You’ve probably heard it said that faith is blind. You might think that faith is a non-intellectual matter of the heart, as in the modern English sense of ‘heart’… …and not in the sense of ‘heart’ that was meant when the Bible was first translated into English: Isn’t it curious how …

I’ve been following along with Ed Hurst’s review of “Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek” by Thorleif Boman (HTCG). I’ve been enjoying the analysis immensely. My last post was on “HTCG, Chapter 1, Section C: Non-Being.” Now, regarding Chapter 2, “Section C: The Impression of Things,” Ed Hurst says this: Here …

Sometimes when I make a claim, I receive a comment like this: Here is a real-life example of this phenomenon: In order to show that I have not, in fact, misrepresented anything, I take the time to analyze the source material in-depth. I write a detailed response. Perhaps it is …

I’ve been following along with Ed Hurst’s review of Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek by Thorleif Boman (HTCG). It has been very interesting. Given my background, I wouldn’t say that the issues Boman or Hurst are raising are novel or surprising—the issues they raise are not new—but it is very intriguing. Regarding …

In “The Occult in the Mainstream Church, Part 3” I pointed out what the actual definition of polytheism is and then proceeded to explain why the Divine Council view is polytheism by definition. Then Sharkly came by and reminded me of Bnonn Tennant’s posts. So let’s delve right in, shall we? …

In Part 3, I gave a quote by Bruce Charlton where he noted that what “Trad” Christians desire most is not something that has ever been found in Christianity. The hierarchical and patriarchal societies that they so deeply want are only found in other religions and cultures. Those who seek …

NOTE: I’m pretty sure that the subtext of the comment below is Sigma Frame’s “The Stronghold of the Beta Factory” (or else the general meta-discussion happening on related blogs).   Per Charlton (here):   As an aside, what we’ve been discussing (e.g. in “Postivism“) matches what Charlton says: Any treatment …

After writing “They Can’t Understand The Word,” I noticed this comment (emphasis added): This is quite illustrative! See how Jack acknowledges that “Western” Christianity follows Paul? See how Jack implicitly rejects this? He knows that Paul’s teachings contradict what is being taught by Radix Fidem. It as I said: The reference to …

The main problem with mysticism is that it hides what Christ has revealed. It confuses what has been made clear. It wraps in mystery that which isn’t a mystery. Consider this statement from “The Parable of the Four Soils:” The mark of the mystic is a lack of clarity. It …

NOTE: For a larger discussion of the what the ‘seed’ in the Parable of the Sower is, see Part 2. Two men perform, side-by-side, the exact same work. Yet only one is justified: his work is found to be true. The other is rejected, his work is found to be …