https://ilyaradchenko.comRSS for NodeSun, 15 Mar 2026 23:28:50 GMTMon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cm51fkdnf0001k5f8leg3r7qvusers/knownasilya/notes/cm51fkdnf0001k5f8leg3r7qvMon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cm3l44wsk000h6a9huylamjijusers/knownasilya/notes/cm3l44wsk000h6a9huylamjijSun, 17 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22–23]]>https://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cm2xnks4k000c1257aoqif6ljusers/knownasilya/notes/cm2xnks4k000c1257aoqif6ljThu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cm0t0agn20001bf72navd8t5dusers/knownasilya/notes/cm0t0agn20001bf72navd8t5dSun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/clxulh8uh0001xxv2pm07lnepusers/knownasilya/notes/clxulh8uh0001xxv2pm07lnepTue, 25 Jun 2024 16:02:04 GMThttps://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/clv7jwm0a0001p4uuxv49oa08users/knownasilya/notes/clv7jwm0a0001p4uuxv49oa08Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:39:55 GMT The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. --- Genesis 2:15 (ESV) And then after the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah, and says something similar: > And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.” --- Genesis 9:7 (ESV) After Jesus is resurrected from the dead, he says the following before he goes to the Father: > Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” --- Matthew 28:16-20 The bible gives general commands in these areas, dominion and evangelism, and both are quests in a general sense. What gifts and talents do you have? How specifically can you multiple, work and keep (build up and maintain), and spread the gospel? Every moment is a gift, and there is no time to waste. Be ambitious, think generationally, and go tell people about Jesus (you need to build relationships to do that). Multiply the gifts you are given, be a faithful servant and son. See you out there!]]>https://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cluycmw190001az4xi6ej2envusers/knownasilya/notes/cluycmw190001az4xi6ej2envSat, 13 Apr 2024 17:06:29 GMT Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, > and he will divide the spoils with the strong, > because he poured out his life unto death, > > and was numbered with the transgressors. > For he bore the sin of many, > and made intercession for the transgressors. > > Isaiah 53:12 Along with many other references to using the weak to shame the strong, the meek inheriting the earth, the least are the greatest, last being first, and the kingdom conquering without violence but by changing hearts. That last one is interesting, because it's different from culture which wants to enforce rules from the top and make people obey them by force, coercion, or manipulation. Christ changes the heart of man, and the changes there spread out to the rest of his life. The bible is very political, it wants all of your life to be placed under the rule of Christ. It defines every sphere of government, and how that sphere should operate, we've just chosen to ignore those passages. Thinking that we were in a neutral world, we deceived ourselves, because nothing is neutral. Culture is always trying to influence you to it's values. Are we tired of the manipulation, overreach and totalitarianism of our government? We can't rush in and try to change things, it won't stick. We must start in our own hearts, and repent of our unbelief and wrong worship. Self-rule is where it starts, once we can rule ourselves like Christ has shown in the word, we can start to lead our families (don't wait for perfection, you can do both simultaneously, but you must do both). We must think generationally and covenantally, it's a long game. Build our families, pass on the word and build traditions that worship God. We must pass not only our inheritance, but our faith and our work to our children, they shouldn't start from scratch (just learning about covenant succession). Only then will our work be blessed and not cursed, we must be faithful to the covenants we entered. The symptom will be a healthy civil sphere.]]>https://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cltp3wggw0015n3bbnie16wzcusers/knownasilya/notes/cltp3wggw0015n3bbnie16wzcWed, 13 Mar 2024 01:12:21 GMThttps://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/clthteeb40005n3bbkxnlcfwjusers/knownasilya/notes/clthteeb40005n3bbkxnlcfwjThu, 07 Mar 2024 22:43:59 GMThttps://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/clt22cc3c0001n3bbjnydhaptusers/knownasilya/notes/clt22cc3c0001n3bbjnydhaptSun, 25 Feb 2024 22:10:00 GMT Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20). If we don't believe that (and there are many reasons that the bible gives us to believe that), it's almost a hopeless faith. While we are asking for Jesus to work in this world and in the same breath we are asking to be taken out of it. This doesn't feel like the ethos of Jesus or the bible. Are you optimistic? Give [Paradise Restored by David Chilton (free pdf download)](https://www.garynorth.com/freebooks/docs/pdf/paradise_restored.pdf) a read, it really opens up a lot on how to read Revelation. Also this [interview (spotify)](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Re2qwYE1OWUgFWxZmUxAQ?si=UNPeu-WwQr6QfBFzNkjiDw) of David Shannon about Optimistic Eschatology is very good.]]>https://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/clsqon8jy0003n3bbrb0s09plusers/knownasilya/notes/clsqon8jy0003n3bbrb0s09plSat, 17 Feb 2024 23:01:06 GMT