Above and below; there’s so much to explore in that territory. Symbolism in the Bible is not always straightforward, and seldom simple for those of us with western educations. There’s always a bridge between above and below. It varies with the context, but the whole point is the call and response. Heaven calls; the earth…
Month: January 2024
Grateful I’m Not Alone
I refer you to this week’s Radix Fidem community Bible study in Galatians 3. Radix Fidem says that we emphasize the continuity between the Old and New Testaments. That continuity most certainly includes the limitations of how much the Old Testament applies to us Gentiles in Christ. It is the Old Testament itself that testifies…
More than a Passover
A little more on my expectations, this is simply how I look at things. I react to everything from a frame of reference. There are certain expectations based on eternal truth, things that are in the Bible as a warning about our situation in this fallen world. Regular readers can already guess at least some…
Expectations at Large
Let’s have a little realism, and reject the propaganda about what’s going on right now. One of the biggest threats to life in the US today is the invasion at the borders. Here’s the problem: The government refuses to defend the border. Even state governments like Texas are doing it wrong. Putting out concertina wire…
Pipe Dream from Hell
It’s a false choice to suggest that we must choose between left and right. The western logical matrix of political and economic theory excludes what God revealed as His glorious will in this fallen world. Today, I’m going to pick on libertarians in particular. I’m not referring so much to the Libertarian Party (capital “L”)…
The Whole Command 03
In yesterday’s post I left off with the implication that the Hebrew mystical outlook is as close to the eternal outlook as we can get. To follow Christ is to become more Hebraic in your mental organization. If you want to make Christian religion a body of teaching, then that body of teaching must include…
The Whole Command 02
We left off in yesterday’s post with this… To summarize the distinctions: (1) eternal spiritual birth (grace) was always available to the Elect since before Creation; (2) the higher moral obligation of personal feudal submission was inherent in the Flaming Sword (mercy) and all the rest of God’s revelation. Feudal submission did not in itself…
The Whole Command 01
While there are broader meanings in the words themselves, here I’ll use “grace” to refer to eternal election and redemption. The word “mercy” will emphasize God’s tolerance for our fallen human nature through the Covenant. God granting the Covenant of Moses to Israel was an act of mercy, but not a conduit of grace. When…
Zero Leverage
Someone asked me what I believe happened to my blog on Substack. There is a lot of talk online about how the management of Substack is resisting pressure to censor certain very unpopular blogs. It seems most of that unpopular stuff is Nazi or White Supremacy writing, or simply associated with that; that’s what gets…
Above and Below
In Pageau’s The Language of Creation, the author is at pains to establish the duality of above and below. It can be expressed as heaven and earth, or seed and soil, enlightenment and obedience, or any number of other pairs. This is consistent with the Radix Fidem teaching of Two Realms, or Heiser’s Unseen Realm…