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The Forge of Saints: A Blueprint

The Unsubverted Gospel, part 3 of 3 What does “the Church as a forge for saints” actually look like, in practical terms? What does it mean for the Church to mentor people in their “participation in the Divine Nature”? (Note … Continue reading

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The Forge of Saints

The Unsubverted Gospel, part 2 of 3 To recap part 1: The gospel is absolutely not that we go to heaven when we die. The true gospel is that heaven comes here to abolish death entirely, and actually is already … Continue reading

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The Unsubverted Gospel, Part 1 of 3

Whenever I decry the popular lie of mainstream pseudo-Christianity – this idea that we believe in Jesus in order to go to heaven as disembodied spirits or “souls” when we die – I typically meet with one of two basic … Continue reading

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Sanctification and the Parousia

This quasi-article emerged from an ongoing conversation we’ve been having on the Mount Hermeneutics podcast (available wherever you get your podcasts – like and subscribe!). The discussion initially began as an answer to a listener’s question about heaven. Specifically, we … Continue reading

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The Divine Council Worldview 101

We make frequent mention of the Divine Council worldview on our podcast, and in an early episode, we explained what that is and what it means, but the question still comes up with some regularity from our listeners, so a … Continue reading

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What Did Jesus Actually Teach?

This article is a follow-up to a recent episode of the Mount Hermeneutics podcast in which we tackled the question of “What Did Jesus Teach?” On the show, we frequently critique and correct what we regard to be the many … Continue reading

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This Is Why I Don’t Go to Church

Imagine going to a wedding, and everyone is celebrating and happy and there is a palpable feeling of joy and love in the air at what is about to occur: the joining of two people for the start of a … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from Babylon

There are several places in the Prophets in which God declares His utter loathing for the observances of festivals and holy days by the Israelites and Jews. He condemned their sacrifices and offerings, calling them “detestable” and declaring that He … Continue reading

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On the Slaying of Dragons and the Nature of Evil

In the earliest writings of Hinduism, the Rig Veda, there are a handful of mentions of a single deity who rules over all creation. He is described in various ways and by a number of different titles and names – … Continue reading

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To Which ‘Christ’ Do You Testify?

I’m always told that I have a great “testimony.” A “testimony,” of course, being the account of a Christian’s conversion – how we “came to know the Lord.”   And, not to brag, but as “testimonies” go, mine is a … Continue reading

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