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Implications and Consequences

Posted on September 29, 2013 by ehurst

Ideas have consequences; bad ideas bring unnecessary misery. It’s not enough that we kill ourselves, either slowly or quickly, by embracing folly. We then insist that the world believe the same lies and it makes things far worse for everyone … Continue reading →

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Job 9

Posted on September 28, 2013 by ehurst

Most Western commentators and readers fail to grasp how thoroughly correct Job is in what he says. The primary disconnection is between the Western value system that insists life is precious. The people of the Ancient Near East lived in … Continue reading →

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Another Mystery of God’s Laws

Posted on September 23, 2013 by ehurst

(Ref: a previous post by similar title.) Yet another comment on my critical review of Life Church from your typical modern Christian Pharisee. The real issue remains the deep failure to understand what is normative. I realize that the biggest … Continue reading →

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Job 8

Posted on September 21, 2013 by ehurst

Now it’s Bildad’s turn to get it wrong. He continues pressing the false dichotomy and worse. Bildad begins with less courtesy than Eliphaz, suggesting Job is a windbag. His rhetorical question misses the point. This is not a matter of … Continue reading →

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A Mystery of God’s Laws

Posted on September 20, 2013 by ehurst

Every day I watch people struggle with God’s Laws. That’s because His Laws are reality; His Justice pervades all of Creation. The revelation of His ways in terms of Law Covenants was a gift meant for all humanity. Obey His … Continue reading →

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God’s Hesitation

Posted on September 17, 2013 by ehurst

Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not quarrel or cry out, … Continue reading →

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The Coming Hand of Wrath

Posted on September 16, 2013 by ehurst

Americans are headed for some very rough times. I keep saying that because the Lord keeps His prophetic warning to me very sharp and fresh. For example, our federal government as we now know it will be gone. Our economy … Continue reading →

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The Heresy of the Individual

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ehurst

Let’s drive a stake through the heart of this vampire and expose the corpse to the sunlight so it can’t come back. Only in Western social mythology do we have the false god of the Great Man. In the Bible, … Continue reading →

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Job 7

Posted on September 14, 2013 by ehurst

The problem with most Western readers is that, lacking an education in Ancient Near Eastern thought, they tend to agree fundamentally with Job’s friends. When Job turns to address himself to God, Westerners see him making false accusations, as if … Continue reading →

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HOWTO: Intergenerational Conflict

Posted on September 14, 2013 by ehurst

The conflict between generations is peculiar to the West. Fundamental to God’s moral character, as man can know it, is social stability. Fallen human nature fights it tooth and nail, but when we cling to God’s moral laws, we find … Continue reading →

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