Thankful for the faith that God so graciously gifted me with to believe in His only Son, Jesus Christ! Homemaker, 5 Solas
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In the book of Acts when the gospel is preached, people are usually called to "repent." After they repent, they are described as having "believed." Repentance is having a change of mind about what we are living for, turning away from that sinful lifestyle, and faith is the trusting in, relying upon, Jesus' person and work to save us. Many today wrongly think they can know the facts of the gospel and be saved, but never repent of their sin. They keep living for the world the flesh and the devil, but call themselves Christians. An unrepentant Christian is an oxymoron.
Isa. 30:15 - "For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing."
Isa. 55:5-6 defines and explains repentance, "Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon."
Ezek. 18:23, 32 - “Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares the Lord God, “rather than that he should turn from his ways and live? . . . 32 “For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the Lord God. “Therefore, repent and live.” (Ezek. 33:11 says the same thing.)
In Luke 13: 3 & 5 Jesus said to the disciples about the "untimely death" of some that it was not because they were greater sinners, “I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."
Luke 24:46-47 Jesus says to His disciples, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.”
Acts 17:30 - “Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent."
2 Pet. 3:9 - "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance."
If you call yourself a Christian, but are living in ongoing, unrepentant sin, hear the words of Jesus, "Unless you repent, you will likewise perish."
Shannon Kiepke retweeted
I graduated from The Master's Seminary in 1991, so I was there when the school was just beginning. Dr. George Zemek taught me how to get my theology and doctrine from the Bible. It is hard work to get your theology and doctrine from the Bible, and that is why most get their theology from the churches they attend, books, podcasts, or blog posts.
Some of the uninspired books that people learn their theology from are written by people who have read the works of other people, who have read the works of other people, who read the works of people who studied the Bible a long time ago. They don't realize they are three or four steps or generations removed from actually studying the Bible for themselves. It never dawns on them that learning theology from uninspired works is not studying the Bible.
Extra-biblical, non-inspired works can be helpful, but the Bible "Sola Scripture" (since it is reformation month), should be our primary source of doctrine, not what people tell us the Bible teaches. Yes, as a young believer you learn doctrine from what you are taught at church or the person discipling you (Mt. 28:19-20; Titus 1:9). Pastors are called upon to "teach sound doctrine" (1 Tim. 4:6; Titus 2:1), "doctrine conforming to godliness," (1 Tim. 6:3), and "instruction" that produces "love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith" (1 Tim. 1:5).
This is what Dr. Zemek taught me about learning theology and doctrine from the Bible:
1. Scan as many resources from different theological persuasions as you can, writing down all the key Scripture references they use to support a particular doctrine. Theologians are often selective in the Scriptures they use, not mentioning Scriptures that might upset their theological system or camp. By looking at the Scriptures used by people from opposing theological positions, you get a broader range of key Scriptures to study in their contexts. (The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is a very helpful resource for finding key cross references.)
2. After collecting as many key Scripture references that relate to a specific doctrine, read and study each of those Scriptures in the flow of their contexts, writing down what they teach about the doctrine being studied.
3. After looking up, reading, and studying all the key Scripture References, then synthesize what they teach so that no Scripture contradicts another. Since the Holy Spirit inspired the Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21), and since the Holy Spirit, being God, cannot err, so the Scriptures cannot err. If you find Scriptures that contradict each other, then either your interpretation of one, or the other, or both are wrong. Study harder.
4. After reading, studying, and synthesizing all key Scriptures related to a certain doctrine, THEN read extra biblical resources to see what you can learn from others who have studied the Bible (the hermeneutical "checking principle.") Refine and adjust your understanding of the doctrine being studied.
Dr. Zemek would have us read some from uninspired works, but most of class time was spent looking up key cross references in their contexts. Day after day we heard, "turn to . . . in your Bibles." We would then study what that particular passage taught in its context, make observations and application. Dr. Zemek would also point out key nuances of Hebrew and Greek. Then we would move on to the next text. Dr. Zemek modeled for us in class, how we were to learn theology in our studies and future ministries.
