Austin Dressler

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

"There will be no end of quarrels and dispute, if we wish to conquer obstinate men by argument; for they will never want words, and they will derive fresh courage from impudence, so that they will never grow weary of fighting."

Calvin on Titus 3:10

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

"As a general fact, the most ardent and noisy opponents of creeds have been those who held corrupt opinions."

- Samuel Miller

[Heath Taws @HeathTaws]

This is the only image of Christ I need.

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

"Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever."

- Psalm 119:152

[Bradley Campbell @TheUtahBrad]

"For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit"
- Calvin

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

https://t.co/ICX2HXgODp is the best.

[Mike Winger @MikeWingerii]

What do you suggest for a simple replacement for the YouVersion Bible app on IPhone?

One that doesn’t host fraudulent translations.

[Mormonism Research Ministry @mrmdotorg]

“Creedalists do worship a Jesus Christ. It's just not the Jesus Christ revealed in the Bible.”

We *welcome* this honesty from Latter-day Saints. More of it, please.

[Romesh "Rom" Prakashpalan @romeshp]

The Creeds and Confessions exist to maintain the honor and glory of God among men, to protect the Church from heresies, and to promote the unity of Christian people. The very reason cultists and heretics despise them.

[Rural Pastor @Rural_KS_Pastor]

It’s easy to sneer at courts when you’re not accountable to any. There’s more than 2k courts in the PCA (sessions + presbyteries + GA), and generalizations like this aren’t helpful. Churchmanship requires more precision than outrage farming. This is not a defense of Rio Grande.

[Mormonism Research Ministry @mrmdotorg]

"It is impossible for God to lie."
– Hebrew 6:18

LDS philosopher Blake Ostler:

"I think that trust in God is possible only because we recognize that God is truly free and could sin, but we trust that he will not do so."
– Blake T. Ostler, "Exploring Mormon Thought: Vol 1"

[Benjamin Glaser @WVPitt]

Refusing to vote for immoral men is not "opting out of politics". That kind of zero-sum game is reductive.

Choosing not to decide is itself an active choice.

The Covenanters move to not engage in voting, jury duty, etc... in early American republic made their voice louder.

[Puritan Gold @PuritanGold]

It is better that you should love a hundred hypocrites than hate one Christian brother.

—John Cotton, Works 2:542

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

Sing Psalms.

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

Officious lying is wrong.

[Grange Press @Grange_Press]

A new edition of the split-leaf psalter is on its way, but cannot be sustained by retail sales alone.

The Heritage Edition—150 finely bound, hand-numbered psalters—is offered to secure the remaining funds for a large cloth-bound printing.

Pre-Order: https://t.co/Omsrv7WsyQ

[Ryan Denton @TexasPreacher]

Appreciate the interaction on this, but I need to clarify something because many are missing the point. When I speak of experimental (experiential) preaching, I am not talking about mere emotion, volume, or “fire” in the pulpit. A man can be loud, animated, and intense and still preach in a completely unexperimental way.

Experimental preaching is about method, not temperament or volume. It asks whether the sermon actually deals with the state and condition of the heart. Does it distinguish between the regenerate and unregenerate? The young & the old? Does it expose the workings of sin in the soul? Does it press the conscience with searching application? Does it trace out what grace looks like in its real operations, such as conviction, repentance, faith, assurance, deadness, and revival? Does it bring truth down from abstraction into lived experience?
A man can preach redemptive history, doctrine, and careful exegesis, and still never touch the conscience. That’s the issue.

On the other hand, a man may preach calmly, even quietly, and yet be deeply experimental because he is skillfully applying the truth to the inner life of his hearers. Martyn Lloyd-Jones is a good example. The old divines were also clear on this. They weren’t aiming at emotionalism. They were aiming at the heart rightly understood. Truth applied to the conscience will often produce emotion. But emotion is the effect, not the method. If all you heard was “be more intense,” or "be more fiery," you missed what experimental preaching actually is.

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

Calvinism is a comfort to believers.

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

Divination is bad.

[God Loves Mormons @Godlovesmormons]

Sally Chase: Village Seer

Sally's involvement with Joseph threads through the narrative of early Mormonism, and is a story worth knowing.

Check out our full video about Sally & Joseph: https://t.co/OlWFrmsgst

[Austin Dressler @AustinD116]

We are dreadfully more sinful than we think, and God is infinity more holy than we think.