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[Thomas Horrocks @thomaslhorrocks]

We show more respect for the Bible when we honestly acknowledge the complexities, ambiguities, and range of interpretive possibilities than when we pretend it’s clearer than it is.

[Dr. Paul Ellis @paul_ellis]

The grace of God teaches us to say no to ungodliness. Grace that doesn’t say no is not the grace of God. #hypergrace

[Stephanie Drury @StuffCCLikes]

Found this on its own and am dying for context

[wəsləy matsəll @wesleyrmatsell]

The gospel is a message fit for children, scholars, mystics, and everyone in-between. The good news of the finished work of Christ is something impossible to graduate from. Jesus is the full articulation of God's self revelation and the full expression of His self-giving love.

[Richard Morris @ahistoryinart]

In a near abstract painting, Lowry depicts St John's church in Manchester where sometimes as a child he worshipped with his mother. He was rarely sentimental about his work; they reveal his abiding preoccupations: his struggle with what he called 'the great battle of life.'

[Academia Aesthetics @AcademiaAesthe1]

Handkerchief detail of the marble statue made by French sculptor Louis Philippe Mouchy, 1781

🏛Louvre Museum, Paris/France.

[wəsləy matsəll @wesleyrmatsell]

Poetic theology > Systematic theology.
Amen.

[poem.exe 🐀 @poem_exe]

low winter sun
your warm breath
of lilies

[John Crowder ☩ @TheNewMystics]

Jesus didn’t die to appease an angry Father, but to reconcile and heal a hostile world.

[wəsləy matsəll @wesleyrmatsell]

The old testament is a shadow - the reality and fullness is Christ. David longed for God's presence.
Christ unites us to, with, and in God. We are His dwelling place.

[Simone Weil @simone_says_en]

The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it.

[wəsləy matsəll @wesleyrmatsell]

Confession of sin is healthy.
Repentance is vital.
But neither of these things cause God to forgive believers.
The New Testament is clear: Believers are forgiven once and for all. Forgiveness is neither progressive nor piecemeal.

[wəsləy matsəll @wesleyrmatsell]

I wish μετανοέω was retained the way βαπτίζω is (baptise). Instead, we're stuck with the frequently ill-defined and misunderstood "repent."

[wəsləy matsəll @wesleyrmatsell]

"When God looks at you He sees Jesus." This is not quite true and definitely not what the Apostles taught...
When God looks at you He sees you!
His perfect workmanship, perfectly forgiven, perfectly whole & complete, perfectly "right" with God, perfectly united with Him forever.

[Abraham Piper @abrahampiper]

Why do some people say “aks” instead of “ask”?

It’s not “just their accent” and it sure as hell isn’t a mispronunciation.

There’s a linguistic reason and a cultural reason. Let’s quickly look at both:

[wəsləy matsəll @wesleyrmatsell]

There is a world of difference between trying to live "biblically," and living from the indwelling life of Christ, his finished work, and the New Covenant he embodies.
"I will appoint you [Christ] as a covenant to the people." Is. 42:6

[Jared Byas @jbyas]

When I believe I am not biased, everyone to the left of me, by definition, has a "liberal bias" & everyone to the right of me has a "conservative bias." I become the standard for what those words mean. That, my friends, is relativism. Yes, the one your mama warned you about.

[Jay Rayner @jayrayner1]

THREAD: Energy Bill Support Grant. I have just been notified that I will get £67 a month off my energy bills under the govt scheme. For enormous numbers of people this support will be absolutely vital. But it won't be vital for everyone, and that includes me. (PLS RT) 1/