BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop

Presbyterian. Word Nerd. In correspondence with UndercoverVos. Grace perfects nature but, man, it’s slow.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

A lot of men need to hear that it’s not their fault that circumstances beyond their control waylaid the plans which they worked so hard for, that they’re not losers because their narrative arc didn’t soar inexorably upward, that the Lord can restore the years the locusts ate.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@themerriestmen @scotchsoupmaker I actually didn’t know what I thought, haha.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@NateAFischer @CDM15171031 How many times have you been jailed for your pro-life activity, Nate?

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

For all it’s promotion of ordo amoris, the New Christian Right or whatever isn’t exactly falsifying concerns that its loves might not be properly ordered.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

Imagine being “profoundly bored” by an extremely Scripture-saturated, Christ-exalting version of Christianity because it didn’t go hard enough on politics like you thought it should.

[Nate Fischer @NateAFischer]

Corollary:

I was always profoundly bored by the version of Christianity advanced by Piper et all.

Its dominance not only impeded cultural/political resistance to the left, it no doubt turned many people away from the church, and dampened the spiritual engagement of many more.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

But you’re “profoundly bored” by the supremacy of Christ, of being counted righteous, of a high and deep account of providence which ballasts the suffering? Come on, dude.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@eri89494 I quoted an actual, historical, Calvinistic statement of faith that says that the believer’s faith is in Christ. You’re a dumbass. Get a new hobby besides slandering other Christian’s from a position of complete ignorance.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

Interesting, because typically “they” say that “..the principal acts of saving faith are accepting, receiving, and resting upon Christ alone for justification, sanctification, and eternal life..”

Westminster Confession of Faith, XIV.II

[Eric @eri89494]

@KirkWilson Amen. The object of their faith is not Christ crucified and risen, but God’s sovereign election of them.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@eri89494 Moving the goalposts, no?

[Minnesota Methodist🕊 @Bombasotta]

There may very well be 40k Protestant denominations, we just needed Calvin Robinson to discover them.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@beingexists 😂

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

Lol

[Kirk Wilson @KirkWilson]

A Calvinist’s faith is based upon the “sovereign” “election” of God. That is their hope, to be one that’s predetermined for salvation. It cannot be based on Christ b/c (according to calvinism) Christ didn’t die for all. Many don’t understand what they profess. It’s not the Gospel

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@KirkWilson “..the principal acts of saving faith are accepting, receiving, and resting upon Christ alone for justification, sanctification, and eternal life..”

Westminster Confession of Faith, XIV.II

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@plainstriumph @iowahawkblog The absolute flattest parts of the state still have 10, 11, and 12k ft. peaks within sight.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@plainstriumph @iowahawkblog Embarrassing

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@ChristopherHale @KenShepherd How did Mary’s mother bear the sinless Mary, then?

[Bethel McGrew @BMcGrewvy]

*throws word salad into a food processor*

*food processor goes brrr*

*tweets*

[Mark Bauerlein @mark_bauerlein]

@DavidAFrench Please give a specific example, a concrete incident.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

Imagine being this intellectually sloppy (conflating postliberalism and tradlife), making irresponsibly broad-brush critiques from such a place, and not realizing your own role in aggravating dissensions while accusing others of doing the same.

[David French @DavidAFrench]

One thing that's always been obvious about postliberalism, "tradlife," etc. is that it's actually quite shockingly libertine. They claim they're for order yet routinely yield to their basest instincts. Even when they're not sexually libertine, they embody the works of the flesh from Galatians 5: "hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions."

That's the new right, ladies and gentlemen.

[BawitdaBavinck. Reformed Country/Metal/Hiphop @BawitdaBavinck]

@LarryFarlow @NeilShenvi While not exhaustively, we actually can feel *something* of what other people feel. Have you never felt grief over another’s grief?