I am afraid many seminaries have drifted away from encouraging their students to study the Bible for themselves. They have students read a great volumes of uninspired works, but not study the Bible for themselves as a priority. As a result, students graduate having never learned theology and doctrine from the Bible. They think their doctrine is based on the Word of God, when in reality it is based on the pre-digested, uninspired works of men. In honor of Reformation month, may our cry always be "Sola Scriptura."
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Feminism has wreaked incalculable havoc on the family and society in general and on women in particular. I think this is going to be a worthwhile project. @jimcosman2 and I are both supporting it. Check it out: kickstarter.com/projects/bro…
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If we don’t start talking about women valuing careers over marriage and family, it’s not going to matter if we win elections or not. Women choosing jobs over babies will destroy civilization eventually, regardless of whether they vote for Republicans.
You cannot conserve a nation without conserving families.
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My thoughts on Protestia's recent revelations regarding the elders of Pray's Mill Baptist Church, the board of G3, Tom Buck, and First Baptist Church of Lindale, TX.
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Christian, your comfort is not the goal of your life. Your conformity to Christ is.
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Thank you to the hundreds and hundreds of people who came out to our Good Friday concerts tonight. God was truly glorified. I was asked by several on the way home if I could share my homily from this evening. Hope this blesses you:
There is nothing visibly good about Good Friday. Friday is betrayal. Friday is injustice. Friday is a rushed trial in the dark and a crowd shouting for blood. Friday is nails through hands that healed the sick… Feet that carried good news… A back that bore the weight of the world’s sin. Friday is where everything looks like it’s falling apart. And if we’re honest, that’s not hard for us to understand right now. Because we live in a world that still feels like that Friday sometimes. Wars rage. Families fracture. Anxiety rises. Truth feels negotiable. People feel lost, angry, divided, tired. It still feels like darkness is winning. So why do we dare call this day “good”? Because what looked like defeat was ACTUALLY the greatest victory in history.
On Friday, Jesus Christ did not lose, He laid down His life. On Friday, sin was not ignored, it was fully paid for. On this day, evil was not unleashed, it was exposed, absorbed, and defeated at the cross. Isaiah says, “It pleased the Lord to crush Him…” Why? Because through that crushing… God was crushing our sin. That’s why it’s good. Not because it was easy, but because it was necessary. Not because it felt victorious, but because it secured victory.
And here’s where this matters for us tonight: If you rush past Friday to get to Sunday… you will never understand how deep your need is. We love resurrection. We love hope. We love empty tombs. You don’t get Sunday… without Friday. Just like you don’t get life without death. You don’t get forgiveness without a cross. And if we skip the cross, we reduce Christianity to inspiration instead of salvation.
I’ve seen something that I can’t shake. A few years ago, I stood in Golgotha, the place many believe was the hill of the skull, where Jesus was crucified. It’s a limestone ridge, and if you look closely, you can still make out what looks like a skull in the rock. But what struck me wasn’t just the hill. It was what was in front of it. There was a massive public transportation sign: buses moving, people rushing, schedules, noise, distraction. And that sign was positioned in such a way that it covered the face of the skull. Covered it.
As if the modern world had just built over it. Moved on from it. Hidden it behind movement, noise, and urgency. And I remember standing there thinking. That’s not just Jerusalem, that’s us. We have not removed the cross, we’ve just obstructed our view of it.
We’ve covered it with busyness. With headlines. With politics. With entertainment. With endless distraction. We don’t like to think about sad things or deal with things we need to deal with because of the way it makes us feel. But regardless of how we feel.
The cross is still there. The sacrifice still stands. The work of Christ is still finished. We’ve just learned how to live like it’s hidden behind something more “urgent.”
Good Friday calls us to move the sign. To stop. To look again. To see what we’ve covered over. Because behind all the noise… behind all the movement, behind everything competing for your attention. There is a hill. There is a cross. There is a Savior. And He is not asking you to admire Him in passing. He is calling you to behold Him, and believe. So tonight, we don’t rush. We sit in Friday. We feel the weight of it. We acknowledge the cost.
