I’m going to rehash something that I addressed a couple of years ago because the context has drifted quite a ways since then. I link to Jack’s blog often enough, and he links back here. We have both declared our blogs part of the Radix Fidem community. He’s family. His primary subject matter over the…
Tag: flesh vs spirit
The Practice of Law and Grace
I’m hoping some of you are starting to see a bigger picture. We don’t belong to this world. Once our spirits are awakened, we are eternal beings who belong to another realm. But we are still here. With that awakening comes a mission and purpose: We use this world, and our existence in it, for…
Fleshly Politics
Our current social and political trends avoid the obvious: A strong and stable nation requires a shared identity. Whether you like it or not, humans are fundamentally tribal. It’s not a question of whether tribalism is good or bad; it just is. The only question is settling on the fundamental identity of the tribe. Taking…
Bad Sunday Best
Insofar as there is such a thing as “Christian Law” it would include, at least in principle, that bling is sinful. It’s scattered liberally in the New Testament: 1 Timothy 2:9-10 and 1 Peter 3:3-4 are rather blunt about it. It is included in the broader concept of not catering to the flesh nor conforming…
Nothing Originates Here
Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. That’s why it’s always wonderful to have good questions. People who know what questions to ask are a valuable treasure. The whole premise of Christian Mysticism is having a living direct connection to God. That’s the crux of what it means, and that’s the reason we use…
Hebrew Anthropology
This is not required reading by any means. I’ll be addressing something more academic in nature and it may be hard to follow. Still, there are some folks in our family who are interested, and they are the ones who might be blessed by this. As always, it’s just a working model, not some absolute…
Academic Faith
This blog tends to be academic in approach. However, it’s an academic approach to faith in Christ. As a reminder, “faith” refers to your feudal submission to Jesus as Lord. A synonym is “commitment”. Properly, the word “religion” means your response to grace and election. It’s the sum of human activities that express your faith…
Reason to Live
What is it that really matters? Those called to faith in Christ will engage human activities because that’s how we demonstrate His teaching. Most of humanity has all kinds of other motives, but we don’t rely on that. We do what we do because He has commanded it. At least, that’s the ideal. I can…
Sorry, But It’s Human Vanity
I realize that the Hebrew terms translated as “soul” (nephesh) and “spirit” (ru’ach) are used interchangeably. Animals are said to have both in the Old Testament, and whether it’s literal or figurative at this point doesn’t matter. However, they aren’t used that way in English, at least in the circles I’ve encountered. When I wrote…
Keep Your Hands on the Cross
We don’t hate the flesh; we use it. We just don’t let it rule. One of the biggest themes in Jesus’ teaching was divine priorities. What really mattered to God? It was the question everyone would have been asking had He been a visible suzerain on the earth. His subjects would have been studying His…