Monday, March 27, 2017

The Law of the Mind, Part 27  Hebrew Thinking vs. Greek Mindset



The Law of the Mind, Part 27  Hebrew Thinking vs. Greek Mindset

Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

We come to give all the praise and glory to the Most High God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob--coms to teach us His good and right way.  For His hand is outstretched still that we would return to Him and the original plan, the Torah.  We have gone astray and followed the lies we have inherited and yet the truth comes to free us from the imaginations of mere men! Jeremiah 16:19 O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.  Fiveamprayer, the time has come and now is that we are being returned to truth as we come to study Hebraically and cast off the Greek mindset.

Western Approach
Hebraic Approach
Life analyzed in precise categories.
Everything blurs into everything else.
A split between natural & supernatural
Supernatural affects everything.
Linear logic
Contextual or "block" logic
"Rugged Individualism"
Importance of being part of group
Equality of persons
Value comes from place in hierarchies
Freedom orientation
Security orientation
Competition is good
Competition is evil (cooperation better)
Man-centered universe
God/tribe/family-centered universe
Worth of person based on money/material possessions/powerWorth derived from family relationships
Biological life sacredSocial life supremely important
Chance + cause & effect limit what can happenGod causes everything in his universe
Man rules nature through understanding and applying laws of scienceGod rules everything, so relationship with God determines how things turn out.
Power over others achieved through business, politics and human organizations.Power over others is structured by social patterns ordained by God.
All that exists is the materialThe universe is filled with powerful spirit beings
Linear time divided into neat segments. Each event is new.Cyclical or spiraling time. Similar events constantly reoccur.
History is recording facts objectively and chronologically.History is an attempt to preserve significant truths in meaningful or memorable ways whether or not details are objective facts.
Oriented to the near futureOriented to lessons of history
Change is good = progressChange is bad = destruction of traditions
Universe evolved by chanceUniverse created by God
Universe dominated and controlled by science and technologyGod gave man stewardship over his earthly creation. Accountability to God.
Material goods = measure of personal achievementMaterial goods = measure of God’s blessing
Blind faithKnowledge-based faith
Time as points on straight line ("at this point in time…"Time determined by content ("In the day that the Lord did…")

Shema Selah let us hear and listen to our Hebrew God and come back to our Hebrew culture and language!! Facebook LIVE video!!

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