The people in the kingdom of heaven who do and teach the Law and the Prophets will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven, but they won’t be in Heaven because they were great at doing and teaching the Law and the Prophets.
@IVMiles The Contemplative Pastor; Working the Angles, A Long Obedience in the Right Direction; Running with the Horses; The Jesus Way; Eat this Book ....
@tommyvaughan@TrevinWax Excerpted from a sermon, I was making the point (among many others) that relationships matter in the church, and streaming is no substitute for relationships.
@timkellernyc " ... What if maybe you just asked these questions: Is he really the king? Did he really create you? Is Christianity true? That’s the only reason to accept or reject it. If it’s true, you accept it. If he’s really the king, you give yourself to him."
@timkellernyc "... Don’t come to Christ and spread Christianity around because it will solve society’s ills, even though it certainly will. Come to Christ because he’s true." ...
@timkellernyc "Don’t come to Christianity because it’s relevant, even though it certainly is. Don’t adhere and subscribe to Christianity because it’s exciting, though it certainly is. Don’t give your life to Christ because he will solve your problems, though he certainly will...
1 Corinthians 15 -- Paul's church planting, church health, and church growth strategy. Proclaiming that "... Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared ...."
@WarrenKinghorn I am a Twitter voyeur, not a user. I stumbled on this this morning. Beautifully stated. It’d be an honor for anyone to learn under you and those like you at Duke.
We know God is working all things for the good because of the gospel. He foreknew me. He predestined me. He called me. He justified me. He will glorify me. The proof that God is working all things for the good is the gospel.
Romans 8:28 is probably one of your favorite verses. "We know that all things work together[k] for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose" (CSB). But how we can we know this to be true? What evidence is there that this is true?