Yesterday we just finished off a major study on the top 3 societal platforms that undergird every society on planet Earth. The biggest takeaway I want you to get from that study is that the dominant platform in Scripture is the shame-and-honor framework. However, once the Lord rescued Israel from bondage in Egypt and gave […]
1K11-21: Three Ancient Philosophies That Explain the World – PART TEN
If you’ve stuck with me since the beginning of our mini study on the three social platforms that rule our planet… By now, it should be clear that one of the Lord’s primary missions was to introduce a guilt-and-innocence framework based on His Torah that would eliminate, or completely transform, shame-and-honor- or fear-and-power-based societies. This […]
1K11-20: Three Ancient Philosophies That Explain the World – PART NINE
“You have heard that our fathers were told, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’But I tell you not to stand up against someone who does you wrong. On the contrary, if someone hits you on the right cheek, let him hit you on the left cheek too!” – Matthew 5:39 Today, we’re gonna discuss […]
1K11-19: Three Ancient Philosophies That Explain the World – PART EIGHT
“Judah recognized them and said, ‘She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.’ And he did not sleep with her again.” – Genesis 38:26 There is another well-known Bible story that makes little sense to Western believers. But anybody raised in a shame-and-honor-based society would get it instantly. […]
1K11-18: Three Ancient Philosophies That Explain the World – PART SEVEN
“Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.’ Now Cain said […]
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