The greatest miracle of the Holy Spirit is empowering us to love as Christ loved. It’s His primary mission in all our souls, and it is by far the one thing God alone can do in us. We’ve said it before: Miracles belong to the Covenant of Christ. Lots of people have experienced or seen…
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Less Flash
We should make this clear: The Radix Fidem community does not want war. People of faith have no use for conflict. At the same time, we also know that war is unavoidable. Given that, we want it done right. Again, the biblical law code is not about peace, but how to do war righteously. The…
Readiness Orders
Fundamental concept: The primary means of God’s wrath is self-destruction. When people reject divine revelation, they rush down into the mouth of Hell. It seems quite the pleasant ride until you hit the bottom. It’s not that He doesn’t bring down fire from Heaven from time to time, but that allowing people to hang themselves,…
The Promised Home
What separates us from any activist individual or group is that we don’t expect things to change. We aren’t in it for the results. We are in it for God’s glory. We have a mission for His glory; only He can change the human situation. He is the only source of change within each of…
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…
JTMEE: Chapter 13a
This is about the two stories spanning Luke 18:35-19:10. As Bailey notes, they belong together. The blind man is oppressed, and Zacchaeus is an oppressor; Jesus has mercy on both. Bailey offers another elaborate rhetorical analysis of the story of the blind man, but what I see is frankly a Hebrew drama, a brief scene…
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…
Malachi Today
God is loving and wrathful at the same time. If you stand in His wrath, you’ll think He seems angry toward you. If you stand in His favor, then He will seem loving. It really depends on where you choose to stand. Malachi’s prophecy seems pretty angry for obvious reasons. The shepherds of the people…