Let’s review first principles: This world is fallen. It’s not real; it’s an artificial construct, a prison for eternal beings. We are the only ones here who can’t see what’s real. It’s Satan’s turf. This world was made for him, and humans chose to submit to him, so here we are in his realm. The…
Tag: the Devil
Point of Reference on Politics
On the one hand, we expect human ambition to strive for realization of ideals. We expect people to seek leverage to gain something they imagine will be good in this world. Every human has their own notions about the way things ought to be. On the other hand, we know it’s all a waste of…
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….
The Gospel War
It’s time to reaffirm some clarifications. The essence of the gospel message is information warfare. The Great Commission is a call to inform. The big secret or mystery of Christ is that God was going to send His own Son — His Living Word — to become the Hebrew Messiah. And when He had fulfilled…
Nature of Evil
In the Bible, good and evil are inherently contextual. The context is us; it applies to us alone, not the whole universe. In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that the Bible doesn’t use the word “evil” the way we do in English. It is not an absolute quality, but limited to the context. When God says…
Multi-level Reckoning
We can understand the social sciences. Granted, the field is rife with sheer truculent stupidity and evil, but the broad knowledge of human nature is still there. We can still make sense of the data and analysis for things like economics and politics as long as you have no dog in the fight. The problem…
Powers and Authorities
Without any rhetorical explanation, you should understand how yesterday’s post renders human political concerns rather insignificant. We have far more important issues than to worry about the next shift in political winds. At the same time, it’s not to say there is nothing about human politics to discuss. Rather, they become a mundane concern, instead…