David Roshto

Husband, Father, follower of Jesus, leader, brother, son. I want to be a #BETTERMAN

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

A Biblical response to those who say, “I am the Church, therefore I don’t need to gather with the Church”:

The Greek word translated “church” in the New Testament is ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia).

Literally, ekklēsia means:

-An assembly
-A gathering
-A congregation
-Those who have been called out together

The word is formed from:
ἐκ (ek) = “out of”
καλέω (kaleō) = “to call”

Because of its etymology, many people say it means “the called-out ones.” While that idea fits Christian theology, most Greek scholars point out that the word’s actual usage in the first century was simply “an assembly” or “a gathered congregation.” Interestingly, this means that words are defined more by how they are used than by the literal meanings of their component parts.

The New Testament uses ekklēsia in two primary ways:

1. A local gathering of believers
“To the church of God that is in Corinth…” (1 Corinthians 1:2)
“The churches of Galatia…” (Galatians 1:2).

2. The universal body of Christ
“Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.” (Ephesians 5:25).

It referred to people assembled together under the lordship of Christ.

A good definition would be:

The New Testament word “church” (ekklēsia) literally refers to an assembly or gathering of people. In Christian usage, it describes the assembly of those who belong to Jesus Christ, whether a local congregation or the universal body of believers.

This also helps answer a common misconception:

While believers are the church, the New Testament consistently portrays the church as a people who gather (Hebrews 10:24–25; Acts 2:42–47).

The biblical emphasis is not merely on being individual Christians, but on being an assembled community under Christ’s authority.

Therefore, you’re not BEING the Church, if you never GATHER with the Church.

[David Roshto @david_roshto]

@TheDailyHPotter Walmart must be wizarding heaven, then.

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

The number of Bible verses that affirm “being slain in the spirit”:

0

Instead, in the Bible, when people encounter the Lord:

- People typically fall face down,
not backwards.

Instead, what the New Testament emphasizes as evidence of the Spirit:

- Holiness (Galatians 5:22–23)
- Bold witness (Acts 1:8)
- Power for ministry (Acts 4:31)
- Edification of the church
( 1 Corinthians 12–14)
- Self-control, not loss of control
(Galatians 5:23; 1 Corinthians
14:32–33, 40)
- Fruits of the Spirit
(Galatians 5:22 - 23)

The New Testament never instructs believers to seek being “slain in the Spirit,” instead it says be filled with the Spirit and be lead by the Spirit.

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

If it's been a while since you've been to church and now you feel too embarrassed to return...

Remember, it's not the Lord telling you to stay away.

He's the One calling you to come back home.

[David Roshto @david_roshto]

@MrBeast 1,000,000 Pennie’s

[5 Solas @5Solas]

Martyn Lloyd-Jones on tolerance toward other religions and Christ being the only way.

Should we have "religious tolerance"?

[Sports Spectrum @Sports_Spectrum]

All of our content from Super Bowl LX including player/coaches interviews with the Seahawks and Patriots can be found on our YouTube #SB60 playlist.
https://t.co/WsnRChXRvc

[David Roshto @david_roshto]

@CollegeFBonX State of Ohio university

[Melissa the Hopeful🏠Homemaker @BiblicalBeauty]

Dear worship leaders,

When you suddenly change the song from what the congregation is familiar with to go off doing your own thing vocally and forcing them to awkwardly stop mid-note, you are not leading, you are performing.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[WWUTT? @WWUTTcom]

Some Roman Catholic somewhere wants to post, "Voddie Baucham was so close to becoming Catholic. He was attending mass and had been praying the Rosary. Mary told me."

Meanwhile, Voddie on why he didn't dress in a robe with a funny hat:

[Ken Ham @aigkenham]

Now Voddie Baucham? What Is God Doing?

[De Christian Life @DeChristianLife]

In marriage, you find out real quick

[David Roshto @david_roshto]

@BudElliott3 @budelliott3 You got it closest to reality. Roll Tide Roll!

[David Roshto @david_roshto]

@ThrillaRilla369 Yes sir. USPS is poorly managed and regularly requires 60+ hrs a wk. It used to be a Service to the American people but is now a poorly led government destroyed business.

[Danny @Truth_matters20]

John MacArthur criticizes the Reformers on infant baptism:

"You would have thought that if one of the great hallmarks of the Reformation was Sola Scriptura, they would have set aside infant baptism since it wasn't anywhere in the Bible."

[Frank Turek @DrFrankTurek]

Did the Egyptians ever mention Moses?
#Moses #Exodus #Archaeology

[David Roshto @david_roshto]

@NotKennyRogers That’s the first good thing I’ve ever seen a deacon do in a church!

[David Roshto @david_roshto]

@MrT I love your Mother’s Day song. Can you sing a Father’s Day song please?

[Alabama Football @AlabamaFTBL]

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#RollTide

[David Roshto @david_roshto]

@TheCleanCarClub A dog