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Reviewing Daniel’s Statue
Review the prophet’s vision of the statue in Daniel 2. As with any proper parable, the image has meaning that branches out into all directions. It bears applications of divine wisdom to far more than one element in human existence, … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient Greece and Rome, babylonian empire, hebrew culture, Hellenism, Persian Empire, Prophet Daniel, scripture, western christianity
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No Scarlet Letter
Maybe you remember the story in John 4, where Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman from Sychar. He could read her very soul, and noted that she had a very unstable romantic past. We know very little of the historical context … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft, teaching
Tagged human sexuality, Jesus, marriage, penitence, rituals, scripture, social conditioning
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Sermon the Mount 11
Model Prayer 6:9-15 So what would your private prayer sound like? On the one hand, memorizing this passage as some kind of sacred liturgy is a huge mistake. Nothing here suggests it, much less commands it. Rather, Matthew chose Greek … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew, feudal obligations, prayer, scripture, Talmud
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One Source
I’m not going to tell you that is no power outside the biblical Covenant of Christ. When Moses stood up in Pharaoh’s court, we see that the magicians were in some ways on par with Moses in terms of wonders. … Continue reading
Bible Study Break
It feels rather odd. For some years now I’ve worshiped at home. As part of my routine of life, every Saturday was a prep day, in which I would study another chapter of the Bible for the message the next … Continue reading
Walking Covenant Tablets
First, the foundation: For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, evangelism, heart-led, revelation, scripture
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Unchained Vision, Part 1
Once more the mad prophet gibbers and jabbers, rattling his chains and scrawling on the walls of his prison cell. Trying to explain some of this stuff is what drives me nuts. I’m compelled to use a language that is … Continue reading
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Tagged aristotelian epistemology, Biblical Mysticism, epistemology, Pharisaical Hellenism, scripture, Western Christian mythology
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Passion Prayer
First, an addition to your virtual library: I would like to recommend for you a source site I’ve used often — A Christian Thinktank. The author, Glenn Miller, is a computer guy like me, and also has a good education … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, christian mysticism, education, heart-led, scripture
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Psalm 135
This song is verbal clip-art; it is a collection of quotations from other psalms and songs from the historical books of the Old Testament. Artfully woven together in this new format, it was probably a responsive psalm, but there is … Continue reading
We Want More
Let me attempt to draw a picture here. I very much want a community, a fellowship based on shared beliefs. Not conformity and uniformity, because a primary doctrine at work here is the necessity of seeking to share what can … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, covenant community of faith, evangelism, fellowship, scripture
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