-
-
Contact me:
-
ehurst@radixfidem.blog
Categories
Tag Archives: scripture
Shepherding and the Glimmer
Without that holy glimmer, you aren’t going to understand. The entire universe is under a curse. If you can’t at least humor me on that, I suggest you’ll waste your time reading this blog, because it’s the basic assumption behind … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged computer ministry, divine mercy, divine revelation, mysticism, scripture, spirituality
Comments Off on Shepherding and the Glimmer
The Limits of Cause and Effect
This is easily the single biggest issue, a mental reflex that requires long conscious reflection to overcome. We are taught from birth to seek a cause-and-effect relationship in all things. Only if we get a really good education can we … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged cause and effect, cause-and-effect relationship, history, intellect, Israel, moral fabric, mysticism, peace, scripture, spirituality, The Curse
Comments Off on The Limits of Cause and Effect
Song of Solomon 6
The bride continues conferring with her support network. The maidens ask if the bride knows where her man went. The question refers more to the kind of place, rather than some specific location. The bride answers that he is downright … Continue reading
Program Notes: Aristotelian Thought
If you are born in any English-speaking country, you have a Western bias; you are part of Western Civilization. To be Western in any degree includes being Aristotelian. Indeed, it’s true to varying degrees in almost all of Europe and … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged civilization, culture, epistemology, history, mysticism, philosophy, religion, scripture, western bias, western civilization
5 Comments
Context: Divorce
The hardest thing I do in dealing with Christians is helping them break some very bad mental habits. If you absorb the assumption of a unitary universe, you will struggle with most of what I write. You will be mixing … Continue reading
Context: Angels and Demons
I refuse to dispute with Scripture. You can bet I’ll dispute over Scripture. That is, I will debate with you what it actually says, but I’ll never hide or confuse the issue intentionally. I can point to a wealth of … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged ANE, epistemology, hebrew literature, mysticism, propaganda, revelation, scripture, spirituality, Western mythology
12 Comments
A Psychology of Evangelism
Clinging to Western rationalism in religious matters is tantamount to wallowing in the Fall. You can read English translations of the Bible through Western lenses and find frantic assertions that you absolutely must organize resources and invade other countries with … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged epistemology, evangelism, Hebrew Mysticism, religion, scripture, spirituality, western biases
Comments Off on A Psychology of Evangelism
Psalm 14
In Hebrew thinking, the concept of “fool” is someone devoid of moral perception. Almost every other human talent can be present in abundance, but without using God’s revelation as a reference point, you cannot possibly be acceptable to Him. The … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged covenants, culture, divine revelation, hebrew poetry, King David, Psalms, scripture
Comments Off on Psalm 14
Christian Un-politics
Sometimes you just have to back off and see the forest for the trees. Before the Harlot Church, there was the Harlot Israel (see the prophet Hosea). She rode the Beast of Rome. Rome was the patsy in crucifying Christ. … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged Israel, Judaizers, Modern Israel, mysticism, old testament, resistance, scripture, spirituality, Zionism
Comments Off on Christian Un-politics