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Illumination vs. Gnosis
From Lewis Sperry Chafer’s “Major Bible Themes” (revised by John F. Walvoord) (Zondervan, 1974): C. Special Revelation (p. 32-33) Throughout the history of man, God has given special revelation. Many...
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Lord Calls the Lowly
“The Lord usually calls the lowly rather than the mighty to act for Him.” – footnote for Judges 6:15, from Zondervan’s New American Standard Study Bible. Three examples: Gideon, Jacob, and Saul....
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Against gods, goddesses, and syncretism.
Against the gods… and godesses. Against syncretism. A list of interchangeable mother-goddess names (something for worshippers of the “sacred feminine” or “the goddess” to consider): –Ishtar (Babylon)...
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The Importance of Authentic Truth
Not all beliefs can be true. The statement “all beliefs can be true” logically cancels itself out, because if it were true, it would mean the belief “not all beliefs can be true” is as true as the...
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Mystery in the Bible
Supernatural truths are divinely introduced via revelation from God, and so are referred to as ‘mysteries’ – as they are not “self-evident” (natural) truths (Rom 1:20; 2:14-15). Here is a collection of...
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Against Gnosticism
Some warm-up reading: Isaiah 6:9-10, Ezekiel 12:2, Luke 10:21, 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:16… Isaiah 35:4-5. This (longish) study is split up into different parts in this thread:Part 1 – intro., excerpts...
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Groothuis’"Christian Apologetics" ch.4: The Christian Worldview
“Thus from a Christian perspective, we perennially face the dual temptation either to demote ourselves below what we truly are (despair) or to promote ourselves above our true status (hubris). All in...
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