We remember that our sin is not small, it required the Son of God to die. "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." - Romans 3:23. But remember why the Gospel of Jesus Christ is called the good news: because Friday is not the end of the story.
Because the same Jesus who cried, “It is finished”… was not declaring defeat; He was declaring that everything necessary for your salvation is complete.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast". Ephesians 2:8-9
So why is it called Good Friday? Because on the darkest day in history… God was doing His brightest work. Because when the world gave its worst, God gave His Son. Because through death… He brought life. And because for every person who trusts in Christ, Friday means this: Your sin is paid for. Your guilt is removed. Your eternity is secured.
"Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” Romans 10:9-11.
Tonight we honor Friday. Because without Friday, there is no forgiveness. And because of Friday… Sunday is coming. #GoodFriday #ResurrectionSunday
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Pastor Paul Lamey of Grace Community Church in Hunstville Alabama, and one of the contributors for the Shepherd's Bible, talks about his article "Encouragement for Pastoring Difficult Sheep"
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Jerry Wragg, senior pastor of Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter FL and general editor of the new LSB Shepherd's Bible shares the heart behind the project.
To learn more and shop the full line of editions at 316publishing.com
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Shannon Kiepke retweeted
This is the best response to the Washer stuff.
I respond in two ways: (1) their burdened heart about their spiritual state IS evidence of the Spirit’s work within them; and (2) 2 Pet 1:3-11 is one of the most crucial texts for helping doubting believers. When assurance is elusive, Peter declares what we’ve been “granted” in Christ, and then he calls the doubter to tap into the power of the Spirit by moving forward in diligent faith. Peter assures us that when we press forward in faith, the Spirit produces the moral fruit that gives evidence that Christ has indeed granted life to us, and assurance is strengthened. In our ministry, this text has become a life-changer for so many. In today’s church culture, Peter would be labeled a discourager and law-preacher. But assurance IS NOT fortified MERELY by clinging to the cross. YES, our salvation IS Christ’s work from start to finish! We can trust that reality and be assured within us by faith. BUT the cross of Christ provides power over sin, which Peter says we should diligently access for strengthening assurance. “When these qualities are yours and are increasing” we become “fruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The Spirit deepens assurance as He empowers us to Christlike holiness. Telling doubters over and over that Christ did it all for them while neglecting to help them access divine power by diligent faith is discouraging. They need to experience Christ’s power over their sin. He’s promised it. Help the doubter diagnose where their faith is least diligent and walk with them toward a greater trust in all that we’ve been granted. They will begin to experience an increasing Christlikeness, and their assurance will deepen. It will NEVER be perfect. Battling sin and striving for holiness IS our privilege in the power of Christ. And amazingly, our meager offerings of obedience never diminishes His love for us! But He’s promised His power. He’s granted it. We have THAT guarantee within us! So “we press on” in His power.
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🚨JUST IN: A Small plane flown by a 19 year old pilot with one passenger successfully makes an emergency landing on Indiantown Road in Jupiter, Florida.
There were cars on the roadway, but the pilot somehow managed to land without hitting a single vehicle.
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Especially when they regularly claim that assurance comes “only through Christ” without explaining the claim.
What are we to make of the various warning passages (2 Cor 13:5; Col 1:22-23; Matt 24:13) that seem to indicate the potential of a true child of God apostatizing?
Wouldn’t this approach tend to foster an unhealthy introspection,
external performance, and ultimately weakened assurance?
No! God has created us in Christ Jesus and prepared long ago that we should walk in good works, YET the ordained means by which
He brings about our preservation is the manifold commands, admonitions, encouragements, and calls to faithfulness.
