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Psalm 28
The greatest threat to David and his people was not some external nation or empire, nor some insidious spy in his court working for some other interest. The greatest threat was departure from the Covenant. More specifically, the greatest danger … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of moses, Israel, King David, moral fabric, Psalms, scripture
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That First Step
Jesus came to correct the false understanding of Moses’ Law. There were plenty of things the Jews of His day got right. For example, there was no blatant idolatry. It wasn’t much of an issue, so Jesus only noted in … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged culture, history, human sexuality, idolatry, Israel, Law of Moses, mysticism, religion, scripture
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Moral Power
Divine justice is reality. It is not a restraint in the sense that you cannot sin, but that you cannot understand what sin is, nor the consequences of sin, without understanding God’s Laws. Everything He did in Creation follows His … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Adam and Eve, divine revelation, Garden of Eden, God's character, law, moral intelligence, nature, scripture
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Scripture, Serenity and Sexual ID
Some of my readers still suffer from the effects of legalistic literalism in their education. Writing here on this blog, I often use certain terms loosely because of the necessities of parabolic language. I could nail down with precision that … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, divine revelation, epistemology, law, Law Covenants, propaganda, scripture, sexual identity, Western mythology
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Hectic Cathexis
Cathexis is a big fat liar. In the study of human behavior, cathexis refers to the tendency to fall in love in the worst sense. Most of us wander through life with an appetite for certain things, a sense of … Continue reading
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Tagged cathexis, country music, culture, King David, music, mysticism, Psalms, psychology, scripture, spirituality, the Garden of God
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Confusing the Two
The underlying mythology of our age is rabid materialism married to a grouchy Norse god. This god’s moods range between cold indifference and implacable rage, smiling only when he has played some heartless cruel trick on someone. We think of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, biblical morality, civilization, consequences, culture, justice, law, mysticism, scripture, spiritual awakening, spirituality
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Growing Pains
Over the pasts few weeks I’ve hit hard on fundamentals. It’s one thing to tell you how humanity has gotten some wrong ideas, but it’s another thing altogether to chase out how those ideas bring us into a wholly different … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged church, communion, fellowship, mysticism, religion, scripture, spirituality
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Natural Justification
I can teach you something, but unless you use it, the teaching means nothing. It’s not enough to put the mind at rest about the logic of some particular problem and solution. The mind is not in charge, though it … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged epistemology, materialism, mysticism, pastoral counselor, propaganda, psychology, scripture, Western mythology
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Living Treasury
Seek the potter and the fire, you lump of clay. In the Ancient Near East (ANE), the highest levels of scholarship might include as much science as they had at that time, but the bulk of research effort was in … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, ANE scholars, education, epistemology, intellect, mysticism, philosophy, religion, scripture, Western scholars, writing
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