Davis Johnson

Husband, dad, pastor, MN sports sufferer

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When we approach sanctification as attainable by any means other than the gospel of Christ—the same gospel by which we are converted—we have departed from the teaching of the New Testament.

- Graeme Goldsworthy

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Why do we feel the way we do about anyone? What charges us with a sense of superiority in certain relationships and inferiority complexes in others?
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A love letter of sorts to one of my favorite shows on TV right now:

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@noeljesse That ending!!

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If Moses had a twitter account

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

Jesus in John 15:
"Abide in me...Abide in me...Abide in me...Abide in me.
..Abide in me."

Us (most of the time):
"Yeah, but what do we *really* have to do?"

Jesus:
"Okay, let me start over again..."

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In one sense, the first Exodus didn't work. The Old Testament tells a story about the need for a greater, second Exodus -- not just for Israel, but for all people to come out from under the exploitation of an enemy far more oppressive than the Egyptians.

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@noeljesse @RuralPreacher @jnjbrewer This is the best show! Great gif selecting. I also liked your book😉

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The story of Cain and Abel isn't about anger management or how not to treat your brother. It's a story of two covenants – two brothers embodying two ways of living and relating to God.

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@ferrismattic Nice! I'm just starting too. Let me know if you ever need someone to complain alongside.. Gutturals seem like a good tool for vocalizing frustration 😁

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

You are worse than you think you are, but also far more loved than you feel you are.

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Tucked right in the middle of the book of 2 Kings, is an odd, easy-to-skim-over story about a guy who accidentally lost his neighbor’s ax.

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The Bible isnt a life improvement plan. Its not a religious manual with a set of DIY instructions.. Its not even advice.

The main character of the Bible isnt you or me, its God! Jesus will always be more interesting, more compelling than us. He is good news. So we take up & read

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After speaking from behind a veil for thousands of years, God brings unexpected clarity through the person of Jesus. He is the ultimate, clearest Word of God.

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Genesis 1 says God created the world in 6 days. Now, are these literal or figurative days? Your answer to this question is not as important as understanding how the New Testament informs our reading of the creation narratives.

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There is a good, course corrective choice to make today @Timberwolves ... and it rhymes with Shmedwards #NBADraft

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For Augustine, Christ was the key for understanding the Old Testament:

“Everything in those Scriptures speaks of Christ, but only to him that has ears. [Jesus] opened their minds to understand the Scriptures; and so let us pray that he will open our own."

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Reading (and understanding) the book of Proverbs can be difficult. With Jesus, it’s much easier. https://t.co/EPuM3hK1w7

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New coffeetable read for quarantine!

"The people, the bookless people, they made Paul & had him alive long before he got into the books... He grew up in shanties around the hot stoves of winter in the smell of tobacco smoke & the roar of laughter mocking the outside weather"

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"the symbolic playing out of Jesus’s arrest and trial show us that it is his dragging away and crucifixion that in turn led to the quelling of our riot against God."