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[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

𝟳 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

Apart from Jesus, no one confronted and dismantled the church’s lust for earthly glory more thoroughly and capably than the apostle Paul in his letters to the church in Corinth.

In both letters, Paul demonstrates God’s design for weakness in the Christian life, relentlessly returning to God’s power present in the weakness of the cross. For Paul, Christian living requires following Jesus in faith, rejecting the values of the world, and embracing the Christ crucified out of weakness.

Consider these seven ways Paul encourages us to embrace weakness.

𝟭. 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚.

The message of Christ crucified is “the power of God and the wisdom of God” (1 Cor. 1:23–24). So, for Paul, the whole of the Christian life is lived “by faith in the Son of God, who loved [us] and gave himself for [us]” (Gal. 2:20).

Since the gospel is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,” all God’s saving righteousness is revealed and received entirely through faith in Jesus (Rom. 1:16–17). To put our hope in anything else is to forfeit God’s saving power.

Will the church preach this today?

𝟮. 𝙄𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩.

To be an apostle was to be conformed to the image of Christ crucified: “God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death” (1 Cor. 4:9). But the way of weakness isn’t limited to Jesus’s apostles.

Paul’s gospel ministry birthed the church in Corinth. As their “father in Christ Jesus through the gospel,” he expects his “beloved children” to grow up to look like him: “I urge you, then, be imitators of me” (vv. 14–16). Paul sent Timothy to the Corinthians for that purpose: “[He will] remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church” (v. 17).

What example does the church set and call people to imitate today?

𝟯. 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

Understanding that “the weakness of God is stronger than men” requires remembering your own weakness when God saved you (1:24). Paul writes, “Consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth” (v. 26).

Where is our wisdom? Christ. Where is our righteousness? Christ. Where is our holiness? Christ. Where is our redemption? Christ. Christ Jesus—and he alone—is the entirety of our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

Does today’s church remember where she came from?

𝟰. 𝙍𝙚𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧.

Paul reminds the Corinthians of how he came to them with the gospel: “I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (2:2). Paul is describing the “how” of his ministry.

The “how” is as crucial as the “what” of the message, because when the world’s means and manners are employed, Christ’s cross is emptied of its power.

Is today’s church willing to follow suit?

𝟱. 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧.

Paul chose to live in such a way that God’s power was present and active (2:4). Elsewhere, Paul tells the Corinthians that Christ “was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God” (2 Cor. 13:4).

Throughout both 1 and 2 Corinthians, Paul battles thought systems that value earthly wisdom and strength. How does he go about demolishing such things? Every time, he preaches and applies the gospel. The powerful weapon of our warfare is the message of the cross proclaimed in the Spirit’s power through a gospel-shaped messenger.

What weapon is the church using today?

𝟲. 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠.

At the center of the super-apostles’ criticism of Paul (and the Corinthians’ wavering fidelity to him and his gospel) was the charge that Paul was weak. He didn’t measure up to the standards of “those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart” (2 Cor. 5:12).

Paul wasn’t a specimen of human strength and beauty. But then again, neither was Jesus, who “had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him” (Isa. 53:2).

Jesus looked weak. Paul wasn’t afraid to appear weak.

Is today’s church willing to look weak to keep the gospel central?

𝟳. 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩’𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

Paul disdained the idea of commending himself: “It is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends” (2 Cor. 10:18).

Instead, he boasts about the shameful weaknesses obvious in his ministry history:

𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥; 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢; 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴; 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦. (𝟣𝟣:𝟤𝟦–𝟤𝟩)

Paul’s list might be seen as triumphal boasting. In this way, these experiences would be testimonies to Paul’s strength in the flesh. But he wants nothing to do with such a conclusion. So he adds a capstone of humiliating weakness: “If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness” (v. 30).

Are we in the church willing to boast about our shameful weaknesses to show Christ’s glorious power?

Does the church take pleasure in humiliation for Christ’s sake?

Are we willing to believe it (and live like it) when Jesus promises, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (12:8)?

(“𝟳 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀” by @emschumacher. This article is published in partnership with Harvest House Publishers and is adapted from Eric’s new book The Good Gift of Weakness, available wherever books are sold: https://t.co/AGhHSS2Hwd)

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡

June is Pride Month. For some, that means nothing. For others, it means everything. And for many Christians who struggle with same-sex attraction, the hurricane of emotions is precarious to navigate. Rainbow propaganda floods our streets and screens, tempting some to wonder if “love is love” after all.

Because of the spiritually treacherous terrain many face, I’d like to offer six encouragements to help Christians who struggle with same-sex attraction to persevere in putting to death sinful desires and holding to a biblical sexual ethic.

𝟭. 𝗦𝗼𝗮𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

Nothing is more important for children of God than to hear from their heavenly Father, especially during an extreme spiritual attack. This month, millions of voices will attempt to tell you how to think. That’s why it’s dangerous to neglect your Bible. Heed the command of Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God.”

The world wants to make you callous toward your Creator. God’s will is to conform you to his glorious image (Col. 3:10). Jesus says feasting on God’s Word is as essential to your spiritual survival as eating food is to your physical survival (Matt. 4:4). Child of God, turn up the volume on your Bible reading this month so you can hear your heavenly Father’s voice.

Spend extra time at his feet (Luke 10:38–42). Guard your time with him as you’d guard your most precious possessions. Don’t just survey Scripture; soak in it. Hear his promises. Heed his warnings. Trust his assurances. Memorize sections that stir your soul. Discuss what you’re reading with Christian friends. If there’s ever a time you need to feast on God’s Word, it’s now.

