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No Flash and Flourish
The greatest miracle of all is a change in your heart, followed by a change in your mind to obey your heart. If exposing our false notions of what to fear is one edge of the sword of truth, then … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, divine revelation, history, miracles of Jesus, propaganda, psychology, scripture
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Heart Without Fear
It’s not enough to suggest that we fear too much or the wrong things. Our Western heritage includes a depth and kind of fear that is completely foreign to Scripture. Our programmed reactions to things includes a dark and sinister … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, epistemology, fear of the unknown, propaganda, psychology, scripture, Western heritage, Western mythology
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Moral Down Payment
Do you suppose the grass sang when His resurrected feet trod the ground of the garden where He had been buried? Given the recent months of teaching here, consider again what Paul says about Creation and the Fall: For the … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, epistemology, moral consciousness, mysticism, peace, scripture, sensory heart, spirituality
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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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The Distaff Problem
The key to reclaiming biblical manhood lies first in teaching your mind to obey your heart, and developing a genuine masculine tenderness and empathy. Women have their own kind of empathy. You would expect some overlap in effects, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, empathy, feminism, marriage, scripture, spirituality
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Empathy’s Sweet Power
Having a masculine tenderness and empathy won’t keep you from lopping off a few heads, but it will teach you to approach the dirty task with greater moral justice. Popular images of Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) justice are rife with … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, empathy, King David, Law of Moses, love, moral justice, psychology, scripture, spirituality
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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
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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
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Tagged Adam and Eve, divine revelation, Garden of Eden, God's character, law, moral intelligence, nature, scripture
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