Bonny Manuel

Redeemed and being conformed to the person of Christ everyday. For of His fullness we have received grace upon grace.

[Doug Ponder @dougponder]

Whenever I teach NT Greek, I walk my students through the use of ἀγαπάω (agapaō) and φιλέω (phileō) in John 21:15–17, showing them why I think the "common" (read: modern) interpretation of Jesus's words is probably wrong, and why it matters that we get it right 🧵👇🏻

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

Upon a manger filled with hay
In poverty content He lay;
With milk was fed the Lord of all,
Who feeds the ravens when they call.

—Martin Luther

[Benjamin L. Gladd @DrGladd]

NT authors spend far more time engaging the Bible’s storyline—creation, fall, redemption—than engaging the culture.

350 OT quotations and thousands of OT allusions in the NT to this point.

Pastors, please preach accordingly. 🗣

[Nathan Pratt @NathanPratt]

“The Lord, the One seated there in the Holiest, knows us personally...What a comfort it should be to our hearts, that He knows each of us by name.“

• Arno C. Gaebelein, “The Work of Christ”

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

5 Blessings & Curses in Genesis 1-12 (thread)

In the early history of humanity (Genesis 1-11), there were 5 curses mentioned at various times. Each time the Hebrew word is אָרַר (arar). 1/5

[Gavin Ortlund @gavinortlund]

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" (II Tim. 4:7).

Just think how awesome it will be if we can get to the end and be able to say this. Makes everything worth it.

[Bivin @bivinhere]

".. the center, the cornerstone, the jewel in the crown of Christianity is not an idea, a system or a thing; it is not even “the gospel” as such. It is Jesus Christ."
@mike_reeves, Rejoicing in Christ

[Benjamin L. Gladd @DrGladd]

I know I’m in the minority here, but when NT authors affirm the meaning of OT passages/events, they are always 100% right.

The apostles learned how to read the OT at home and in the synagogue, of course. But, Jesus himself taught them how to interpret the OT the right way.

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.

St. Paul

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

Bruised reeds belong to God as much as solid oaks. Even a tiny faith holds the full, forgiving, faithful Christ.

[Michael Reeves @mike_reeves]

The living God is infinitely perfect and quintessentially, overwhelmingly beautiful in every way: his righteousness, his graciousness, his majesty, his mercy, his all. And so we do not love him aright if our love is not a trembling, overwhelmed, and fearful love.

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

A Christian is someone who can say:

If I die tomorrow, I’ll be with Jesus.
If not, he’ll be with me.

[Bivin @bivinhere]

"God is faithful" (1 Cor 1:9), a fitting banner over all of life, the thread that holds the story of scripture together, the anthem of the ages to come!

[Michael Reeves @mike_reeves]

Spurgeon died on this day. Here are his last ever words in the pulpit:

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

"I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

Isaiah 57:15

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

2021 Blessing

“May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing and dance in the love of God who is Father, Son, and Spirit."

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

When God Looks Down (שׁקף)

[Bivin @bivinhere]

"Our hope..is in the heart of another—a heart that is smooth with mercy, true to the core, healthy beyond words. It is the heart pulsating within the babe in Mary’s arms, the man on the cross, the king on his throne. The heart of Jesus is love above all things." @birdchadlouis

[DWade @DwyaneWade]

Man this ain’t healthy for my heart right now

[Joel Embiid @JoelEmbiid]

Kyle Lowry is not appreciated as he should be #Winner