Ted

Reformed Baptist follower of King Jesus Christ, husband, deacon, youth ministry leader, programmer and PC gamer. Gen X product of 80s music and pop culture.

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@DrFrankTurek "I am the way and the truth and the life."
-Jesus

"I am" = Jesus is God in the flesh.
"the way" = Jesus is the example for how we should live.
"the truth" = His Word determines what is true and right.
"the life" = Eternal life is found in Him and Him alone.

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@WallStreetMav The best boat. 10/10 would own.

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Can confirm. Prior to this year, I've read Revelation three times. However, for the last several months, I've been teaching a series on Eschatology to the student ministry group I head up at our church. Doing a super deep dive into the Word with heavy study using multiple commentaries (MacArthur and Sproul) and reliable websites (https://t.co/u5LC34u4Ii, for example) has given me an infinitely greater understanding of so much with regard to the text itself. I just went through Acts again last week with a more studious approach and had so much more revealed to me than previous go-throughs. Christians should never just "taste" God's Word. We need to "feast" upon it!

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@farmingandJesus 1 Timothy 2:12 as I have always been taught and have understood is that Paul meant a woman is not permitted to be ordained into the role of a pastor/overseer/elder in the church. Women can certainly teach in several other roles and capacities.

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@DailyLoud And then immediately attempted to make love to a file cabinet in celebration.

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@shane_pruitt78 Much appreciated, brother! I pray especially for God to bless the groups and churches that are teaching and preaching the Word in truth with immense growth.

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@PcPhilanthropy Bro, 1986 feels like it was a month ago.

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@GamewithDave Definitely both systems, with Mario Kart 64 and Twisted Metal 2.

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@CollegeFBonX But...how?😆

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@DrFrankTurek "I am the way and the truth and the life."
-Jesus

"I am" = Jesus is God in the flesh.
"the way" = Jesus is the example for how we should live.
"the truth" = His Word determines what is true and right.
"the life" = Eternal life is found in Him and Him alone.

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@JoshuaBarzon No NIV for translation? I was an NIV, 6, 2 for a long time. The last few years I've become a 3, 1, 3 as I've studied eschatology more closely and listened to ridiculous amounts of MacArthur and Sproul.

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@5Solas Working on learning more about that myself lately...

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Sometimes I think of the things I’ve said publicly where I misspeak, over speak, and just plain get it wrong, and really struggle. Those moments replaying in my head like a dripping faucet. James 3:2 reminds me that everyone stumbles repeatedly, and this universal experience isn’t hidden or shameful, it’s acknowledged as part of our humanity. This isn’t an excuse for those times, but reassurance not to dwell on them.

I need to be continually reminded that my identity in light of my inadequacy rests on God’s response to my failures. God compassionates those who fear him, knowing our fragile nature and that we are dust (Ps 103:10–14). Rather than withdrawing, God demonstrates his love by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners (Rom 5:8). This means acceptance precedes our improvement. God knows how truly inadequate and incompetent I am, and yet still accepts me. Not because of my successes and failures but in spite of them.

We should strive to get things right, do things well, and show competence. But rather than demanding perfection, Christ understands our struggles and invites us to approach God’s throne confidently to receive mercy and grace in our time of need when we inevitably fall short (Heb 4:15–16).

Recovery from failure receives particular emphasis. The righteous fall repeatedly but rise again (Prov 24:16), and though the righteous fall, they won’t be destroyed because God holds them by the hand (Ps 37:23–24). God’s mercies are new each morning, and his faithfulness is great (Lam 3:22–23); suggesting that each day offers fresh opportunity regardless of yesterday’s failures.

I need the constant encouragement to forget what lies behind and press forward toward the goal (Phil 3:13–14), indicating that dwelling on past mistakes contradicts the gospel’s forward momentum. I have made many mistakes: some more public than others! And guess what, I will continue to do so, but my prayer is that God and those around me give me grace in such instances. Look towards Jesus — the only one who got and gets it right every time.

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@sola_chad ESV and NIV (1984).

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@TheBabylonBee I head up the student ministry at our church. We have 60 minutes with them each Wednesday night. First 15 mins is games. Then 30-40 mins of doctrinally-sound teaching. We close with 5-10 mins of prayer requests. I'm currently doing a 3-4 month series on Eschatology.

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@PcPhilanthropy Bro, I had a NY strip w/broccoli tonight. Steak + veg = win. Every time.

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@PcPhilanthropy I buy MP3s of music I like instead of having a subscription service. If I'm paying money, I want to own the song forever and listen do it how/whenever I want (home PC, car, phone, etc.)

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@CoconutTwitch That is literally the first dedicated graphics card (AGP version, too!) I ever owned after going all-in on PC gaming in the early '00s and leaving consoles for good.

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