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Introduction To “The Old Man”
This first series will be about “The Old Man”, and will commence the first week in January, 2021. Who is this old man, and how do we respond to him in our daily lives? Of course, the term “old man” is used generically, and a biblical term that refers to a human being and is […]
THE OLD MAN – PART I (1)
Lesson 1 – Created Man The Bible provides ample information for us to gain an understanding of our own makeup, how the human being is designed to function, and the divine order that has been put in place to govern those functions. Of course, this divine order is not how humans have been functioning for […]
THE OLD MAN PART I – (2)
Lesson 2 – Divine Order In the biblical creation story, there was a close relationship between the Creator and the created, God supplied all of his needs for survival, gave him the job of having dominion, and gave him a partner, Eve. This gives us an idea of the order the Creator had set in […]
THE OLD MAN PART I (3)
Lesson 3 – The Spirit In the last lesson we saw that the human being has been provided with laws that assist in the governing of its operation. These laws have been misplaced for most of man’s history, but before we move on to that story, let’s look at how these laws are meant to […]
THE OLD MAN PART II (1)
Lesson One – The Fallen Human Condition What Happened? We will return to the story of creation for a moment, as it was only a short time after Adam received God’s breath of life that death became a reality. According to Archbishop Ussher 1 of the 17th century the creation of the world is dated […]
THE OLD MAN PART II (2)
Lesson Two – The Fallen Human Condition Man’s Dilemma Sam now finds it difficult to determine God’s will, or even his own spirit’s lead. Confusion has set in and now he relies on his outside world for direction. His soul and body will now influence most of his behavior. The “mistress” has been shunned with […]
THE OLD MAN PART II (3)
Lesson Three – The Flesh “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?” (John 6:60), said His disciples, and many of them walked away as they were offended by what Jesus was telling them. Perhaps it was not that they didn’t understand, but refused to accept the truth of their condition. Our Lord went on […]
THE OLD MAN PART II (4)
Lesson Four – Reformation or Restoration? The Bible teaches clearly that the natural man is a slave to sin. Thus, we as humans have a natural inclination to behave a certain way, and that way leads to death. The question raised in the last lesson is – how do we overcome this condition? Let’s now […]
THE OLD MAN PART III (1)
Lesson One – The Cross We have seen previously that we as human beings have inherited the sin initiated in the Garden of Eden, “just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned,” (Rom. 5:12) and that we are fleshly. Our spirit is […]
THE OLD MAN PART III (2)
Lesson Two – Atonement for The Whole Man Death entered the world through the fall of man; a spiritual death that separates man from his creator. Death is sin’s unchanging nature, and therefore death has permeated the spirit, soul and body of every man ever born. We discussed in the last lesson that sin has […]
THE OLD MAN PART III (3)
Lesson Three – Born Again When a person accepts the Lord as his savior in a sincere act of repentance he is said to be born again. The Gospel of John records Jesus explaining this to Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin. This concept of being born again was confusing to the […]
THE OLD MAN PART III (4)
Lesson Four – The Work of The Cross In the first lesson of this section we spoke about how Christ’s sacrifice being a defining moment when the Father made a way for all mankind to come back into a relationship with him This is an accomplished fact. In the previous lesson we considered Jesus’s “born […]
THE OLD MAN PART IV(1)
Lesson One – The Ecclesia The Cross is laid on every Christian. The first Christ-suffering which every man must experience is the call is to abandon the attachments to the world. It is that dying of the old man which is the result of his encounter with Christ. As we depart on discipleship we surrender […]
THE OLD MAN PART IV (2)
Lesson Two – The Visible Community One aspect of the Ecclesia we hardly touched on in the last lesson was visibility. If you consider however that the list of nine items in the last lesson are all about what the body should “look like.” This term in itself is a description of visibility. Let’s once […]
THE OLD MAN PART IV (3)
Lesson Three – From Glory to Glory A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35) In the last lesson we discussed the […]
THE OLD MAN PART IV (4)
Lesson Four – Wheat and Tares Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the […]
Vaccines And Recycling
What in the world does garbage recycling have to do with COVID vaccinations? An intriguing analogy of how humans have been slowly conditioned – AND it works. Have another sneak-peek at Wesley’s The Siege of 2020. Get the book while it has a promotional price tag! The Siege of 2020 – Sneak-Peek (Regime Change – Setting the […]
THE FRACTURED CHURCH
Why are there so many denominations? And what started this trend? There is one common and underlying doctrine that is at the root of the fractured church. The Siege of 2020 uncovers this doctrine and explains its origins, and the devastating consequences of its teaching. The Siege of 2020 – Sneak-Peek (The Forgotten Ancient Paths […]
What Is The Story Of This Chart?
Since the middle of the twentieth century something has been happening that has only one explanation. The following excerpt from The Siege of 2020 will help clear up this mystery. The Siege of 2020 – Sneak-Peek (The Patterns of Israel) Once again, Jesus was speaking to the Jews within the religious culture of the Hebrew […]
Two Great Men
Who were these men, and what was their message? Four-thousand years separated the utterances of Moses and George Washington who brought to the people the same prophetic message: “But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command […]
Coming Soon!
The Siege of 2020 is on its way. Stay tuned for a release date and pre-release purchase options.
The Barber Chair – A Shave Experience
I explore the barber chairs in three cities. Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne and San Francisco. The retro barber is back.
A Little Story From Silicon Valley
If you have recently driven the freeways of San Jose, or walked the creek paths of Silicon Valley you would have noticed the ever increasing homelessness. There is however a better story – the return of the beaver.
A Day On The Highway One Coast
We took a day to drive part of the California Highway One. Beautiful scenery. I looked for some camp sites for a later time. I was told RV’s are okay but the county has ruled out tent camping during COVID – I don’t know how they come up with these random rules? My next fishing […]
THREADS
Discover the all important patterns of God’s Word. Threads takes you through many biblical topics showing how they are all attached to their own common thread of truth. The book is in its last stage of writing and expected to be released late 2021. Stay tuned to this blog for occasional updates, and perhaps some […]
Last Day Of Trout Season
By far the biggest trout I have caught. I had to get away one more time before the season closed. I was rewarded with this catch. Two 10 + inch and one 16 inch wild trout.
The Siege Of 2020
The Siege of 2020 to be released in paperback and Kindle early 2021. Economic collapse, rapidly declining morals, racial and economic inequality, an apostate church, and a global vacuum for strong leadership are some of the headlines that mark the beginning of the twenty first century. By the end of the second decade, “unprecedented” and […]
My Latest Article – Cesar
What does success look like for a victim of DACA being rescinded in 2018 by the Trump administration? Cesar, a Mexican-born (American) has to return to his home country with his wife and two kids.
My Latest Catch
Hi all, I was able to get away for a night in the cold Sierras. It was freezing Sunday morning – no wonder I stayed in my sleeping bag later than I wanted. Anyway I got to the river about 8:00 am. Caught these two in the first hour, then they stopped biting.
