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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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Tagged Jesus Christ, Messiah, messianic expectations, Nicodemus, spiritual birth
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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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Tagged faith, fleshly nature, miracles, mortality, sensory heart, spiritual birth, the Fall
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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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Tagged ANE, heart-led, idolatry, pagan religion, radix fidem, sensory heart, spiritual birth, western christianity
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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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Tagged Creator, divine revelation, heart-led, mortality, peace with god, religion, shalom, spiritual birth
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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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Tagged Abraham, Covenant of Noah, covenants, Law and Grace, Law of Moses, spiritual birth
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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
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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Tagged Christ on the Cross, covenants, Garden of Eden, narrative, spiritual birth, symbolic references, the Flaming Sword, theological controversies
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Longing for Heaven
Something inside of us longs for holiness, longs to leave this sinful world behind. The Creator didn’t make you gay or a pedophile nor any other brand of pervert. You are that way because of the Fall. We are born … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Covenant of Christ, Creation, heart-led, radix fidem, spiritual birth, the Fall
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Teachings of Jesus — John 3:1-12
A case can be made for thinking that the dialog of Jesus ends at verse 12 and John continues on with commentary. John recorded his gospel in good school-boy Greek, a language that has few of the punctuation marks we … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, jesus parables, John's Gospel, otherworldly, spirit realm, spiritual birth
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What Are We Doing?
In order to say more about elders and pastors, it’s necessary to step back just a bit and review what they are doing when working together. Jesus referred to spiritual birth in John 3. But this wasn’t new; He honestly … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, fallen nature, heart-led, New Testament, old testament, radix fidem, spiritual birth, the Covenant of Moses
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