Jeffrey Armstrong

Husband of Molly, Father of 3, Attorney

[Jeffrey Armstrong @jeff_arm]

@TheBaylorHomer @pistolpaul300 What if BU losses to BYU and BYU beats Utah?

[Jeffrey Armstrong @jeff_arm]

@ShannonLeyerle Ferrel center

[Texas Football Life @txfblife]

The Simpsons

[Doug Ponder @dougponder]

Many Christians struggle to address the claim that we inconsistently “pick and choose” which laws from the OT may be ignored while others must be obeyed.

This has been ably rebutted many times, but once more for the kid in the back of the class with his head down on the desk:

Moral laws (i.e., the Ten Commandments, the Shema, and the command to “love thy neighbor”) *continue* in the New Covenant as “the law of Christ” (1 Cor. 9:21; Gal. 6:2), since they are a reflection of the unchanging nature of God (Mal. 3:6; Heb. 13:8). Hence we see the repetition of moral laws in the New Testament in many places (Matt. 22:37–39; Mark 10:19; Rom. 13:9–10; Gal. 5:14; 1 Tim. 1:5–11). †

Ceremonial laws (i.e., the festivals, the temple regulations, and the sacrificial system) *cease* in the New Covenant, since they were but a shadow Christ, who is the substance (Col. 2:17; Heb. 9:1–10:25). This is why Jesus could declare foods like pork and shellfish to be clean (Mark 7:19) without altering anything intrinsic to God. For the foods were never sinful in themselves; they were rather temporary ordinances (“statutes”) established to teach Israel about ceremonial cleanness (Num. 19:1–22).

Civil laws (e.g., anything relating to the life of Israel as individuals or as a nation) *are changed* in the New Covenant as regards their form but not their substance. These laws were context-specific applications of the moral law with particular (context-specific) penalties for violating them. Paul’s use of Deut. 25:4 in 1 Cor. 9:9 and 1 Tim. 5:18 shows us how this works. He derives a principle from a verse that was literally about oxen, and he applies it to apostles (1 Cor. 9) and elders (1 Tim. 5:18). To give a modern example: This is why many municipalities require houses with swimming pools to have a fence around their yard: it’s a contemporary application of the principle in Deut. 22:8.

To sum all this up:

—You must obey moral laws as expressions of God’s will for all people (Joh 14:15; Rom. 13:8–10).

—You must not obey ceremonial laws, since they are abrogated by the work of Christ (Heb. 10:1–18).

—You must consider the principle of civil laws, applying them in appropriate ways (1 Tim. 5:18).

The upshot of this is that you have an answer for those who claim—as many progressives love to do—that Christians are guilty of “picking and choosing” which laws to obey, eating bacon-wrapped scallops (contra Lev. 19) while condemning the sexual sins listed in Leviticus 20 (e.g., homosexuality, bestiality, adultery, etc.). You are not being inconsistent; rather, you are being consistent in Christ. This is why sexual immorality of every kind is repeatedly prohibited in the New Testament, for these sins are by nature violations of God’s design (Rom. 1:26–27). Yet there was never anything intrinsically sinful about pork or clams. They were only prohibited in Israel, for a time, to teach them about ceremonial cleanness, which is now ours in the Lord. Hence Christ has “declared all foods clean” (Mark 7:19).

[Tour Golf (not PGA Tour) @PGATUOR]

Obviously

[Royden Ogletree @roydenogletree]

Obviously all of the players and coaches on @BaylorMBB want to win basketball games, but the message was clear from the players and coach Scott Drew about what players are going find when they come to Baylor.
📽️ @MarchMadnessMBB

[Rick Golfs @Top100Rick]

This is for all those “Net golf sucks” crybabies on here.

Here is Scottie Scheffler, who has to give 17 shots to his 10 handicap friend talking about how great the system is.

Either don’t play in net games or don’t cry about it. Choose one.

[OMG @OsoMediaGroup]

Reminder that @Baylor University existed for 40 years before A&M was founded and nearly 50 for Texas. One of those three schools was chartered by the Republic of Texas, and it isn’t one wearing maroon or orange.

[Luke Simmons @lukedsimmons]

Tonight I'm having dinner with about 20 parents in our church who have kids navigating LGBTQ stuff.

They want to love them well and hold fast to biblical faithfulness.

If you had 10 minutes with these folks, what would you tell them?

[Jeffrey Armstrong @jeff_arm]

Who says “no” to this?!?!?!

[Tour Golf (not PGA Tour) @PGATUOR]

You doing this?

[Baylor Bears on SicEm365 @SicEm365]

QB Sawyer Robertson (RJr.) on what's led to his success on the field since taking over as QB1🐻👇

"My identity comes through who Jesus Christ says I am and what He did on the cross. Because of that, I'm taken care of, and I can play freely and have fun when I play."

[Anthony Bradley @drantbradley]

I’m going to be honest here, and this may upset some people, if a white evangelical pastor talked about Trump the way these black pastors are talking about Harris, many would be screaming, “Christian Nationalism.” What’s the difference?

[Naman Howell @namanhowell]

With a 48.5% increase in attorney headcount, the most of any firm in Texas, Naman Howell has earned a spot on the Texas Lawyer's Texas 100 list.
https://t.co/hE6tZdYnHg

[Jeffrey Armstrong @jeff_arm]

@BradConradt @CoachCalande Show off!

[Karthik Balachandran @karthik2k2]

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[Jeffrey Armstrong @jeff_arm]

@Terrylassiter Godspeed!

[Scott Drew @BUDREW]

Winning that lasts!

[Jeffrey Armstrong @jeff_arm]

@SarahisCensored @JoshuaISD @KurtHulett

[Jeffrey Armstrong @jeff_arm]

@limalo83 https://t.co/HmZLZfqmNa

[Michael Haag @MichaelHaag_]

Pop Isaacs being booed relentlessly every time he touches the ball.

This is probably why: https://t.co/WYMMgzpCMe