December 2023 (8)

Sunday, December 31 2023

The "Word" of God

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The current Bible is an important collection of Judaeo-Christian writings from approximately 40 different authors over the course of about 1500 years. I understand the desire to protect and place high value on the statements recorded by these various authors. But in doing that, we risk placing the  […]

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Tuesday, December 19 2023

"See, your Savior comes"

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There's something special about Isaiah. It's unparalleled in terms of the sheer number of "kingdom statements". Behold, the LORD has proclaimed      to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion:      See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him,      and His recompense goes  […]

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Sunday, December 17 2023

The Apostle Paul and Patriarchy

Critics have used the term misogyny to describe some of Paul's statements. The reason? Virtually all the statements in the New Testament describing women as submissive partners in marriage and subservient to male leadership within the church, come from Paul. But I want you to understand that the  […]

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Monday, December 11 2023

All Our Heroes Fall

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Autumn Crew has made it a habit of being timely and relevant. This is a good read. All Our Heroes Fall  […]

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Sunday, December 10 2023

Polygamy and Concubines

Moses, in Genesis, documents the institution of marriage: Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” ... Then the LORD God  […]

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Justice and Mercy

“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold,      My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him,      and He will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice,      nor make His voice heard in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break      and a smoldering  […]

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The Spirit Himself testifies

Paul said the "Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children". Jesus, through John's account, elaborates further (John 14-17) by stating that the Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit about many things. Those persistent, dare I say nagging, checks in our spirit  […]

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Friday, December 1 2023

When shepherds fail to protect the flock

At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many. Matt 24:11 When Jesus said "many false prophets will arise and mislead many", he meant "many". Not just a few. I've had to re-calibrate my caution meter  […]

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