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Fixing Demonology
Wiping away the false demonology of Western Christianity, we can start fresh with a clear understanding rooted in God’s ancient revelation. Satan and his fallen angels are outnumbered two-to-one. The Apostle John took pains to declare this in the symbolic … Continue reading
Broken Demonology
The inherent failures of Western Systematic Theology are most evident in Demonology. In the first place, Systematic Theology is scarcely induced to recognize the divine, so it should be no surprise it handles demons poorly. They do appear in Scripture … Continue reading
Theology Is a Human Effort
A hallmark of Western Christianity is Systematic Theology. The whole idea was stolen from the Pharisees, who were Westernized when they embraced Hellenistic rationalism, and departed utterly from their ancient Hebrew intellectual roots. Anyone with a bit of classical education … Continue reading
Morals of Finance and Debt
People do not borrow money for business. They seek investors who become part owners. Shared ownership requires a close familial or covenantal relationship first. Without that connection, that assumption of shared loss and gain on a fundamental level, there is … Continue reading
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ANE Culture and the Place of Violence
We should not assume we understand violence the way it was understood in Scripture simply because we know how to use the word in modern English. The world today as we know it is not what God had in mind. … Continue reading
Word for Word
The words in any given language for “word,” and their definition, gives a clue to the orientation of the culture behind the language. In English, we have only one. In biblical studies, we see the Greek offers two commonly used … Continue reading
The Evils of Efficiency
People are the greatest treasure of great men. A fundamental feature of most ancient civilizations was the supreme value placed on good servants. When one empire conquered another, only the titular rival was killed or imprisoned, along with anyone who … Continue reading
Righteous Survival in a Global Meltdown
Ambitious title for my post, no? So we had late yesterday (US time) the dreaded Wikileaks release of secret embassy traffic. I reiterate what I’ve said in the past: Notice who wasn’t embarrassed by this stuff. The major player in … Continue reading
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Jesus Cracked a Whip
If you’ve read the Gospels in the New Testament, you are aware of the narrative where Jesus drove the currency scalpers out of the Court of Gentiles. The story goes Jesus bundled some cords together and used it like a … Continue reading
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Repent While There’s Time
God has called me to prophesy. Nothing I write or say as prophecy will diverge from anything written in the Bible, provided you can read it with the same frame of mind as those who wrote it. The great legacy … Continue reading