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It Cannot Be Fixed
This is not how things are supposed to be. We were never meant to be mortal. God placed us within His Creation as managers of some portion, a special place rather like a ruler’s private park. The park has always … Continue reading
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Tagged human capabilities, human government, otherworldly, spiritual orientation, the Fall, worldliness
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Reporting on the Path
I have a vision. I’m not dreaming it up, but discovering something that has been standing there all along. It’s not a question of what might be possible, but of entering into something God is already doing, whether any of … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, faith, flaming sword, Garden of Eden, miracles, personal experience, the Cross, the Fall
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Shedding False Guilt
It’s important to understand biblical anthropology. What does Scripture say or assume about human nature? We are souls. That’s a complex that can be broken down somewhat, but Scripture (and ANE culture) seems to assume that it’s mostly a matter … Continue reading
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Tagged convictions, fleshly nature, God's wrath, heart-led, temptation, the Cross, the Fall
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Conditions Not Ripe Yet
When I talk about how the elements of the Garden Temptation and the Fall are so clearly manifested in Western intellectual culture, I’m not giving you a complete analysis of the Fall, nor of Western Civilization. Rather, I am characterizing … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, Bible History, Covenant of Noah, humanism, Satan, secularism, the Fall, the Flaming Sword, the Flood, Tower of Babel, western civilization
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Summarizing Our Virtual Church
I was inspired by Jack’s post to review some things unique to Radix Fidem and our virtual church. Keep in mind that Radix Fidem is not part of the Protestant-Catholic-Orthodox continuum. It’s not about religion itself, but a study of … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Biblical Law, christian mysticism, Christian religion, human reason, otherworldly, radix fidem, the Fall, virtual church, worldliness
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Western Idolatries 01
In our studies in the Law of Moses up to this point, we should have absorbed some indications of how God views human activity after the Fall. We cannot go on through life giving credence to Western notions of democratic … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, divine revelation, human reason, Law of Moses, the Fall, war, Western mythology
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What’s on Your Heart?
This continues the two previous posts. There’s no shortcut. You just have to do it and find your own path. I can describe for you how scholars in the ANE would have learned to operate from the heart instead of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, ANE scholars, Creation, Creator, heart-led, heart-mind, human intellect, sensory heart, the Fall, the Spirit Realm
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Package Deal
Civilization is roughly defined as a set of rules and customs that enable cities. It enables people to live together in close quarters without killing each other. In other words, it is the Tower of Babel — yet another attempt … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, peace, shalom, the Fall, Tower of Babel, tribalism
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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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Culture, Not Civilization
It’s not just Western Civilization, but civilization itself in general has been unfriendly to genuine faith in God. Meanwhile, it’s quite possible to have a deep and strong culture without herding people into urban concentrations. The whole purpose of a … Continue reading
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Tagged civilizations, Garden of Eden, heart-led, materialism, otherworldly, the Fall
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