Story is the secret language to unlock the heart of what it means to exist

Can we just bask for a moment in the irony that that “Sethite view” of Gen 6 was first popularized by the same man who gave us “Total Depravity”? Amazing.

This view is so baffling considering the anthropology of the writers. The title “Sons of God” is only ever used for those of certain station in the realm of the Kingdom of God, in a supernatural context. Which is why Paul uses it the way he does in Romans 8 as honorific. Seth didn’t qualify nor did his sons. But leave all that aside, why in heaven, would Seth’s human sons marrying human women be a trigger point to infect mankind with a new level of evil, so much that it caused God to destroy mankind and earth almost entirely. Humans making babies with other humans doesn’t usually force the reset button.

Augustine of Hippo is the father of a LOT of bad doctrines. Seeds that grew into thorny vines of teaching and cultural corruption through the history of the Church. But there is a lot we now understand about Augustine’s errors and for some reason we still cling to what he said….why? He did not know Hebrew, he did not understand the ancient Near Eastern cultural context of the Old Testament writers, and he heavily filtered Jewish scriptures through Greek philosophy. Because he was working with translations of translations, he missed the poetic wordplay, cultural idioms, and specific legal concepts native to ancient Judaism. Instead, he treated the Latin words with strict, hyper-literal grammatical logic, which ironically forced him to invent complex allegories to make sense of them. If he had studied Hebrew and Jewish tradition, his theology would have looked vastly different. Key point: it would have been more accurate. Instead it is a mess of misunderstandings and fabricated interpretation. Which became: Original Sin Total Depravity A Static God Double Predestination We all know what we‘re looking at. *cough* TULIP *cough* Augustine wasn’t evil. His motives were good. He didn’t know what he didn’t know, and he did the best he could with what he had in front of him for his time and place. But today we know better. We have linguistics, and archeology and cultural studies, and physics. So why, for heaven’s sake, do so many teachers in the Church still gobble him up and cling to his presuppositions? Mistakes, however nobel their birth, should not be replicated when discovered. They should be set aside and re-thought out. I think it’s clear now. It’s time to pull the weeds of Augustine from the Garden of doctrines and reexamine the crop of teachings and systems infected by his conclusions. Because, isn’t the Truth of God worth it? And frankly, I think Augustine of Hippo would agree.

Babies not being condemned to hell from birth is a problem, guys… 🥴

There’s a reason that Jesus says those terrible words: ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ 👈🏼 Lawlessness Disobedience Right after this, Jesus continues: “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and 👉🏼acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock” Action speaks louder than words. ‘If you love me, you will obey…’ Love is obedience. Faith is loyalty This antinomianism is lawlessness and a quick-spreading doctrine to tickle the ears

If this is true, then the Son of Perdition is on the horizon as well. “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.” Let the reader understand.

Religion: you can’t hear God. You will always have sin. You sin every day. Jesus: If you will hear Me, and let My words find a home in you, I will set you free.

The Kingdom of Heaven has come down to Earth, and all who enter through the Gate shall be saved. Christ is the Gate.

This, will be one to see.👀

What if God judges you on how you treated people, not which building you prayed in?

No lies detected. Future shepherds here.

This afternoon I watched a very cool chat between @NathanBozeman2 and Dr. James Agnew about his book The Devil's Disbarment. I have myself been trying to consider the Divine Council into my view of atonement and this was VERY insightful, inspiring, and clarifying. Thanks so much, Nathan, for allowing for such imaginative conversations on your channel!! youtube.com/watch?v=ZaXFnmmW…

Watching some conversations and getting certain accusations of “heretic” and “demon” lobbed at me constantly, for speaking out against reformed systems and pointing to the Love of the Father, I have to ask: Do that many Christians really not live by the Spirit? Do we ask the Spirit for wisdom? Do we seek the Lord? He speaks. He is with us. If you feel lost in all the noise, don’t forget, the Spirit leads us into all truth - the Word of God is Truth. Jesus promised us: “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’” Don’t be afraid. Learn to study and chew on scripture with the Lover of your Soul. You will never be lost or hungry again….

To Know the Father and to walk with him in the cool of the evening…

Jesus didn’t come to save me FROM the Father. He came to SHOW me the Father’s heart. Teach me the Father’s Will. And cleanse me so that I can Follow… He is the Image of the invisible God.