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NT Doctrine — 1 John 3

John refers to his readers as the progeny of God, His beloved brood. The world at large is the brood of Satan, so it recognizes neither our Father nor us. While we are His children already, the fullness of what … Continue reading

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Marriage and Tribulation Norming

We’ve already made clear that Jack’s blog is part of our Radix Fidem community. Jack is family. One of the most important messages coming out of his blog is the catastrophic destruction wreaked by western feminism. What we have now … Continue reading

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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 6

This chapter is one of those Bible passages that suffers a lot from translation in English. It was bad enough translating Hebrew thoughts into Greek. It’s easy to miss what the writer is telling the Hebrew Christians in Rome. The … Continue reading

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New Testament Doctrine: John 3:1-21

We continue with our backtrack loop of Jesus attending Passover in Jerusalem before going into full time ministry up in Galilee. After a day of cleansing the Temple and performing miracles on the crowd visiting the city, Jesus receives a … Continue reading

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Soldier of Humility

Maybe the concept is too subtle for the bottle-fed folks, but readers of this blog should be able to handle it. The Bible says we are fallen. It does not say humans will always take the most selfish path. It … Continue reading

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Pondering the Path 04

At this point, the Radix Fidem path clearly alienates the vast majority of Westerners with any inclinations to Christian religion. What we offer is a path back to Eden; that’s what the gospel is now, and has always been since … Continue reading

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The Mortality Filter

The hardest thing you’ll ever do is rewrite all the mental programming that demands you try to save this life and this world. Try to process: This world is damned and God will not permit it be saved. He wants … Continue reading

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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Covenants

The Bible addresses us in our fallen state. It says precious little of what came before, or what will follow after the Fall. This is mostly because fallen humans cannot comprehend life without mortality, or an existence not bound by … Continue reading

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Theology and Practice — Divine Sovereignty

No sooner do I announce an intermission and I get a very good question. The doctrine of Divine Sovereignty includes several related theological controversies, most notably predestination. The problem is that most of what is out there rests on some … Continue reading

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Doctrine of Atonement

This is a major point of conflict between the Western and Eastern Christian traditions. The Western view is based on tribal Germanic mythology, which bears an inherently vindictive and punitive view of God’s wrath. The image of God that arises … Continue reading

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