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Whence Two Realms?
People have asked me where I get the concept of Two Realms. I admit my terminology is my own, so you can call things what you like. However, it’s pretty simple — read John 3. Jesus tells Nicodemus that there … Continue reading
Talking Past Each Other 2
(The previous post by the same title is about computer stuff, but the principles are similar.) You cannot prove God exists, and they cannot prove He doesn’t. We who are spiritual are aliens to those who aren’t spiritual. They live … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, aristotelian epistemology, epistemology, intellect, reason, Two Realms, western epistemology
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Gossamer Thunder
I realize it all sounds like bullshit. You. You are the project. Not someone else and certainly not the world around you. No other part of this reality is of any real concern. Your reactions are what you need to … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mystics, divine revelation, epistemology, intellect, mysticism, psychology, spirituality, Two Realms
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Moral OPSEC
Human conflict is a given. It requires a special kind of truculent stupidity to imagine we could ever remove it from human existence. It’s why we have the military. Experience in the military tends to affect the way one thinks … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, epistemology, military, moral perception, OPSEC, spirituality, Two Realms
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The Stink of Hell Nearby
What we know of the Spirit Realm cannot be stated in literal terms. Jesus taught in parables because all truly spiritual teaching is of necessity parabolic. The logic and the language is symbolic, not analytical and descriptive. I have no … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Charismatics, law, mysticism, oppression, spirituality, Two Realms, unexamined assumptions
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Dead to This World
Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, for you have died and your life is hidden … Continue reading
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Tagged gospel, government, mission, mysticism, oppression, spirituality, Two Realms
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The Value of Life
The questions we face in dealing with Westerners is the underlying mythology. While you could easily round up a bunch of them and get each one to profess a different set of moral values, all of them together will remain … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, divine justice, epistemology, government, history, law, moral values, mysticism, social mythology, Two Realms, Western mythology
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Truth Is Just a Word
Over the years on this blog and in similar previous efforts, I’ve tried to explain the concept of Two Realms. I’m not the first. Well within our reach is the last chapter of the Lewis’s Narnia series of books, a … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, epistemology, government, human perception, internet, Two Realms
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Flooding Human Vanity
We think of vanity as a bottomless pit. Solomon’s royal service manual (Ecclesiastes) starts out announcing that our human existence is vanity. The translation could as easily be meaningless, pointless or futile. The root meaning of the English word “vanity” … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, fitness, health, mission, psychology, spirituality, Two Realms
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Governed by Self-indulgence
Don’t be self-indulgent and allow yourself to operate like a six-year-old. When I describe the stages of human moral development, I’m offering a frame of reference. It’s a working model of how things tend to go. So when I say … Continue reading
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Tagged church, cognitive development, government, human development, Law Covenants, moral development, psychology, social sciences, two olive trees, Two Realms
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