@DrJordanBCooper Amen. Believing I should work more to be justified in God’s sight is not an cure but the cause of self-righteousness. Believing I am justified by the imputed righteousness of Christ alone received by grace alone through faith alone is the cure for self-righteousness.
One Important Difference Between The Reformed And Some Particular Baptists: God The Son Was In, With, And Under The Types And Shadows https://t.co/ANcKEgbWSK
I don’t know how to break this to you so I’m just gonna come out and say it:
God is not a story; God does not have a story to which you may “connect” yours, etc., etc.
(Sorry, I don’t make the rules.)
Marcus Baker reminded me of this correspondence I had with a local Pelagian old school Church of Christ minister a couple years ago. Here’s a link to that correspondence: https://t.co/OUObNMpXZE
“From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air. Abaddon and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with... https://t.co/ujz8zjydXh
“So in order for someone to understand one fact properly, that fact needs to be seen in the context of God’s plan and purposes. The explanation of the fact itself is not sufficient unless and until the context and... https://t.co/tL4JiI0EvI
“We do not use the eternal as a correlative to the temporal; we use the notion of the eternal God as the personal creator of the temporal universe.”—CVT, In Defense of the Faith, 53
Asking for prayer:
I’ve suffered from severe allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps for about 8 years now. My condition makes me susceptible to sinus infections/pressure and robs me of my sense of smell/taste. I haven’t... https://t.co/ks7pJ3orQx