John Roccuzzo

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[Benjamin L. Gladd @DrGladd]

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@joeroganhq Soupius!

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@squixiee Hello! I am currently writing my first book, does that count? All good if not!

[Bamf! @bamfbyfaith]

On this Halloween, may we remember the great reformation. With every knock remember it was hammered into the church’s door that money cannot buy salvation, and the church cannot sell it. We are saved by faith alone. Bamf by faith, brothers and sisters of Christ!

[John Roccuzzo @Jrocc_]

‘And as to your saying that — “by these doctrines the flood-gate of iniquity is thrown open unto men” — be it so… there is thrown open to the Elect and to them that fear God, a gate unto righteousness, — an entrance into heaven — a way unto God!’ Martin Luther. Happy Halloween!

[Creeds & Confessions @CreedConfession]

“Peace if possible, truth at all costs.” – Martin Luther

[Jonathan Pageau @PageauJonathan]

They've had their chance, and everything sucks. Now it's our turn.

[John Roccuzzo @Jrocc_]

@edstetzer @CSBible @Beale1Gk @DrGladd “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” (Romans 11:33)

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I didn’t know this before, but fascinatingly Tolkien actually thought of his characters as having a type of free will! It does not seem to be a metaphysical independence, but a narrative autonomy within a divinely patterned narrative act, a sort of secondary freedom.

[Peter Leithart @PLeithart]

The verb baptizo appears seven times in Matthew, 6x in Matt 3, once at the end.

Days of creation? Maybe:

*1st use: John begins to baptize. Formless void.
*4th use: Jesus comes for baptism. He's the fourth-day heavenly ruler.
*6th use: Jesus comes from the water, clothed in Spirit as new Adam.
*7th use: Jesus has received Sabbath authority, and so commissions the eleven to baptize.

[John Roccuzzo @Jrocc_]

@PLeithart Fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

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@JoshuaBarzon Matthew and his many mountains!

[Josh Barzon @JoshuaBarzon]

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[Caleb Bobrycki @BobTheBaptist]

Perhaps you've noticed some disturbing comments online about Mark Driscoll's disqualification from ministry. I've seen his behavior described as based, masculine, and even "bad @$$". The sentiment is, "Well, he may have sinned, but at least he was sinning in the right direction" (to refer to another controversy).
In other words, we live in a world that is increasingly okay with a pastor's "brawling" sins because so many are tired of more feminine sins.
In other words, maybe he sinned, but many prefer he sin in ways that seem brave, courageous, or masculine (even though avoiding church discipline is certainly not brave or courageous, but thats not the point of this post).

But to the point of qualification, let's consider what Scripture says. Does it permit a pastor to sin, as long as he sins like a man? It actually seems to me that 1 Timothy 3 mostly has in view the kinds of sins men tend to commit. And the bar is very high.

Many of the qualifications in 1 Timothy 3 are the opposites of masculine sins.
Example: he must be patient and not a brawler.
Imagine the look on Paul's face if Timothy were to say to Paul, "I have a candidate here who is a brawler, but at least he's sinning in the right direction." Or, "Okay, Paul, but look at the times. At least he's based. We, in fact, NEED this kind of leadership right now."
Pastors should be men. And so they should learn by grace to control their sins, which tend to be unique to their gender.
The qualifications end up being variations of "self-controlled" bc as exemplary Christians, they must exhibit the virtue of delayed gratification in order to be trustworthy leaders.
So the fact that Mark's ministry displayed "tough-guy sins" maps DIRECTLY onto Paul's criteria in 1 Timothy 3.
If he was so "tough" that he couldn't control the way he spoke to others who wouldn't get in line, or he couldn't be patient enough to endure discipline, then he is disqualified.

We are discussing the qualifications of a shepherd of Christ's people. We cannot allow such qualifications to be determined by anything other than God's truth.

This is not a chess game.
This is the Lord's holy church.

Remove the leaven from among you.

[Josh Barzon @JoshuaBarzon]

This is interesting…

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@MikeWingerii Bahaha yes please

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After the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast, I was surprised that he came back. It is sad to hear these same allegations resurface.

[Justin Peters @JustinPetersMin]

There is no defense of Mark Driscoll.

[John Roccuzzo @Jrocc_]

@JustinPetersMin I was surprised to see him come back after Mars Hill and that damning podcast about him. Sad to hear that nothing’s really changed.