This is very helpful: "The earliest Christian interpreters—long before modern literalism—read Scripture canonically: patterns, echoes, symbols, typology, thematic unity..." Literalism, especially as applied in Dispensationalism, has poked the modern Church "in the eye" causing it to lose sight of the way of interpreting Scripture you are promoting. Thanks for this teaching Geoff.
Seeing the inextricable connection between the Tree of Life and the Single Eye is like finding the Pearl of great price. Thank you, Geoff , for this edifying discovery!
The schizophrenic Evil Eye of Humanism’s autonomous self-willed Sin Nature ecumenically Mirrors Democracy’s Tree of demented carnal-minded Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Single Eye is the regenerated heart returning to the holy-theocratic posture (according to the gospel of Ezekiel 36:25-27) humanity lost in Eden: receiving from one omnipotent source—the Holy-theocratic Spirt of God’s sovereign free-will Himself. And that is the sanctified essence of the holy-theocratic Tree of Life.
Geoff, you have recognized an instructive parallel and pattern. Great work. No, it's not the basis of all my faith. No, my salvation does not hinge on it. And no, I'm not going to hell if I find too much value in it. Some people take themselves too seriously. Those are the ones it's fun to ignore! Just ignore them. You are on the right track, toward Jesus, not away from him.
Your teaching is beyond the comprehension of most who cannot or will not (I’m not sure which) read what the Bible says, but believe whatever they have been told it says. The devotion to trinity theory is inexplicable unless we consider how they are under a spell. Gal 3:1
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 2Th 1:13
Truth has a lot to do with it apparently…it doesn’t say dogma and tradition!
That will be interesting! The entire NT explains it’s all about Christ and what he accomplished and our faithful acceptance of that reality.
The clinging to an artificial Christ won’t help our cause or advance our faith. Yet all who will be born of the spirit at his return will have some imperfect understanding and that will be removed then.
Wow indeed
This is very helpful: "The earliest Christian interpreters—long before modern literalism—read Scripture canonically: patterns, echoes, symbols, typology, thematic unity..." Literalism, especially as applied in Dispensationalism, has poked the modern Church "in the eye" causing it to lose sight of the way of interpreting Scripture you are promoting. Thanks for this teaching Geoff.
Seeing the inextricable connection between the Tree of Life and the Single Eye is like finding the Pearl of great price. Thank you, Geoff , for this edifying discovery!
Blessings Judith. Do you mind if I use your endorsement on my website?
Not at all. My pleasure, Geoff
The schizophrenic Evil Eye of Humanism’s autonomous self-willed Sin Nature ecumenically Mirrors Democracy’s Tree of demented carnal-minded Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Single Eye is the regenerated heart returning to the holy-theocratic posture (according to the gospel of Ezekiel 36:25-27) humanity lost in Eden: receiving from one omnipotent source—the Holy-theocratic Spirt of God’s sovereign free-will Himself. And that is the sanctified essence of the holy-theocratic Tree of Life.
Geoff, you have recognized an instructive parallel and pattern. Great work. No, it's not the basis of all my faith. No, my salvation does not hinge on it. And no, I'm not going to hell if I find too much value in it. Some people take themselves too seriously. Those are the ones it's fun to ignore! Just ignore them. You are on the right track, toward Jesus, not away from him.
Great work.
Your teaching is beyond the comprehension of most who cannot or will not (I’m not sure which) read what the Bible says, but believe whatever they have been told it says. The devotion to trinity theory is inexplicable unless we consider how they are under a spell. Gal 3:1
Thanks for your comment, but I made no reference to the trinity. Are you just taking a cheap shot. If so, stand in line.
No, but you expressed a principle of cognition which goes over the head of most who are struggling under indoctrination.
My target is not those comfortable in their ignorance.
lol, that’s a narrow field. Like harvesting the crop of seeds spilt between the road and the fence!
Jesus said the path to salvation is narrow. In the parable of the seeds and the sower, who are those that are saved?
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 2Th 1:13
Truth has a lot to do with it apparently…it doesn’t say dogma and tradition!
That will be interesting! The entire NT explains it’s all about Christ and what he accomplished and our faithful acceptance of that reality.
The clinging to an artificial Christ won’t help our cause or advance our faith. Yet all who will be born of the spirit at his return will have some imperfect understanding and that will be removed then.
God is gracious, but not oblivious.