The Pilgrim’s Post

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Expect Reformed theology, devotional encouragement, books, Christian culture, occasional controversy, and a steady insistence that Jesus Christ is King over every inch of life.

Doctrine should lead to worship.
Worship should produce obedience.
Obedience should shape the world.
Welcome, fellow pilgrims.

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Partial preterism can say both without contradiction:

Jerusalem’s judgment is behind us.
The resurrection of the dead is ahead of us.

A.D. 70 vindicated Christ’s prophecy.

The last day will vindicate Christ’s victory over death.

Don’t confuse the two.

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Christianity is not:

“Your soul escapes this miserable physical world forever.”

Christ took flesh.
Christ rose in flesh.
Christ will raise His people.

Biblical redemption does not abandon creation.

It conquers death.

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Full preterism does not merely rearrange a few dates on an eschatology chart.

It puts the bodily resurrection behind us.

Paul gives no room for that.

“If the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.” — 1 Cor. 15:16

The resurrection is still coming.

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The Christian hope is not escaping the body.
It is resurrection.
Christ rose bodily from the grave, and His people will rise bodily after Him.
Death does not get to keep what Christ purchased.
The King conquered the grave.
He will empty it.

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@A_Stonewall Now favorite metal hymn to lift to is a different conversation as well 😆

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@A_Stonewall Oh see I assumed this was to be used in corporate Worship lol

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From Genesis to Revelation, God is not improvising.

He remembers His covenant.
He gathers His people.
He fulfills His promises.
He sends His Son.

And every promise of God finds its Yes in Christ.

Our covenant God does not forget.

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Dispensationalism has trained many Christians to read the Bible like God has two peoples, two tracks, and two redemptive programs.

Covenant theology sees what Scripture keeps showing us:

One olive tree.
One Shepherd.
One flock.
One Mediator.

One people gathered in Christ.

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The Church is not God’s Plan B after Israel ruined Plan A.

Christ was always the center.

The promises to Abraham were always moving toward Him.

Redemption did not change direction halfway through the Bible.

The covenant God keeps His word.

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Christianity is not a collection of disconnected divine experiments.

The God of Abraham is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

One unfolding redemption.
One covenant of grace.
One covenant people.
One Savior.

God remembers His covenant.

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The Pilgrim’s Bookshelf

Book: Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity
Author: Carl R. Trueman
Format: Audiobook — excellent narration

I picked up Crisis of Confidence because I have been wanting to better understand church history, creedalism, and the case for why Christians should be confessional.

I came away even more convinced.

Trueman’s argument is not that creeds replace Scripture. Quite the opposite. Scripture remains the final authority. Creeds and confessions publicly summarize what a church believes Scripture teaches, allowing those beliefs to be taught, examined, defended, and—when necessary—corrected by Scripture.

And that exposes one of the great weaknesses of:

“No creed but the Bible.”

You cannot actually escape having a creed.

The moment you say, “I believe the Bible teaches…” you have begun forming one.

The real question is whether your creed is written down, publicly available, historically tested, and open to scrutiny—or whether it exists primarily in the mind of whichever pastor happens to be preaching that Sunday.

That was probably the greatest treasure of this book for me: language.

Trueman gave me better language for explaining why confessional Christianity is not opposed to biblical Christianity. Properly used, confessions sit beneath Scripture and summarize its teaching for the life, worship, doctrine, and accountability of the church.

He also shows why this matters particularly in an age obsessed with individual identity. Christianity is historical. We did not invent it. We received a faith confessed by the church long before any of us arrived, and Trueman argues that historic creeds help root Christians in something larger and older than the constantly shifting self.

My biggest personal takeaway is that I am finished acting embarrassed about being confessional.

I do not need to soften it so Christianity seems less “weird.”

The historic church confessed its faith.

The Reformers confessed their faith.

My church confesses its faith.

And I want people to know exactly what I mean when I say I believe the Bible.

That does not make a confession infallible. The Westminster Confession is not Scripture. The Nicene Creed is not Scripture. Every confession remains subordinate to the Word of God.

But there is tremendous wisdom in saying:

Here is what we believe Scripture teaches. It is written down. Examine it. Test it. Hold us accountable to it.

Crisis of Confidence is a revised and updated form of Trueman’s earlier The Creedal Imperative, now bringing the argument into direct conversation with modern expressive individualism and questions of identity.

I especially recommend it to Christians uncomfortable with creeds, those coming into Reformed Christianity, and confessional Christians who know what they confess but want better language for explaining why confession matters.

In an age where everyone is encouraged to define truth for himself, the church needs roots.

Recommendation: Strongly Recommend

Especially today.

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Your church will disappoint you.

So will you.

Stay. Repent. Forgive. Serve. Bear burdens. Receive the means of grace. Worship with the saints.

The answer to imperfect Christians is not solo Christianity.

There is no faithful Christian life designed to be lived alone.

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“I love Jesus. I just don’t need the Church.”

That sounds spiritual until you remember that Jesus loves His bride, purchased His Church with His blood, gives her shepherds, and commands His people to gather.

Christ did not save you into solitude.

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Knowingly killed so many babies before they could be born. Evil.

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This man is evil.

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@dawahxdialogues Jesus calls Himself the Alpha and Omega. If He was a Muslim he committed Shirk

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The Church is not Christian content you consume once a week.

It is a covenant community where you are taught, corrected, encouraged, disciplined, loved, and called to love people you did not choose.

You are not an audience member.
You are part of a body.

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Christianity is not “Jesus and me.”
Christ saves sinners and gathers them into a people.

You were not redeemed for permanent spiritual isolation.

You belong to Christ.
And Christ is gathering a Church.

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We don't hate Islam enough

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These are all lies @alrijalfitness

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@Protestia She hates Christ