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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 13:24-43
This is about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus contrasts its nature with that of human kingdoms. The key is His quotation (v. 35) from Psalms 78:1-4. The context of the psalm is a reminder that the language of parables was … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged covenant community of faith, divine revelation, kingdom of heaven, Law Covenants, moral character, shalom
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Heavenly Consolation
Paul and his companions followed one solid rule during those missionary journeys: Go only where the Lord opens a door. It didn’t matter what made the most sense, or where he was yearning and burning to go. You have to … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged Apostle Paul, divine calling, human reason, management, mission, peace, shalom
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Standing in a Different Context 02
Review the narrative of Joseph in Genesis 37-50. You’ll recall a major figure named Potiphar, Pharaoh’s jailer. Notice the position he holds in the Egyptian imperial administration. This is a critical element in Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) feudalism. The point … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged feudalism, human reason, Satan, shalom, sin, The Cult, Western mythology
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This Is Not an Organization
Our objective is not to grow in numbers. That will inevitably happen as the Lord adds to our number, but our objective is peace with God. If this thing doesn’t call your name, then you can’t have it. There’s nothing … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged covenants, Creation, Garden of Eden, heart-led, shalom, spiritual family, the Fall
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Comfort the Afflicted
You cannot comfort the comfortable. We teach that you should ensure your choice of residence is heart-led. A critical element in obeying the call of God is to reside where He wants you. The penalty for ignoring this is obvious: … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Biblical Law, evangelism, heart-led, shalom
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Didn’t Deserve to Die
“Just tell me this, man: Why does my mother have to get sick and die? She was a good person; she doesn’t deserve to die!” This is often leveled as an accusation. While it pretends to attack God, it’s really … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Biblical Law, Creation, feudalism, human suffering, Law Covenants, mortality, otherworldly, peace, shalom, the Fall
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A Taste of Shalom
You really should check out the Radix Fidem forum linked over on the right side here under the “Blogroll” heading. Good things are happening there. When you first shift your conscious awareness over to the heart-led way, it can be … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged covenant community of faith, fellowship, peace with god, radix fidem, shalom
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Path and Destination
It’s not as if we could do nothing, but what any action we take must follow Biblical Law. We live in a fallen world; it’s terminal. There is no saving this world as know it. What we mean by “this … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Biblical Law, Covenant of Noah, human government, oppression, otherworldly, peace, propaganda, shalom, the Fall
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Remember the Future
It’s been quite frustrating from the human point of view. It started with a simple service call to replace a couple of case fans on a computer I built for someone a few years ago. That computer then stopped working … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged computers, internet, networking technology, shalom
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Don’t Reverse Course
I rather expected yesterday’s post would be hard to take. Maybe it was the choice of words, but I think most of my readers got it. The biggest problem is that “racism” has almost no definition at all; it’s just … Continue reading