimplify so that we can see the big picture. Humans were intended to be family for God. Granted, that was in the context of His much larger family, which included a lot of other kinds of beings … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, covenant community of faith, faith, family, feudalism, head of household, heart-led, sacrificial love
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Love and Law
When you take away familial warmth from a society, you destroy everything. That destruction is seldom immediate, so most people lack the ability to understand this with their intellects; it requires a heart-led consciousness. The problem for us today is … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, divine revelation, government, heart-led, Law and Grace, Law Covenants, sacrificial love, scripture, Western mythology
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Teachings of Jesus — John 15:9-17
We could easily weary ourselves spewing forth poetic blather about this one overused word in English — “love” — and never quite get to the point Jesus is making here. It gets worse if we can’t be bothered with putting … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, communion, covenant family, feudalism, John's Gospel, sacrificial love
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Theology and Practice: Shalom
Shalom is best understood as peace with God. Once again, the only way to see this is in the context of covenants. Peace with God is not a reward; it is a context we are driven to build. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Christ on the Cross, curses and blessings, moral wisdom, sacrificial love, shalom, the Fall
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The Human Need to Give
There is a sense in which this can’t be explained, but it surely needs to be declared: Every human desperately needs to sacrifice for others. I’m not talking about our need for others to love us; that’s real but it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-led, psychology, sacrificial love
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Rejoice with Us!
Here’s something the mainstream church has gotten wrong over the centuries: We should never seek to cultivate the approval of outsiders. Granted, I can easily find a lot of church folks echoing that sentiment, but when pastors stop posting resumes, … Continue reading
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Tagged divine mercy, evangelism, heart-led, mainstream christianity, moral consciousness, sacrificial love, sensory heart
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