Thinking to Believe

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We are saved by good works – just not our own. We are saved by the works of Jesus Christ. His perfect righteousness is credited to us through faith.

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Hell has some really bad ratings on Trip Advisor. I suggest you book a trip to Heaven with Jesus. :)

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What are the groanings that cannot be uttered (Rom 8:26)? It's not tongues, and it's not even us who is groaning. It's the Spirit. https://t.co/UpNpoB5puP

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Is the role of pastor and teacher open to both sexes, or has God ordained that men alone occupy these positions?

I'm doing a podcast series on this topic where I argue for complementarianism. Check out my first episode at https://t.co/iFqdAIm0U6, or wherever you get podcasts.

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It's easy to convince a man of that which he wants to be convinced of, but extremely difficult to convince him of that which he does not want to believe is true.

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Why should we care about politics? Because in a Democratic Republic, we control the government. We decide the direction of our nation. If you care about morality, you should care about politics because politics is about law, and all laws have a moral basis.

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The question of religious truth ultimately comes down to the task of determining the proper and legitimate religious authority. Read more at https://t.co/Chy9RCV3Xl.

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Few people care about the truth. Even fewer seek it. Even fewer find it. Even fewer act on it. Be one of the few.

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Have you heard a new POV & thinking of changing your theology? Before you do, explore what critics of that view have to say about it – particularly those critics from within your current theological tradition. They may see problems with the theology that you cannot. Prov 18:17

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The Bible does not prohibit slavery, but it does not follow from this that God is pro-slavery. And the slavery permitted by God is not like the slavery we tend to think of. Listen to my latest podcast episode at https://t.co/R4gClcYhho (or wherever you get your podcasts).

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Grace is not what God gives you after you’ve done your best to meet His moral requirements. Grace is what He gives you so that you can make the attempt, and what rescues you when you inevitably fail.

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The Conquest of Canaan wasn't a genocide, but divine judgment on gross immorality. God actually commanded that they be expelled from the land or killed. I explore the rationale for the Conquest in my latest episode. Listen wherever you get podcasts, or at https://t.co/SMb2qYqGZQ.

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Believers think the God of the Bible is morally good. Many non-believers think He's morally evil. I’m doing a podcast series showing why these charges are unfounded. Listen wherever you get podcasts, or at https://t.co/5LXFOqM1vP.

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A hypocrite is not what most people think. It's not a person who fails their own moral standards, but someone who only pretends to believe/follow it to begin with.

Read more at https://t.co/nDiLGpXp8z

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Rational arguments don’t stand a chance against one who desires to believe a lie.

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What ties the modern church to its ancient roots is not found in the buildings we erect, bells and smells, or special clothing, but in the doctrine we teach. Ancient practices mean nothing if they are not rooted in what Jesus and the apostles taught.

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God did not create evil because evil is not a thing. It's the absence of a thing (the good). It's similar to coldness. Cold does not exist. It's just the absence of heat, and we call that absence "cold."

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Forgiveness entrusts to God the justice that is due the person who wronged us. We transfer the responsibility for that justice from us to God, trusting that He will take care of it in His own timing. We no longer have to worry about it or let it interfere with our relationships.

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The good news of the Gospel is not that you better be good enough to keep the salvation Jesus gave you. The good news of the Gospel is that the same Jesus who saved you by faith is the same Jesus who will keep you by faith.

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Is the presence of evil in our world evidence against the existence of God? How could an all-good and all-loving God allow so much evil? In my latest podcast episode, I tackle the problem of evil head-on.

Listen wherever you get podcasts, or at https://t.co/WVxeRac1vP.