Category Archives: Ethics

Flesh vs Faith Part 5: The Call of Abraham

Posted on September 9, 2010 by xulonjam

You lived 175 years and never went beyond faith – Søren Kierkegaard. In the series up to now, I have defined Faith and Flesh. Faith, I said, is an active response to God’s revelation, of living trust that what God … Continue reading →

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Flesh vs Faith Part 4: The Antidote

Posted on September 3, 2010 by xulonjam

In the previous blog, I wrote about what is called The Fall. My idea is that the account found in Genesis 3 is a rebellion of the creation against the order of the Creator. I wrote, quoting CS Lewis, that … Continue reading →

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Flesh vs Faith Part 3: The Rebellion

Posted on August 29, 2010 by xulonjam

In the previous blog, I spent some time working on a definition of Flesh. I Quoted Dr Lawrence, who wrote that flesh is “that anti-God, self-reliant aspect of all human beings (saved and unsaved alike) that is the seat of … Continue reading →

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Flesh vs Faith Part 2: The Creator

Posted on August 27, 2010 by xulonjam

In the first blog, I spent some time defining Faith. Here, I will start with a quick definition of Flesh. The words translated “flesh” (Hebrew, basar; Greek, sarx) have as their basic meaning the physical body. They also both are … Continue reading →

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Online Privacy

Posted on July 28, 2010 by xulonjam

Thanks to one of my favorite blogs is this article on online privacy. The obvious answer, of course, is to not post things you might regret sometime in your long, otherwise dull, life, but things being the way that they … Continue reading →

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Knowing The Times

Posted on July 6, 2010 by xulonjam

From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command — they understood the times and knew what Israel should do. (1 Chronicles 12:32) At my Bible study on Friday, this verse came up and everybody jumped … Continue reading →

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A Man Was Going Down From Jerusalem

Posted on June 22, 2010 by xulonjam

Jesus was speaking to a crowd and in the group, a lawyer who upon hearing that the law said to love your neighbor asked “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and … Continue reading →

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Cross Bearing

Posted on June 4, 2010 by xulonjam

Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. (Mark 8:34) What does it mean for the Christian … Continue reading →

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The Sabbath in the New Testament

Posted on May 31, 2010 by xulonjam

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days —these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ! … Continue reading →

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The Ten Commandments are Done Away With the Law of Moses