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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 9

The author lays out his core argument: The Covenant of Christ is an eternal covenant rooted in Heaven, not a national covenant rooted on earth, as the Covenant of Moses was. Having just declared that a new covenant was necessary, … Continue reading

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Don’t Argue with God

I’ve seen countless efforts to identify where in the matrix of our human behavior we become culpable before God. All of it assumes an existing objective standard of right and wrong separate from God’s Person. Thus, should God blame someone … Continue reading

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Official Evil

Several times I’ve taken the position that sexual assault of children is not the ultimate crime some make it out to be. Not that it isn’t evil, but that it does not warrant the hysteria it usually gets, particularly in … Continue reading

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Some Spiritual Warfare HOWTO

Priority One: Keep in the forefront of your consciousness that it’s all about God’s glory. That’s the root cause, and final end, of everything that matters in this world. The primary objective of spiritual warfare is killing your fleshly nature. … Continue reading

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Don’t Hesitate to Slice

It’s a very old truth, cited in ancient sources: Evil will call your bluff and try to wear down the righteous. Righteous men seek to be merciful, and evil seeks to exploit this. There is a very real difference between … Continue reading

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Law of Moses — 2 Samuel 12:1-25

We skip over some of the highs and lows of David’s regal manner to look at something that reveals a lot about how the Covenant worked. David should have gone to the field with his army. If the battle didn’t … Continue reading

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The Bible on Child Sexual Abuse

Nobody’s telling you what to think, but I wanted to share the biblical viewpoint, in contrast to the common American viewpoint, on child sexual abuse. It is a sin — but not for the reasons most Americans assume. It’s a … Continue reading

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Military Suicide Epidemic

Military suicide is a far bigger epidemic than COVID-19 right now. First off, the Bible doesn’t look at suicide the way Westerners do. This life isn’t precious, so suicide isn’t always a tragedy; it isn’t always meaningless. What’s a tragedy … Continue reading

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Start with Me (Reprise)

We all have gifts and assets from God. If your gifts are noticeable by the world at large, you will be tempted to use them according to worldly values. The greater any of those gifts are by the world’s estimation, … Continue reading

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Celebrate His Wrath

The Lord hasn’t allowed me to see anything like a timetable. Still, what I do see is that the US is on the verge of some kind of economic collapse. That will eventually provoke a social and political chaos we … Continue reading

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