Big Palooka

AMERICAN BY THE GRACE OF GOD SAVED BY THE PASSION OF OUR LORD CHRIST JESUS

[Big Palooka @Palooka61]

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[Big Palooka @Palooka61]

@Pastor_Gabe LORD please forbid that. 🙏

[LWFMinistries @lwfministries]

Colossians 1:17–19 says that Jesus is “before all things, and in Him all things consist.” He deserves preeminence in your life.

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[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

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[Ken Ham @aigkenham]

“God is a cruel God to have wiped out potentially millions of people with a catastrophic global Flood.”

We’re heard this claim many times. Some people will even claim God was committing mass genocide against the pre-Flood world, so He must be an immoral deity. Now what’s the foundational problem with this argument?

Well, here’s the big problem: Why is wiping out millions of people wrong? The answer I usually get to that question is “because of course it is!” And yes, nearly everyone would agree that you or I wiping out millions of people would be wrong, but that doesn’t explain why it’s wrong. Just saying something is wrong doesn’t make it wrong; what if I have a different opinion? Who gets to be right? You need an absolute authority to appeal to, but an atheist doesn’t have one.

Someone who rejects the truth of the Bible doesn’t have a consistent foundation on which to stand to say that killing anyone is wrong. After all, blue whales wipe out untold billions of helpless krill every single day, and no one bats an eyelash! Why? We intuitively know that a whale swallowing a krill is not the same thing as a human being killing another human being. But if we’re just animals, as the evolutionary worldview teaches, there is no real difference between us and krill and blue whales; we’re all just animals and accidents of evolution.

Apart from the absolutes of the Bible, given to us by the Creator God, there is no foundation to say that murder is wrong. In order to argue that God is unjust to kill people with the Flood, the skeptic must first assume the morality of the Bible . . . and then they’ve defeated their entire argument!

Now, of course, God was not cruel to judge people for their wickedness at the time of the Flood. He is the Creator and has every right to judge people for their wickedness.

Ultimately, atheists aren’t upset that God judged people at the time of the Flood for their sin (they claim they don’t believe God exists or that those pre-Flood people even existed!)—they’re upset that someday God will judge them for their sin. They don’t want to be accountable to God; they want to do whatever they want without consequences. But regardless of what they believe, they will someday stand before God, and He will judge them for their sin. If they have not repented, they will pay for their own sin in hell. But if they turn from their sin and trust in Christ’s sacrificial death on their behalf, they will be saved for all of eternity.

How arrogant of fallible, sinful humans to tell the eternal God what is just and unjust!

Have you trusted in Christ?

[LWFMinistries @lwfministries]

What do all successful people have in common? Listen until the end!

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[Big Palooka @Palooka61]

@Phil_Johnson_ Hi Phil,
2 Timothy 3:15. (B) “Through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
QUESTION : God can, and does quicken the soul, that leads to salvation through Jesus, and does not have to have had the, “hearing of The Word” before that moment ? Thank you.

[Wretched with Todd Friel @WretchedNetwork]

No ecclesiastical body holds power over the Scriptures because the Church is created by and subject to the Word of God.

[Big Palooka @Palooka61]

@LloydLegalist Who had to walk 2 miles in the snow, uphill both ways, to get there.

[Protestia @Protestia]

Protestia: Exclusive: Steve Lawson Not Speaking at Upcoming Preaching Conference https://t.co/pIKhfUjOKF

[Ken Ham @aigkenham]

Should pastors avoid Genesis?

Over the years, I’ve had so many pastors tell me that they avoid preaching the early chapters of Genesis in their churches because it’s just too controversial and can cause division. To avoid ruffling feathers, many pastors avoid it, or if they must teach those early chapters, they are often very vague, not taking a position on Genesis or presenting all the positions and letting their congregation chose for themselves. But this approach has had major negative consequences!

You see, our biblical worldview is grounded in the history in Genesis. Think about it:

•Why did Jesus die on the cross?
•Why am I a sinner?
•What is marriage?
•What is gender?
•What does it mean to be human?
•Why do we need a new heavens and a new earth?

To answer any of these questions (and many more!), you have to start with the history God has given us in Genesis 1–11. In other words, to build a truly biblical worldview, you have to start with Genesis. But because so many pastors have avoided Genesis in their preaching (or compromised Genesis with evolutionary ideas), many Christians don’t know how to think biblically, and they end up thinking more like the world than the Word! Or they have doubts that lead to unbelief or a weak faith that compromises with man’s word.

Yes, Genesis is controversial—but not because it isn’t clear! The history in Genesis is clear. The controversy arises when people take man’s interpretations based on naturalism (evolution/millions of years) and add them into Genesis. When they do this, they’re making man, not God, the authority. And that’s a serious issue!

We need more pastors/Christian leaders who will boldly take a stand on a literal Genesis, regardless of the consequences, so their congregations can have a true biblical worldview and be equipped with answers to defend the truth of Scripture, from the very first verse.

[Big Palooka @Palooka61]

@LloydLegalist @anahnemoo Must be Canada.

[LWFMinistries @lwfministries]

Question: What does covetousness mean? Answer ⬇️
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[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

“It is not our doom that is certain, but Satan’s. His head has been crushed by the heel of Christ, who is the Alpha and Omega.” —@RCSproul

From ‘Surprised by Suffering’

[LWFMinistries @lwfministries]

What do you do when tragedy strikes?

Adrian Rogers says, "You don’t have to know why. You don’t have to understand. You just simply say, “God, I praise You.”"

If you need encouragement or understanding during a hard time, this message is for you.

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[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

“Unconditional election: that there is no foreseen action or condition met by us that induces God to save us.” —@RCSproul

From ‘What is Reformed Theology?’

[Big Palooka @Palooka61]

Revolutionary America | Feature Film from Hillsdale Studios https://t.co/Tqp8paoHIG via @YouTube

[Big Palooka @Palooka61]

@Phil_Johnson_ Does anyone else think that Mr. Phil and Mike Ricardi, are look alikes or is just me ?

[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

“Christ exposed Himself not only to the unbridled hostility of angry men, but to the unmitigated wrath of God.” —@RCSproul

From ‘The Hunger For Significance’

[Justin Peters @JustinPetersMin]

It is hard to imagine GTY without Phil Johnson. John MacArthur had no more loyal friend, no more effective advocate, and no more selfless defender than he.

Phil is an excellent preacher and expositor himself. His preaching and devotion to Truth has had an immeasurable impact upon my life and the lives of countless others. It is a privilege to count Phil as a dear friend. I thank God for him.