Jonathan Wheeler

Jonathan Wheeler. I don't tweet. Moved primarily to Mastodon on March 31, 2023. Mastodon: @[email protected]

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The metaphor is we walk through some nasty things, and need to ask forgiveness for the "crap" we trip into. For various reasons, some people walk a “crappier” road than others, and will need more forgiveness. And this is okay.

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John 13:9-10: Jesus washes Peter’s feet. Peter says “wash my whole body.” Jesus responds, “Those who have had a bath [baptism] only need to wash their feet [periodic forgiveness].”

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Rebooting my personal website. Just finished some logo design for the favicon

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Jesus is a high priest, but unlike other high priests, Jesus didn't have to present new sin offerings year after year (Heb 7:26-28). Jesus' blood was offered once covenant offered up once (He won't drink wine until heaven) (Mrk 14:24-25). we partake frequently (1Co 11:20,26-27).

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@JenniferJillS The role of the Savior and the sacrifices isn't to save man from the first death, but rather from the second death. Animals (in my understanding) don't have a second death, just a first.

I recognize the case isn't strong, but it's something I've long wondered.

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But had the law of God never been transgressed, there would have been no death, and no need of a Saviour; consequently there would have been no need of sacrifices. PP 363.1

I wonder if this suggests that there was death before the fall, but not of things that have "souls"

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David Hume asserted there is no proof that the laws of the universe will not suddenly change in the near future.

Absent an moral standard from the Lawgiver, there's no guarantee what society agrees is "moral" will not change on a whim either.

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The life that you and I were born with has to die someday.

So when Jesus asks us to "die to self," it's really not that big of a sacrifice as our selfish heart leads us to believe.

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Salvation by works is wanting to give God our works, but not a relationship.

Cheap grace is wanting to get God's works, but not His relationship.

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If God knew before he created us that we would sin, wouldn't He be responsible for our sin?

In some ways, God takes responsibility for our sins, by bearing them on the cross and dying in our place. This is how much God values our free will.

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Jesus said we are the salt of the earth (a small substance that can preserve a much larger volume). The influence of his followers, though few, has a positive impact on all their associates.

Example: Gen 39:5 says that the Lord blessed Potiphar's entire house for Joseph's sake.

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@JenniferJillS @dasscherick I preached on Philippians 2 weeks ago <3

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Choose your words well.

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Paul was likely married. https://t.co/plSFenYl47

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Paul, in his imprisonment, converted members of Nero's household (Php 4:22). Neither chains nor Nero's debauchery could squelch the spread of the gospel.

A seed watered by the gospel and warmed in the sunlight of God's love, can grow even in the cracks of the sidewalk.

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We often times say, "only Noah's family was saved." In Genesis 5 says his dad died 5 years before the flood, and his grandpa died less than 1 year before the flood.

But Genesis 5:30 also says that Noah had younger brothers and sisters. These did not make it onto the ark.

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It's possible that Phoebe, a woman, couriered Paul's letter to the Romans, and was the first to clearly explain the gospel to Christians at the world's capital (Rom 16:1)

This seems on-brand for God; the first people to share the news of Christ's resurrection were also women.

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Nascent idea: A created being left to itself devolves to sinful self-love. Pre-fall and post-salvation, everything depends on God to sustain capability for agape

This isn't a limitation for the Trinity: It's the only Entity can exist by Itself and still experience/practice agape

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Jesus died for us, atoned for us, interceded for us, etc.

But he asked us to participate in our own sanctification. If we say "My actions as a Christian don't matter because Jesus did everything for me, I'll do whatever I want," then Jesus will go to heaven for us (without us).