Joseph McClung

Gospel. Theology. Culture. Mission. Studying theology @dallasseminary. Joining the Lord’s work in Oak Cliff.

[bridgingtheology @BridgingTheol]

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[Joseph McClung @ventiflatwhite]

The gospel matters because it means the restoration of creation by means of the redemption of humanity. This world’s groans are not in vain. (Been meditating on Wright’s thoughts on Romans 8)

[Matthew W. Bates @MatthewWBates]

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[Matthew W. Bates @MatthewWBates]

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[Dr.Gardner C. Taylor @DrTaylorQuotes]

When we push Jesus out of the sermon, people end up saying with Mary Magdalene: They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.

[Joseph McClung @ventiflatwhite]

@JahmaolClark Only multiethnic Anglican Church I know of is in Atlanta (https://t.co/TNMfaz09XJ)

[Joseph McClung @ventiflatwhite]

@SeminaryNow @ivpress @Bg_kman @gk_kman

[Rasool Berry @rasoolberry]

Imagine the progress we would have experienced as a society if those concerned about the hypothetical harms of the privileged were equally concerned about the actual harms experienced of the disadvantaged.

#AffirmativeAction

[Rasool Berry @rasoolberry]

Slavery in the USA: race based.
Anti-literacy laws: race-based.
Segregation: race-based.
Redlining/School funding: race-based
standardized tests bias: race-based
School discipline bias: race-based.

But solutions to correct the inequalities can’t be race based? #affirmativeaction

[Jeff Vanderstelt @JeffVanderstelt]

Another biblically informed deconstruction we need to embrace: there are NOT 2 tiers in Christianity known as clergy and laity. All Christians are clergy (priests) and all Christians are laity (everyday people).

[Mika Edmondson @mika_edmondson]

Happy “that’s not what he meant” Day!
Here’s a primer on spotting misuses of MLK’s life & legacy today.

You know they’re misusing MLK when they

1. Promote peace and unity at the expense of justice.

Dr. King pointed out that any peace not founded on justice is a false peace

[Bart Barber @bartbarber]

A Statement on Johnny Hunt's "Restoration"

https://t.co/nR0VJUJUMP

[Joseph McClung @ventiflatwhite]

If you consider a wife’s role in marriage to be one of complete obedience and subordination, you are reading Aristotle, not Paul. That’s pagan philosophy, not kingdom.

[Raymond Chang @tweetraychang]

Jesus was not American. Some people would benefit from remembering this.

Jesus loves all Americans, as He loves all people, but he is not invested in nation building. Jesus is interested in establishing God’s Kingdom.

[Joseph McClung @ventiflatwhite]

When I hear talk of Christian nationalism, I think of Frederick Douglass’s words, “For between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” Is the Christianity of this land all that different today?

[Raymond Chang @tweetraychang]

A crucified Christ tells you everything you need to know about how Jesus wielded his power and privilege in this world.

A resurrected Christ tells you everything you need to know about how your self-giving and self-sacrificing life will never be in vain.

[Josiah Hawthorne @JosiahHawthorne]

Who said it?

"We …boggle at how some Christians and conservatives still defend Donald Trump. ...in our efforts to engage our country politically, we have become more Machiavellian and less Pauline. ...we’re willing to do almost anything to ...gain seats on the Supreme Court."

[Justin Giboney @JustinEGiboney]

Christian Nationalism isn’t about the Gospel, it’s about conservative cultural power.

Given the racist history of a large part of the American Church, Christian Nationalism would never even be desirable for many Christians. Civic pluralism is a much better way.

[Jared Stacy, PhD @jaredstacy]

So @mbird12 doesn’t need me to defend him; but as an American expat & evangelical—I recognize these moves, they are telling…🧵

[Joseph McClung @ventiflatwhite]

My biggest problem with Catholic veneration of Mary is it seems to overshadow that everyone in whom the Spirit dwells is a “God-bearer”. While we should honor Mary as unique in some ways, to see her as *altogether* more special is to overlook the Spirt-indwelled believer.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

The Church is not a religious community of worshippers of Christ but is *Christ himself* who has taken form among people.

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

(This is such a staggering truth that should produce awe, humility and love among Christ-followers)