Psalm 119 celebrates the revelation of God. It refers to the Word as the ultimate privilege, the freedom to live as God made us. It allows us to walk away from bondage to darkness. When David used the term “the Law” it was a reference to the Ancient Near Eastern conception of law as the…
Tag: covenant family
Defending the Covenant
Let’s make some distinctions. In general, the New Testament is neutral on self-defense. If you feel led by your convictions to defend yourself from various forms of physical attack, it’s no sin. When the attack is simply criminal or political/social in nature, you are quite free to choose that route. I’ve already made it clear…
Ephemeral Community
Discussions in the community indicate the need to restate something. Radix Fidem is not an organization; it is a path. It’s pretty rare to find any kind of community that defies all the rules typical of human ambitions, but we are trying. This did not begin with an interest in building up an individual or…
Family Search
The biggest problem we have in discussing theology is the vast difference between the individualism of the West and the inherent collectivism of the Bible. The Bible is Covenant-centric. Everything depends on your relationship with the Creator. And the only way you can enter into a relationship with Him is in the Covenant of Christ….
We Need You
Jesus said His Covenant law was that we should love each other as He did. If we make it a doctrine that the Covenant of Christ is feudal and tribal, then it should also be doctrine that we work toward learning how to love each other better. We must become a tribe, an extended household…
In Plain View
I have one mission: to find my spiritual family. From the human position, I have no idea who most of them are. My heart knows they are out there, and I long to fellowship with them. I want them to come in from the cold. I’m a shepherd seeking the lost sheep; I’m calling out…
Extra: Get Out
I’m responding to a recent general discussion over at Jack’s Sigma Frame blog, but to this post in particular: On Sanctification. The context is discussing the way sex in marriage sanctifies the people and the relationship. However, as you might expect, there is a huge problem with the false mythology of American feminism actively preventing…
Stronger, Not Bigger
I keep bumping into this false notion that churches are supposed to aim at growing. This is false. Let me try again to get this across. Jesus left his followers with one mission: Carry forward His teachings. He said “go into all the world” but He did not say “seek more members”. The only reason…
You’re Welcome
The Covenant identity trumps all human ethnic and social identities. It’s not that you can change your personality and background, but that your flesh surrenders to the Covenant. In our fleshly human existence, there will forever be the tension between whence we came and the demands of the gospel. Our calling in Christ is to…