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God placed His image-bearing living-icons in the original Edenic garden-temple and commissioned them to participate as helpmeet in His creative work by extending and globally disseminating the “goodness” He had set in place through six days of providing structure and fullness to overcome the chaotic emptiness and void. Note well(!) that even before the Fall,…
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This world long ago betrayed my trust. In an idealist heart such as mine it aroused fantastic hopes for happily ever after, endless summer nights, a rainbow connection waiting to be found, and possibly even a secret path leading back to Pooh Corner (where the mommas sang us to sleep before we got stressed out!).…
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Demonic Christian Nations – YouTube I apologize for the poor production quality, personal grooming, coughs and sniffles, amateur speaking and teaching skills, etc. But I believe the Biblical content is so important and well-substantiated that it is worthwhile to endure all those inadequacies.
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The church of Acts was characterized by (what theologians call) an eschatological urgency. The end of all things was at hand. The Son of David had come to usher in the Kingdom of God. The Second Adam had fathered a new creation which would finally fill the earth with the glory of God through His…
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It is hard for the rich and powerful to find true love. The question will always be: do they love me for me or just for my stuff? God is the Ultimate rich and powerful Being and so He faces this problem to a degree immeasurably beyond any human tycoon or royalty figure. Ezekiel 16…
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the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. … and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” Revelation 13:3-4 provides two descriptions of the actions of the earth-dwellers with respect to the beast: (1) they worship it, and (2) they say words that show their…
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A straightforward reading of Romans 11 indicates that Israel and the Church in some sense “should be” one people — Jew and Gentile united in Messiah, and indeed ultimately will be one. But due to various forms of disobedience there is lopping and pruning and grafting which occur in the meantime, such that the unified…
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Given the reality of loss of lampstands, how shall one move forward? This is probably the question which has remained most at the forefront of my concern for several years. The Christian life and ministry are “Not by [human] might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord of Hosts. How then shall…
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And I used to think that it was somehow stupid and even wicked to dream of Heaven and to long for Heaven. And now I see the kind of a horrible place earth really is. And I go hiking and I go, this could be so beautiful. I met the guy last night sweeping the…
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Patrick Henry famously made a similar statement regarding liberty. I don’t share that dude’s passion for political and civil freedoms in the present world, but “To each his own,” as my mom would say. In any case, I at least understand the logic of his reasoning. It actually becomes even more clear when we distinguish…
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