We might look at the matter in this way:
Eternal Security → Promises God’s faithfulness, Describes
God’s securing power, Explains God’s sovereign purposes, Ascribes to God exclusive glory
Assurance → Grows with Christian faithfulness, Manifested
by increasing holiness, Shaken by a ravaged conscience, Fades with patterns of neglect and rebellion
God will do what He promises, but we are warned to practice what He commands (Heb. 10:23). God’s warnings against unbelief are
intended to forge an active and passionate growth in His grace, to prevent the self-deception of false security, to test levels of
faithfulness, and to cause sober reflection on the dangers of unbelief. These warnings will have different impact, depending upon the maturity level of each believer:
For the strong Christian– Warnings offer a reminder to press on all the more, and an abiding confidence that one has obeyed these cautions.
For the weak but willing – Warnings provide a
graphic deterrent to future patterns of sin. They display the specific care of God in pointing to dangers; They engender a greater dependence on grace.
For the weak and stubborn – Warnings bring instant clarity to trouble (chastening); They bring greater conviction to the conscience; They expose unbelief as the source of all stubbornness.
For the hardened – Warnings call for the justice of God, thereby upholding holiness; They confirm the traits of apostasy; They declare the absence of true
conversion.
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The older I get, the more I realize how wise God was to instruct us in Titus 2:3-5 that younger women are to be taught, trained, and discipled by older women, not by their contemporaries - especially those who are influencers, podcasters, and evangelical celebrities.
Even the "Reformed" ones.
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We have a new taste and savour, love and liking by the Spirit of Christ; and look on the law, not as a burden, but as our privilege in Christ.
#WalterMarshall
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The reasons which induce the soul to love, must first be understood, before they can have a reasonable influence on the heart.
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When professing Christian men want to “have a conversation” about doctrinal matters long ago settled by clear scriptural statements, and the overwhelming testimony of church history, … count me not interested. The perspicuity of scripture allows for the stability of the church. It’s not a virtue to act like each generation needs to adjudicate every doctrinal question. Freshly embrace? Yes. Freshly inform? Yes. Freshly defend? Yes. Act like the doctrine just arrived and is unsettled until we arrived? An example of the pride of a culture already proudly independent and self-absorbed.
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Truths that anchor our soul:
1. God is still sovereign.
2. Christ is still reigning.
3. The Spirit is still interceding.
4. The church is still growing.
5. Scripture is still teaching.
6. The gospel is still saving.
7. Glory is still coming!
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Ladies- I don't know what the hyper-patriarchy crowd (e.g. Webbon, Conn, etc.) is saying about this because I have most of them muted or blocked, and I'm not familiar with Ben (screenshot below), but thoughtful, reasonable comments like Ben's and Spencer's are not wrong, and all of this controversy could have been avoided if Allie (or any other woman in her position) had been instructing only women instead of a co-ed audience.
Before you freak out, please take some time to put any preconceived notions aside and prayerfully -and objectively- ponder these things...
+ This isn't about Allie, personally, she just happens to be at the tip of the spear right now. This is about the *paradigm* of conservatives and Christians *using* women with platforms/audiences (said women's willingness notwithstanding) to be on the front lines of the culture/political war when we all know that men are the ones who should be out there in front leading the way and taking the flak so women don't have to. Christians who, for the same biblical and philosophical reasons, rightly want to protect women from being on the frontlines of literal wars.
I'm sorry, and I know this stings, but I can't help but be reminded of Barak hiding behind Deborah's skirts, even though I have no doubt that the majority of the Christians doing this don't realize they're doing this and have only the best of intentions.
+ God's commands are good and holy. The godly approach to God's commands is to love, embrace, and seek to robustly obey even the spirit of the law, not look for loopholes, exceptions, and letter of the law technicalities that bring us to "skin of our teeth," "How much can I get away with and still be technically obedient?" obedience. Trust me, I speak from the personal experience of many failures in this area.
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+ This kind of love for and robust obedience to God's law includes both explicit commands and implicit examples from Scripture that women are not to pastor, preach to men, instruct men in the Scriptures/biblical principles, or lead/hold authority over men.
