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Job 34
Elihu endeavors to use the same linguistic manners as Job and his friends. So he offers words on their level and invites them to assess carefully in a wider context whether the things they have said make any sense. Elihu … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, biblical languages, civilization, culture, Elihu, human reason, Job, law, scripture
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Lawful Grace; Graceful Law
Law is grace. Were it not for God’s fervent and determined favor toward us, there would be no revelation. Revelation has always been fundamentally addressed to humans where they stand in a fallen world and in fallen terms. The objective … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged divine justice, jesus parables, law, mission, mysticism, scripture, spirituality
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Forever Pastoral
It’s not about me, so I tend to avoid divulging much. Still, there comes those moments when it’s hard to do much unless you explain the human context. After all, I teach that the whole point of everything is people, … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged civilization, eldercraft, ministry, mysticism, organizing principle, religion, scripture, spirituality, western christianity
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Job 33
Elihu begins by noting he claims no special privilege or revelation. He appeals to Job as a fellow creature of God and does not accuse him of sin any worse than his own. Would Job listen to the words and … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, Job, mortality, mysticism, scripture, spirituality
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Job 32
People in the Ancient Near East would recognize that most moral questions can be answered differently on different levels. They were untroubled by apparent paradoxes and reversals of good and evil when viewing the exact same issue from different contexts. … Continue reading
Idolatry of Reason
Call it what you like; divine moral justice is nearly impossible to put into words. We can characterize it. That’s what parabolic language is for and Jesus used parables as the primary means to teaching. People whose spirits are alive … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, human reason, intellect, mysticism, propositional truth, religion, scripture
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Chasing Sheep on Narrow Tracks
He doesn’t have too awful many, so it’s worth chasing down the few that can be found. I’m serving the Shepherd King. That’s a parable of reality, a parable and reality few recognize, never mind what the PR suggests. He … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, gospel, human understanding, intellect, leadership, mission, parable, scripture, spirituality
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Job 31
Let’s recall that the early chapters state Job did not sin against God in his words. That doesn’t mean he was without error in the sense of how his words affected others. We recognize that the elder trio provoked him … Continue reading
Virtual Activist
There is no place for absolutism in this world. I’ve already stated often enough that I am not a political activist of any stripe. It’s not that my actions have no political meaning, but politics is never the point. The … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, government, human government, internet, military, oppression, resistance, scripture, technology
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A Higher Power
Daniel 3: The Hebrews in Nebuchadnezzar’s Furnace Ancient Hebrew culture was contemplative. You were supposed to read or hear something and think about it, extrapolating and expanding on it. You were training the mind to obey something much higher than … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, government, history, Nebuchadnezzar, psychology, religion, resistance, scripture, social mythology
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