Awkward Xian

Last name Sanctified. First name Awkwardly.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

Christ is the Word of God & worthy of worship. The Bible is a tool left for us to learn & struggle with. One must be guided by the Spirit or things can get messs quickly. It is not light reading. It is not a plain text like a newspaper. It demands to be taken seriously.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@williamwolfe @RevKevDeYoung Well, you’ve perverted the image of God residing in you by giving it to Ceasar, so pot, meet kettle?

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@ExciledFrogMan @HatchForTexas @ZachWLambert @gabrielhaynes I’m ceasing this conversation with you. The reason being is that I see you’re a geocentrist. All of the things you’ve said to me could be flipped back onto you for that reason alone and a serious conversation cannot be had at the moment.

All the best,
Awkwardly Bowing Out

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@HatchForTexas @ZachWLambert @ExciledFrogMan @gabrielhaynes I’m going to take a wild guess and say that the winter beanie on your head or at least one article of clothing in your profile pic is made of a blended fabric. According to Leviticus, it’s prohibited. Gotta read the Bible, man!

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@NSanctification @christianinai @farmingandJesus If you can produce evidence, I’ll buy it. But to the contrary point, in the gospels He denounce the Pharisaical public prayers as hollow displays and when He prayed, He went off by Himself.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@ZachWLambert The amount of people debating you about this is TRULY troubling.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@farmingandJesus Jesus is secretive of His identity in the synoptic gospels (“The Messianic Secret”). People openly bowing would’ve brought unwanted attention during critical moments of the ministry. It also clashes w/the image He took of the servant, something He was modeling for us to imitate.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@NSanctification @christianinai @farmingandJesus Not according to Jesus, it isn’t.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@lukemoon1 @bivofollower @ShaneClaiborne Governments lock up people all the time without cause or unjust reasons. That’s pretty evil.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@godinhistory @LakotaMan1 He caused the extinction of a race island people. So no, he’s not worth celebrating.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

No. No. No. Whoever came up with this needs to say this out loud slowly on repeat until “it” sinks in.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

All that to say: the Bible is not a god and shouldn’t be treated as the fourth member of the “trilogy”. 👀🫣

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

I’d add that Sola Scriptura can lend to the practice of Scripture>people. Like when Jesus questions, “was the sabbath made for people or people for sabbath?”
When you care more about people, I think you’ll find yourself getting less angry & defensive over textual disagreements

[Zack Hunt @ZaackHunt]

The funny thing about sola scriptura is the moment after Luther invented it the Reformers immediately went a dozen different directions cause they couldn’t agree whose sola scriptura was the right sola scriptura

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@KrrankyPants @SaitaBoston44 @QTWIQ @farmingandJesus Reread what I said. I’m not justifying worship. I don’t agree with Saint veneration. I’m just pointing out that they don’t view it as a form of polytheistic worship. They really do see it as just like picking up a phone and calling a trusted friend.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@SaitaBoston44 @QTWIQ @KrrankyPants @farmingandJesus …theoretically, they have passed on and are closer to God. It’s really no different than calling up a friend and asking them to pray for you about a concern or issue you have. They’re petitioning for prayer from the Saints, not praying to them. (2/2).

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@SaitaBoston44 @QTWIQ @KrrankyPants @farmingandJesus And it’s no one’s job to gate keep. Your job is to point to the Gate and love people. That’s it.

For clarification, the Catholic Church doesn’t pray to Mary or saints, at least not in the same way as one does to God. It’s a way of passing on prayer requests since (1/2)

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@BenZeisloft She was a government worker who refused to perform her duty in a discriminatory fashion. She deserves to be sued. The acts of consenting adults have no business having laws sanctioned against them or being treated any less than the “norm”.

[Awkward Xian @AwkSeminarian]

@farmingandJesus I have questions:

1. What other things are called abominations & why?
2. Why was this considered as such such to the audience at the time of writing?
3. Is “love your neighbor”, one of the Big 2 “laws”, being broken when someone exposes others to preventable diseases?

[Dead Soul Poetry @DeadSoulPoetry]

Solid truth.