This is not some Platonic Gnostic heresy. Just because we recognize that our fleshly natures are not our real selves, it does not absolve us from our Covenant duties. Once you kneel before the Cross, you are obliged to compel your flesh to obey the Covenant. Nor is this legalism; this is the supremacy of…
Month: May 2023
Not the Real Me
As you might expect, someone with my background has studied a good bit in the field of pastoral counseling. Far too much of it is mired in the western churchian culture. That means most pastoral counselors are beholden to one or more major models rooted deep in western social sciences. I’m talking about things like…
Let Your Conscience Speak
The longer you are exposed to Covenant thinking, the less you will tolerate American culture. Not just current culture, but you will lose interest in the whole history of it, too. Example: Horror fiction, movies in particular. Fear is not entertaining when you are filled with the Spirit. It would serve only to annoy you….
Net Deities
Our ISP suffered a major outage in our area this morning. Had it really mattered, I could have driven with my laptop to some place with free wifi. Or, I could have tethered to my cellphone, as well, but that would cost extra after just a short time. I can read my usual collection of…
The Revelation Question
It’s not that John’s Revelation says nothing about the End Times, but that what it says must meet the needs of those who received it before John died, as well as our needs today. The only way it can do that is if we read it the way John wrote it. He was a Hebrew…
That's All Folks
So far as we know, Paul’s first letter was written during his first stay in Corinth. Because he had been forced to leave the Macedonian towns so quickly under pressure from the Jews, he felt compelled to write back to Thessalonica in particular. The letters were mostly personal in nature. Just about the only doctrinal…
Surrendering to Demons
God built the Hebrew nation as the tool of His revelation. He developed their language and culture as the best way to reveal Himself. The whole focus of that culture is that we should know Him personally. He is a person who is consistent with His own character. The ancient Hebrew people would snicker at…
More Questions
For my whole life, I’ve dealt with clinical depression. On the one hand, everything hurts. On the other hand, you don’t feel anything at all. You are torn between those two sensations. There were times when my flesh wanted to die, and it craved suicide. My heart overruled; I have always had a mission and…
I Get Questions
I’ve been running up against New Age stuff this week. Last week it was transhumanists. The distance between New Age religion and transhumanism is very short. Often the same person is a little of both. The two overlap in rejecting the doctrine of the Fall, and insist on seeking to make humans greater than they…
Lord or Not?
The truth is not hidden; it is simply invisible to those whose hearts are darkened by lies. This mortal human existence is a prison. Freedom is God’s revelation, the Flaming Sword of Covenant. The Covenant is a code of honor, a life of privilege. We are set free from slavery to the will of the…