1Ti2:11-3:7, Ti1:5-9, and 1Co14:34-35 are explicit commands: biblegateway.com/passage/?se…
Passages like Is3:12, and the entire pattern of male headship in Creation, in the home, in the temple/church, and in the government -throughout Scripture- are implicit examples (see attached image and👇👇):
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+ Don't discount spiritual warfare in this situation. Zoom out and look at the big picture, spiritually speaking. The Reformed/Calvinistic camp is one of the last bastions of sound doctrine in the visible church, and Satan would love to infiltrate and erode it (and has already started).
And a really crafty way for him to do it is by breaking down our resolve with women who are nice and pretty and mostly say the right things. If he can get his foot in the door in our camp by getting us to give women in our camp a pass on preaching to men, he'll do it. That's how he's brought down so many once faithful denominations - he started with women teaching/preaching to men. Satan cruelly preyed upon and used a woman in the Garden and it worked. Why not try it again (and again, and again...)?
+ Yes, God *can* even use women to say right things at these events, and yes, we should -and I do!- rejoice when a right thing is said, but two things about that:
a) In Ph1:12-18, 2:19-22, Paul is talking about men who preach the true gospel with wrong motives/reasons ("envy...strife...selfish ambition"). He rejoices in the true gospel being preached, *but he does not excuse or ignore their wrong motives/reasons*. In fact, in 2:19-22, we can see how those wrong motives/reasons were something of a hindrance to the ministry. Timothy and Epaphroditus were the *only* people Paul felt were trustworthy and rightly motivated enough to send to the church at Philippi.
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b) God used what Balaam's donkey rightly said, too. That doesn't mean donkeys need to be headlining these conferences and events. (Don't be silly with this. It's an illustration of the principle.)
+ This situation (having women lead/teach men at co-ed Christian conferences, Christian-ish political rallies, etc.) really isn't much different from individual churches giving women the role/function of pastor, yet calling them "shepherds," "directors," "ministers," etc. in order to fly under the radar or self-deceive themselves into thinking they're not *really* disobeying Scripture.
+ This isn't about who has talent, speaking abilities, charisma, or the ability to draw a crowd. This is about not only the fact that men need to stop inviting women to headline these co-ed events, but that *women* need to start saying no to them, refusing to be complicit.
Ladies, if we want men to step up, we need to get out of the way. If we're doing the job, why would they see a need or any urgency to step up?
Finally, anticipating some of the mocking/scoffing I'm going to receive:
+ "You're just jealous of Allie's platform!" If I were trying to build my platform, do you really think I'd risk it by saying all of this, which is probably going to offend the majority of people even in my own theological camp? Offending people by saying what I've said here is not a great way to gain followers, speaking engagements, etc. Also, I already said this is not about Allie (or her platform), it's about the paradigm.
+ "You're doing the same thing with this post, preaching to men!" No, I'm not:
a) I've pointedly and specifically addressed women in this post. If you're a man who can't tell whether or not you're a woman, you need more instruction -from a godly man- than I would ever want to give you.
b) I'm not directly instructing men in Scripture/biblical principles in person at Christian or Christian-ish event. I'm expressing my thoughts on an issue, on social media, to WOMEN.
c) If you're a man who thinks women expressing their thoughts to women on social media is somehow "preaching to men," why are you even reading this post? Aren't you the one at fault, here?
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Ladies, thank you for your attention to this matter.😀
The reaction to this clip has been enormous and profound. This is a classic example of why women preaching is not only unbiblical, but impractical and ineffective. Although what she said was correct, the fact that she is a female telling men to quit porn and step up and be men, has not been received well. (that is putting in mildly). Go view the quotes and the comments for yourself. I do believe that female influencers are just female preachers, pretending that they’re not.
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A healthy church is a force multiplier in the sanctification of the sheep.
The reason why people remain as immature Christians for so long is because they often have stayed in immature churches.
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Tucker Carlson called Christian Zionism a “mind virus.”
He said it crudely—but was he wrong?
Too many evangelicals quote Genesis 12:3 like it’s foreign policy.
The Bible isn’t a campaign slogan. It’s the Word of God.
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