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Moments of Moral Clarity
Sometimes those moments when the moral obligations are most obvious is when it hurts the most. In my world there is a particular person who is rather close, to the point of under my feet, as it were. This person … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical morality, culture, moral obligations, mortality, scripture, social conditioning, society, spirituality
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Psalm 7
People who don’t understand the Hebrew style of logic regard this psalm as wandering from one idea to another. They even imagine it might be several short bits thrown together, as if Hebrew scholars were no wiser than half-grown children. … Continue reading
Psalm 4
This is considered by scholars as a song of the evening. It’s another of those psalms that sound far better in Hebrew than in any translation. What comes across as simple and simplistic truism is actually quite majestic in tone. … Continue reading
Tired of Living?
Turn on your Bible memory. If I drag in every Scripture reference that supports and explains this, we’ll be here all day. You are accountable to God for familiarity with His revelation. As recorded in the Gospels, during those moments … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged divine revelation, human glory, Lucifer, mysticism, scripture, spirituality
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Psalm 3
The context is inserted by tradition, not a part of the original words, referencing events in 2 Samuel 15. It is by no means implausible. This psalm reveals how David was hardly arrogant, rather quite confident in the power of … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged human failure, Israel, King David, peace, resistance, scripture
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Linked to Eternity
There are no particular facts, but Scripture indicates spiritual awakening is all-or-nothing. Once the Spirit invades your being, all of Eternity comes with Him. The connection is complete. Why it is we cannot then immediately exercise all the gifts of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, mission, mysticism, Paul, religion, scripture, spiritual awakening, Two Realms
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The Path Home
How’s the tribulation going for you? I don’t suffer from the common evangelical End Times mythology. This should establish a clear separation between them and me. If you are a glutton for torture, try my analysis of John’s Apocalypse. In … Continue reading
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Tagged America, government, oppression, persecution complex, propaganda, scripture, Western Christian mythology
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Psalms: Intro and Ch 1
Introduction The English name of this book arises from a the Septuagint, and is a Greek word (psalmoi) meaning songs accompanied by a stringed instrument (psalter). David started the collection with older existing material and wrote many more. Quite a … Continue reading
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Tagged hebrew poetry, moral justice, Psalms, scripture
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Whence Two Realms?
People have asked me where I get the concept of Two Realms. I admit my terminology is my own, so you can call things what you like. However, it’s pretty simple — read John 3. Jesus tells Nicodemus that there … Continue reading
Job 42
Job confesses that God is beyond limits as He is the One who created boundaries. God’s divine justice cannot be thwarted by anything or anyone within Creation. Then Job answers the two direct questions God asked of him, in recognition … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, answer to Job, divine justice, Job, knowledge of God, revelation, scripture
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