NOTE: Today’s other post, “Making Your Own Choice,” is related to this one. Last week we discussed occult mysticism. We discussed how its popularity is driven by emotion, the rejection of reason, subjective experiences, and relativism. In “Heart and Mind,” we discussed how the Hebrews looked to the belly, intestines, …
Throughout the last few series of posts, I’ve been discussing so-called “Christian” mysticism and its relation to prophecy. True Christian mysticism is when God directly deposits knowledge via the Holy Spirit into the hearts and minds of his followers, often through the reading of scripture. There are various ways that …
Here is a short supplement to what we have been discussing. A reminder that this is a fulfillment of prophecy.
NOTE: In this post I will be heavily referencing this article by Marcia Montenegro. I strongly recommend reading it at some point, either before or after this one. “Occult mysticism has penetrated to the heart of mainstream American Christianity” Throughout the last few posts, I’ve been discussing the corruption of …
“Occult mysticism has penetrated to the heart of mainstream American Christianity” Until his death, Tim Keller was considered on of the most important Christian pastors in America, pastoring the Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City for many years. He preached many sermons and published many books. His influence across …
In the last post, I discussed how the foundation of occult mysticism centers on taking objective truth (of scripture) and rational thought and replacing it with subjective truth (relativism) and the elevation of subjective personal experiences (or feelings; perceptions). I noted that once you see that this is true, it’s hard …
Reader Malcom Reynolds recently professed his skepticism regarding mystical religious experiences, especially the metaphysical assumptions underlying the so-called “Satanic Panic”: He has yet to confirm whether or not he thinks that mystical experiences are real or completely fraudulent. While his response will be interesting, we can still examine these issues, …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. Over at the Christianity and Masculinity blog, Deep Strength writes in “Headship is still authority in marriage Part 3:” Ho boy! I recently did a topical 10-part series on mutual submission, focusing specifically on Wayne Grudem’s word …
Regarding “On Prophets and the Prophecy,” Jesus warned that one of the primary signs of the end of the age was false prophets and mass deception: Paul, echoing Christ, wrote that the great apostasy is driven by mass deception of the faithful. John identified false prophets with the spirit of …
It will take weeks to go through the photos from the family vacation to Ecuador and the Galapagos. I have gone through a lot of the 18,000 photos, deleting them down to 13,000, with more to go. While this process continues, here are a few of my butterfly photos, from …