Adam H

Follower & friend of Jesus, Husband, Daddy, Pastor, Son, Brother, Uncle, all the while fumbling through life TRYING to fall deeper in love with my Redeemer.

[Adam H @adhinkle]

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[Adam H @adhinkle]

@PastorMark @CTmagazine @jamestalarico He’s encouraged by blatant heresy!? Wow! I was looking at potentially joining Harbor Network, but once I found out Cosper’s connection, it’s a hard “no.”

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@SpookyAction14 @skymeds_store We were looking at using a product intended for lice. Glad to hear the paste works!

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@SpookyAction14 @skymeds_store Did you take it orally or did you apply topically?

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@robbystarbuck Wow!

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@iamrjknight So good, thanks for sharing.

[Jeremiah Knight @iamrjknight]

Reformed theology 101

First and foremost, it was not invented by John Calvin. Calvin did not create these doctrines. He systematised what Scripture already taught and what the church had confessed long before him. The Reformers recovered them because they are biblical, not because they were novel. Reformed theology is simply an attempt to let the Bible speak plainly about God, man, sin, and salvation.

Reformed theology does not teach that humans are robots.

It teaches exactly what Scripture teaches. God is sovereign, and man is responsible.

The starting point is God. Scripture says “He works all things according to the counsel of His will” Ephesians 1:11. Not some things. Not spiritual things only. ALL THINGS. History is not reacting to man. Man is living inside God’s purpose “The counsel of the Lord stands forever” Psalm 33:11.

At the same time, Scripture never excuses human responsibility. Men choose, act, love, hate, and are judged for what they do “The soul who sins shall die” Ezekiel 18:4. God is never blamed for man’s sin, and man is never allowed to blame God.

So how do these two truths fit together?

God ordains all things. Man chooses freely according to his nature.

Jesus says “Everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin” John 8:34. That is the key. Man has a will, but it is not neutral. Fallen man always chooses what he desires most. AND BY NATURE, HE DOES NOT DESIRE GOD “No one seeks for God” Romans 3:11.

This is why Reformed theology does not say man cannot choose. It says man WILL NOT choose God unless God first changes the heart. “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him” John 6:44. That inability is moral, not mechanical.

When God saves, He does not force sinners against their will. HE MAKES THEM WILLING. “Your people shall be willing in the day of Your power” Psalm 110:3. New life comes before faith because a dead heart cannot believe “Even when we were dead… God made us alive” Ephesians 2:5.

This is where objections usually rise.

Does this make God the author of sin?
No. Scripture never teaches that. God ordains that sin will occur, but men commit it willingly. Joseph tells his brothers “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” Genesis 50:20. Same event. Two intentions. God sovereign. Man guilty.

The clearest example is the cross.
Jesus was “delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God”, yet “you crucified and killed” Him Acts 2:23. God planned it. Men chose it. God is righteous. Men are accountable.

Does this remove human responsibility?
No. Scripture increases it. God commands all people everywhere to repent “God now commands all men everywhere to repent” Acts 17:30. The command is real. The guilt for refusing is real. The inability is not physical. It is moral.

Why does God not save everyone then?
Scripture answers without apology. “He has mercy on whom He wills” Romans 9:18. Salvation is mercy, not obligation. If God owed salvation, it would not be grace “So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy” Romans 9:16.

This does not make God cruel. It makes Him holy. And it magnifies grace. The real question Scripture presses is not why some are not saved, BUT WHY ANY ARE.

What about perseverance and assurance?
Those whom God saves; He keeps. “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion” Philippians 1:6. True believers persevere because God preserves them “No one will snatch them out of My hand” John 10:28.

Yet Scripture still warns professing believers to examine themselves “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith” 2 Corinthians 13:5. Those warnings are not hypothetical. They are acts of mercy. They strip false assurance and protect true faith. They do not undermine perseverance. They are one of the means God uses to bring it about.

Reformed theology does not tell believers to look inward for comfort. It tells them to look to Christ and then examine whether their lives reflect union with Him. “By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments” 1 John 2:3. Not perfectly. But genuinely.

Assurance is not found in a past decision or a label. It is found in a present clinging to Christ and a life being shaped by grace. “We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end” Hebrews 3:14.

So Reformed theology does not create fear. It creates sobriety. It does not tell sinners to despair. It tells them to stop trusting themselves. And it does not weaken assurance. It grounds it where Scripture grounds it. In God’s sovereign grace, Christ’s finished work, and a faith that endures because God preserves.

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@gracetoyou Could you please direct me to the source of this quote? I followed the link & tried every option but couldn’t figure out if this was from a sermon or a blog, or radio, or….

[Denny Burk @DennyBurk]

Andrew is correct. Egalitarianism has always been a "canary in the coalmine" preceding great theological error and institutional weakness.

Egalitarian hermeneutics and theology eventually undermine confidence in the authority of Scripture.

@andrewtwalker @ErikReed @EricTeetsel

[Dr. Josef @DrJosefWD]

Another FDA official just landed a top job at Pfizer. How can we trust drug regulation when the same people approving the drugs later work for the companies that profit from these drugs? The revolving door keeps spinning.

#BigPharma #FDACorruption #ConflictOfInterest

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@ErikReed I truly don’t think most of us know exactly what is going on & why. Eg. I wonder if it’s true that Black Rock,Vanguard & others are actually playing a much larger role than we know. Trump is often bold, unrestrained, whatever enough that we tend to find out more truth than normal

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@JeffreyPWiesner @JoshuaBarzon Man, can I relate to this post! This is what came up from this link.

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@MikeCosper I genuinely think Mike has given up all sincerity & is now just a satire, troll account. Otherwise there’s no reasonable explanation for his insane takes & sometimes rude comments.

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@lukedsimmons This could be very helpful! Facility use agreements, new ministry decision making process (eg. recommended from congregants), maybe - expectations for both the folks involved & the pastor officiating the funeral/wedding.

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@MikeCosper 2/2 Ever heard of opioids? If you think Big Pharma genuinely wants to help you…oh boy. Truly Idc what RFK says, there’s so much info out there apart from him, if you actually want to know. I don’t rely on what has deceptively trashed & killed US health. But you’re welcome to.

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@MikeCosper 1/2 You act as if you like research/to have understanding. But here you’re rationalizing based on emotion & sentimentality. Big Pharma saves people from cancer? Wow! I have ocean front property to sell you in Iowa! Unnecessary vaccines haven’t harmed people left & right?

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@MikeCosper Oh and you “beclown” yourself with made up words as attempted shots, all the while ogling at the feet at the former Director of the NIH. Your liberal bias shows & it ain’t pretty.

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@MikeCosper I think you’re confused… again. What it seems you misunderstand is that there are more conservatives, (eg. Christians with discernment) who don’t believe big pharma’s “science”. It’s not about the man’s politics but that finally we have a real fighter in gov’t vs. big pharma.

[Adam H @adhinkle]

@lukedsimmons Preach! Plus the non-monetary losses to the church are pretty much enumerable. The reputation to the church, the impact it has on relationships within the church & the community, & the staff & their families who had to leave, etc.