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Psalm 22
Christians have long recognized this as the Crucifixion Psalm. It’s not as if David necessarily foresaw precisely that form of torture and execution. Each item is recognized as a form of suffering, and David runs together all the different images … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Christ on the Cross, Hebrew Mysticism, human suffering, Jesus' crucifixion, King David, mortality, scripture, spirituality
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The Drama
I’m watching it almost every day. It’s an addiction, cultivated within our Post-Modern Western society. It’s the result of cascading errors. First, they deny that there are higher planes of existence. This totally abnegates hope and aspiration, a reason to … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical morality, civilization, culture, entertainment, false dichotomy, psychology, scripture, spirituality, Western society
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Wisdom and Folly
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said something about not calling someone a fool. That is, in most English translations it comes out like that. If you are legalistic, you’d probably pass over the part later where Jesus called … Continue reading
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Tagged hebrew culture, Jesus, law, scripture, spirituality
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Sovereignty: Walk the Talk
The pastor should walk in his own message. The sovereignty of God can express itself in small ways, too. If you believe God is in charge of major world events and the confused, swirling currents of human politics, it’s no … Continue reading
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Tagged moral standards, mysticism, scripture, spirituality, The sovereignty of God
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Psalm 21
If the previous psalm was a prayer for faith in battle, this one is thanksgiving for the victory. And again, we reckon this song is in two parts. The first seems as the voice of the congregation singing about their … Continue reading
Sovereignty: More Than Just Theology
God is sovereign. It should be just that easy, but most people need a little explanation to get the full impact of that truth. This is His Creation; it is not merely a static collection of various bits of matter. … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracies, Creation, government, moral character, mysticism, oppression, revelation, scripture, spirituality
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Evangelical False God
It never stops. Every where I turn, I keep encountering the same blindness, though expressed in different ways. And the people who wallow in that blindness rarely seize the hand offered so they can be pulled out. Mercy cannot be … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged epistemology, law, old testament, scripture, spirituality, Western Christian mythology
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God’s Revelation on Sex
Let’s talk about sex. Like everything else, sometimes you have to back off completely outside of things in order to line up the proper approach, the proper line of sight so the essence of things becomes clear. Even if you … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged American Christian, civilization, culture, game, God's glory, moral imperative, mysticism, scripture, sexual identity, spirituality, Western Christian
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Divine Sense of Humor: Dominant English
English is hardly the best language to arise from human intellectual chaos, but it’s the one I know best. Part of that knowledge includes a lot of study in etymology and chasing out the roots through other variations in the … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, divine revelation, languages, mission, moral justice, mysticism, scripture, writing
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Sensory Heart
As Sister Wildcucmber noted, the heart is a sensory organ. Indeed, once the heart is awakened, the rest of the body touches our world in a wholly different way. She linked to an article whose author does seem to understand … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, intellect, moral fabric, moral perception, mysticism, nature, scripture, spirituality
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