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“We talk of the Second Coming; half the world has never heard of the first.” ~Oswald J. Smith

[Victor Gonzalez ن @VGonzalez116]

One of the dangers of social media is that people's sins are multiplied as they spread to more and more people.

Our social media feed will be evidence for or against us on the Day of Judgment.

We "will have to give account on the Day of Judgment for every careless word" - Jesus

[Jeff Wiesner @JeffreyPWiesner]

As mere memorialist, we were not compelled to administer the Lord’s supper weekly.

When we became convinced that the Lord Supper is also a means of grace by which Christ is really, spiritually present with his covenant people to communicate to us the benefits of our redemption, we immediately changed to weekly administration.

Persuaded thusly, why would we ever withhold the grace, power, and presence of Christ from his needy church?

[Collin Hansen @collinhansen]

AI has the potential to bring chaos to our culture. TGC wants to bring clarity to the church.

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[Victor Gonzalez ن @VGonzalez116]

What an article!

“As with Jesus’s other miracles, healing lepers is a sign of who he is (God in the flesh) and why he came—to give his flesh for the life of the world. The greatest scandal of the Gospels isn’t skin against skin but skin for skin.”

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

My autoimmune skin disease is painful, but it has deepened my love for Jesus and my understanding of the gospel.

https://t.co/vxFvwWAIu7

[Crossway @crossway]

🌍 Many Christian families in the Global North have multiple copies of Bibles throughout their home. For most families across the Global South, buying one Bible would cost half of their monthly food budget. Would you help us give Bibles to families such as these?

Check out the link below:
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[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new-and-improved TGC Church Directory. For those struggling to find a good church after a geographical move, or for any other reason, this resource will help.

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

So apparently I’m embroiled in some sort of controversy. Let me set a few things strait:

1. I don’t know Sam Allberry personally. We've met in-person a total of once — back in January while I was in Nashville when I did the Shawn Ryan Podcast, where I ran into and took a picture with Sam. When I saw the news initially about his removal from leadership I took that picture down. I had already started to see people commenting that by keeping it up I was implicating myself in his sin. I do not think they were correct. But ironically, said comments were then replaced with ones telling me that by taking it down… I was hiding something and implicating myself in his sin. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

2. I believe the language in the current public statements to be potentially unhelpfully vague. From my (brief though not uninformed) understanding of the details of the situation, what Sam did that disqualified him from leadership was not due to sexual or even a romantic impropriety, but what could best be described as a sinful emotional attachment. This is not to justify it or say that it wasn't disqualifying (I think it probably was). But the lack of clarity has left room for those who desire to gossip, defame, and sinfully speculate online to run wild — which they have.

3. I am genuinely saddened with the internet’s desire to tear down and jump to harsh judgements regarding another Christian’s failing. When someone falls into sin, those who are spiritually mature should work toward their restoration, approaching them with a spirit of gentleness (Gal. 6:1-2). The motivation for restoration carries spiritual weight. Bringing someone back who has wandered from truth saves their soul from death and covers a multitude of sins (James 5:19–20). This isn’t merely about correcting behaviour, it’s about spiritual rescue. The desire to gossip and breed quarrels, which is so obviously warned against in scripture (Proverbs 17:19; 26:17; 2 Timothy 2:14, 23-24; Titus 3:9-11; James 4:1-2) is, to say the least, lamentable and disappointing to see.

4. Sam Allberry is being labelled as “Side B,” this is genuinely confusing to me. To quote Sam in his own words: “Same sex attraction is not a good thing. It is... a consequence of the fall. ...This kind of attraction is not something God designed for us, and it contradicts his design” (Is God Anti Gay, 63). Sam has expressed in multiple places throughout his written work and public talks that he holds to the biblical position of marriage, that homosexual relationships are sinful, and that identifying as a “gay Christian” is incompatible with scripture. To be clear, I don't agree with Sam on all the nuances of how he discusses the issue. But I can only conclude that this attempt to make him into an LBGT advocate comes from either shear ignorance of his public work or some sort of internet-level frothing of the mouth to jump on whoever “we don’t like this week.”

But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. - Heb 3:13.

[D.A. Horton @da_horton]

📷 Calling Latina/o Adults 18+ 📷
Have you faced and overcome challenges in any of the following areas: finances, academics, family dynamics, relationship difficulties, employment issues, or physical/mental health concerns?

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[Victor Gonzalez ن @VGonzalez116]

@da_horton Must one be non Christian/Catholic to participate given these individuals are more needed?

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

"Christ's blood is able to save any sinner" - Bunyan

Adulterers
Blasphemers
Cowards
Deceivers
Doubters
Drunks
Gluttons
Gossips
Hypocrites
Idolaters
Liars
Moralists
Murderers
Perverts
Racists
Slanderers
Thieves

No matter where you've been or what you've done, Jesus can save you.

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

There are dangers to having a long-dead mentor who can’t speak personally to your heart or directly to your current situation. But there are also real benefits in looking to the past for wisdom on faithful ministry today.

https://t.co/jAQ3ItqvhQ

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

One of the richest men in the world.

Watch till the end.

[Victor Gonzalez ن @VGonzalez116]

What a testimony. All glory be to God. Grateful for how the Lord is using @20schemes

[Victor Gonzalez ن @VGonzalez116]

😂😂😂

[Andrew Wilson @AJWTheology]

Just noticed that @LigonDuncan believes in sprinkling and @PrestonSprinkle believes in dunking. 🤯

[Andrew Wilson @AJWTheology]

Just noticed that @LigonDuncan believes in sprinkling and @PrestonSprinkle believes in dunking. 🤯

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

Contrary to what ‘Lamb of the Free’ argues, penal substitutionary atonement is a very biblical idea.

Read our review: https://t.co/g6mJyWIhlX

[Victor Gonzalez ن @VGonzalez116]

@pjtibayan @TGC Team weekly over here 🙌🏽

[Gavin Ortlund @gavinortlund]

I am going to say this again because it needs to be said: if your proof that someone is liberal/untrustworthy relies heavily on "they are not young-earth," you are functioning from historical ignorance. Such a criterion would exclude Machen, Warfield, Spurgeon, etc.

[Victor Gonzalez ن @VGonzalez116]

@TexasPreacher Hmmmm… this seems to me as a conflation of theological triage. Questioning literal six day creationism to questioning orthodoxy seems like a jump. Thankful for brothers like @gavinortlund who speaks on this subject often with points of nuance.

[Live Action @LiveAction]

Pure evil.

Abortion activists are flooding Planned Parenthood with donations in Lila Rose's name - helping to fuel the murder of innocent preborn babies.

Take action now to counter this—

Flood moms and babies in need with diapers and wipes!

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[Daniel Darling @dandarling]

I once heard Tim Keller asked about the secret to his teaching and preaching and writing and he said it was his discipline of reading thru the Bible year after year.