𝟮. 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

As you turn up your heavenly Father’s voice, mute the father of lies. Satan is a deceiver, and the world is his megaphone. Everywhere you look, colorful symbols call you to reconsider your commitment to Jesus. Celebrations of sin assure you that anything other than affirmation is oppression. Social media parades before your eyes the lie that true freedom is found outside the bounds of your heavenly Father’s loving law.

Fasting from worldly influences should be a normal part of the Christian life. Embrace it this month. Be vigilant to shut off the world’s influence. Ask a friend to change your social media passwords to reduce the influx of deceptive messages. Abstain from shows that provoke unhealthy romantic feelings or sexual indulgence. If your company hosts Pride celebrations and you find them tempting, consider taking vacation days off. If old friends invite you to compromising parties, don’t go. Your sinful flesh only gets stronger when you feed it. So starve it by keeping your heavenly calling in view.

𝟯. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀.

One of the most appealing qualities of the LGBT+ movement is the community. The LGBT+ family welcomes those who feel misunderstood and marginalized. Tales of painful pasts are met with open arms. Fierce loyalty defends each person’s right to self-expression without judgment or correction. It’s a “found family” with the “love is love” banner as their rallying point.

But not all “love” is love. Freedom isn’t found in doing all we desire. God is love, and he gives definition to true human love so we won’t be deceived by counterfeits. True love never harms another person’s relationship with God. Love leads people toward the true Jesus, not away from him.

This is why you must surround yourself with godly Christian friends who’ll encourage you to keep trusting Jesus without compromising what his Word declares. This month, fill your time with friends from your church who love Jesus. Share your story with them. Ask them to pray with you. Express your vulnerabilities and share why talking with them is scary. Sing together. Spend time outside together. Laugh, play games, and enjoy hobbies together.

Satan wants to trap you into thinking your life is empty. But when a different community looks inviting, godly Christian friends can help you weather the storm by pointing you to the only One who can fulfill your heart’s longings.

𝟰. 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Following Jesus is costly. He tells any who follow him they must lose their lives to gain true life (Matt. 16:25). This is why self-pity’s whispers can be so tempting. You may begin to think about how difficult Jesus’s path is or about how much you’ve given up to follow him. You may think of the pain that comes with dying to desires and surrendering the hope of a “normal” life.

Guard yourself from self-pity. Though your struggle may be unique, the Christian life is costly for all. Everyone who follows Jesus is called to give up his or her entire life. And we’re called to trust he’s worth it: That his presence is more precious. That his encouragement is more enlivening. That his joy and peace cannot be taken away.

We’ve been taught to sing, “Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay; from His own fullness all He takes away.” Shut down self-pity by seeing Jesus as supremely precious.

𝟱. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀.

Pride Month can provoke questions about your worth. But what the world thinks of you, and what you think of yourself, isn’t as important as what God thinks of you. How do you know what God thinks of you? Look at the cross. There you’ll see his love for you on full display.

On the cross, God’s love for sinners like you and me is unveiled for all to behold. Our record of debt has been nailed to the cross. Now God declares that because of Christ, every believer is loved and forgiven (Col. 2:13–15).

God isn’t ashamed of you (Heb. 2:11). Your condemnation has been canceled (Rom. 8:1). Your shame and guilt are gone (Ps. 103:12). Your faults are forgotten (Heb. 8:12). Your sins have been drowned at the bottom of the sea (Mic. 7:19). Wasted years can be restored (Joel 2:25).

Keep your eyes on the cross of Christ, and be assured you’re more than your sinful desires. Jesus isn’t withholding good from you. You are beloved, saved, sealed, and kept by the God of the universe. He doesn’t offer you less than the world does but more and better love than the world can offer.

𝟲. 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆.

You’ll certainly see more rainbows during June. When you do, remember what the rainbow really means. Long before the LGBT+ community used the rainbow to communicate their message, it belonged to God, and he was sending a different message.

After God’s flood of judgment (Gen. 6–8), he gave a sign to Noah and all who would come after him. That sign? A rainbow. God told Noah, “I have set my bow in the cloud” (9:13). The word “bow” is the same word for the instrument of war ancient archers used to shoot down their enemies. When God set the rainbow in the sky, he declared with blazing colors, “I am retiring my weapon of war against you.”

God didn’t hang up his bow because humanity ceased sinning but because God delights in extending mercy. It was a banner of hope, declaring not that we can do whatever we want but that God gives mercy to undeserving sinners like you and me. Every time you see a rainbow in the sky, on a screen, or on a sign, remember what it really means. God has mercy on you despite your sin. Let the rainbow point you to Jesus who died for your sin and rose to help you live in true freedom.

As you put each of these encouragements into practice, remember a day is fast approaching when sin and temptation shall be no more. The celebration of Pride will give way to a celebration of the humble One who died and rose so we might truly live.

Keep your eyes on Jesus, dear saint; we’re almost home.

("𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵" by @pastorjgkell. Original article: https://t.co/eiu7ZWE00H)

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🚨🚨BREAKING: New documents released in the legal defense of North Carolina's age limits on pediatric sex-trait modification are shocking.

They reveal that WPATH hired experts at Johns Hopkins to do a series of systematic reviews on the evidence supporting “gender affirming” care.

The researchers “found little to no evidence about
children and adolescents.” 🧵

[Micah Yoder @myoder085]

Is this the USA right now 🤔

[Micah Yoder @myoder085]

@WaynedaleBSB Are these for sale? The cub is 🔥