txbuffalowing

Christian sinner, hungry for the Word and strive to be closer to my Savior and Redeemer each day. Husband, Father of three. Texan.

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

The Bible demands righteousness… yet declares every human effort “like a polluted garment” (Isa 64:6). One verse dismantles moralism, speculation, and mysticism alike: “There is no one righteous, not even one…” (Rom 3:10–11).

From Gene Edward Veith Jr.’s @geneveith The Spirituality of the Cross (Concordia).

God be praised!

#LCMS #Lutheran #TheologyOfTheCross #LawAndGospel

[The Luther Inn @TheLuthInn]

Happy Trinity Sunday.

"Adoration of the Trinity"

It was painted in 1511 by the Lutheran painter Albrecht Dürer.

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

@thesolafeed Same brother! God be praised.

[Lutheran Aesthetics 🏵🦬 @lutheranaes]

Happy Pentecost! Pictured is "The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit" by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, ca. 1851-1860

[Shahriq Khan @RealShahriqKhan]

When I was Muslim, man, this verse used to mess me up.

Jesus on the cross saying, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

As a Muslim, I used to think: how does God feel forsaken by God? That sounds like weakness. That sounds like a prophet in pain.

But then I dug deeper.

And I realized Jesus was not speaking randomly. He was quoting Psalm 22.

That entire Psalm, written by King David centuries before Christ, is a prophecy about the crucifixion:

“They pierce my hands and feet.”
“They divide my garments among them.”
“All who see me mock me.”

In Jewish culture, quoting the first line of a Psalm pointed people to the entire passage.

So Jesus was not crying out in confusion.

He was declaring fulfillment.

He was saying: “This is that.”

And at the same time, He was carrying the full weight of sin, shame, abandonment, and suffering for humanity.

Every moment humanity has cried out, “God, where are you?” Christ stepped into that pain Himself.

That is not weakness.

That is intentional.

That is prophecy unfolding in real time.

That is the King bleeding on purpose so humanity could be brought near to God.

That is the Gospel.

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

@LutheranAnswers Lord have mercy.

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

Prayer is not just something you do flippantly before a meal or before an event

Prayer is a direct conversation with God, a chance to unburden yourself before him

Jesus prayed daily as a way to grow closer to the father

There is divine power in prayer

#NationalPrayerDay

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

@RepBrandonGill @HVACwarfare God bless you and your work sir.

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

@abierkhatib @BRICSinfo Jesus Christ is God in the flesh and sacrificed himself for the forgiveness of our sins. He was resurrected and sits at the right hand of God the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

[♱ @DreamlinerCo]

The Crucifixion, by Julien Michel (1840)

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

@Rothmus @Savsays “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21)

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

2009 Epstein email:
Someone named “Steve” sends him Proverbs 11 – “The wicked will not go unpunished… the righteous will go free.”

Even in the dark, the Bible finds its way to him.

Who is Steve? 🤔

#EpsteinFiles #Epstein

[Ian Heinze @RuralLutheran]

"He gave us this very flesh to eat for salvation. No one who eats this flesh does not first worship it. We not only not sin by worshiping it, we sin if we do not worship it."

St. Augustine
Quote included in Book of Concord's Catalog of Testimonies

We bend the knee at the altar.

[Erik Johnson 🦬 @RedProdigal]

Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy

[Museum @DailyClassicArt]

Pietro Sassi - "Calvary" (1870)

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

“My sins cry aloud to heaven for vengeance, but still more strongly cries out Thy blood shed for my sins.”

—J. Gerhard, Meditations on Divine Mercy (1606)

[heine kapp @HeineKapp]

Does not the potter have power over the clay...?
Romans 9:21

[The Old School Theology Show @TheologyShow]

“Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 2:38

[txbuffalowing @txbuffalowing]

@LutheranSage Thanks for promoting this. I wouldn’t have been aware otherwise. I joined the Kickstarter and am very excited. If only the Lutheran Study Bible had a BSB version!