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Conscience and Conviction
We can say that your conscience is your capacity to read your convictions. Conscience is the interface between your conscious mind and your convictions. But the conscience needs training; the convictions do not. The convictions are not developed but discovered. … Continue reading
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Tagged conscience, conviction, divine revelation, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrew language, Hellenism, sin, the Cross, Western mythology
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The Mind of the New Covenant
We’ve been discussing the Hebrew concept of sin. In particular, we are trying to separate ourselves from the iron grip of western judicial reasoning so that our study of the Bible in general, and the New Testament in particular, is … Continue reading
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Tagged community, fleshly nature, Hebrew Mysticism, individualism, Jubilee, Michael S. Heiser, moral purity, New Testament, OT, righteousness, ritual observances, sin, Unseen Realm
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A Fertilizer War
Let me offer this Christmas gift to you. There’s not much I can do for people who simply disagree with me, but I carry a heavy burden of care for those who simply do not understand. Take a broad look … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged bible, divine justice, Hebrew Mysticism, holiness, Lucifer, redemption, Satan, shalom, sin, spiritual family, the Devil, the Fall, Unseen Realm
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Jesus the Hebrew Mystic
Nobody has to tell me that my previous post stirred up a hornets’ nest. The challenge here is shifting your expectations and mental reflexes over to a genuine Hebrew outlook. What did the Hebrews prior to the introduction of Hellenism … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, covenant, divine election, fleshly nature, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrew Mysticism, innocence, law, old testament, sin, spiritual birth, systematic theology, the Fall
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Sin and Covenant
Once again, I’m going to ask you to think about the Bible as a whole as we look at some problems we face in getting our message across. I’ve said this before: the biblical concept of covenant is not the … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, Early Church Fathers, fleshly nature, Law and Grace, Medieval Church, Reformation, sin, systematic theology, western intellectual heritage
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Joy Is Mandatory
Sinners will sin. Does that bother you? We don’t belong to this world. “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love. If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, … Continue reading
Half-intentional Sins
Re: Heiser on Leviticus 5 — The main point Heiser makes for here is that God recognizes fine gradations in judging whether a ritual defilement was intentional or not. In analyzing the Hebrew language of this chapter, there is at … Continue reading
Obedience Right Now
It’s all about God and His Covenant. God calls His Elect into the Covenant. Sadly, a great many of them don’t even understand this, so they miss out on some of what the Covenant offers. Election makes you God’s family; … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, God's wrath, human futility, sin, spiritual discipline, The Abyss
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They Don’t Actually Do It
In Scripture, the vast majority of the time, the term “sinner” refers primarily to someone outside the Covenant. To be more specific, it can also refer to someone in the covenant family who has stepped outside the boundaries and have … Continue reading
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Tagged America, covenant identity, secular state, sexual perversion, sin
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NT Doctrine — 1 John 5
John’s schoolboy Greek grammar should be obvious, but people have debated for the past two millennia over what he says in this chapter. I take the position that the so-called “John’s comma” in verse 8 was not in the original … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle John, baptism, Holy Spirit, John the Baptist, sin, spiritual birth, the Cross
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