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I don’t need a plane. I don’t need to go out to eat. I don’t need the movie theater. I don’t need the mall. I don’t need a career. I don’t need anything but Jesus. They can take everything else away because they will never rip me from my Heavenly Father’s Hand.

At a bare minimum, biblically qualified church elders should have no problem marking and avoiding: 1. Prosperity Gospel Preachers 2. Progressive Christian Teachers 4. Abusive Pastors 5. False prophets who data mine on social media 6. Nazis They should be crystal clear on: 1. Abortion 2. Sexuality and Marriage "For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it." Titus 1:7-9 None of this should be controversial.

When my oldest was born, they refused to let me hold her because her oxygen levels were low. But I was persistent, and they eventually relented, allowing her to lay on my chest until the NICU nurse came to roll her away. When the nurse arrived, I asked that they check her oxygen levels one more time before taking her. They did. Oxygen: 100%. Perfect. The nurse shrugged and left. Our baby girl was healthy. She just needed me. My heartbeat, my warmth, my touch. She needed her mom. Stories like this aren’t rare. Newborns need their moms to regulate their oxygen and heart rate. That’s why, when at all possible, most doctors and hospitals give baby to mom right away. We know this when it comes to normal births, but when it comes to surrogacy - especially the kind when two men are purchasing a baby from a woman - the baby is immediately and intentionally taken away from his or her mom and given to two strangers. It is not surprising that these babies often undergo complications post-birth. Beyond that, we don’t fully know the physiological and psychological effect of robbing babies of their mothers at birth. It’s worse treatment than we give puppies and kittens, but when it’s for “inclusion,” it’s celebrated. Adoption is one thing - it redeems a broken situation. But surrogacy is another - it intentionally creates the broken situation. Babies’ needs will always matter more than adults’ wants.

@farmingandJesus Same. I make people mad because I tell the truth. And often I need to repent of how I am telling the truth. I had a good friend tell me once that she likes seeing what people are doing in their lives on social media but not the doom and gloom. I’m doom and gloom. 😂

I’m not fake online. I’m exactly who I am in real life and sometimes I have to repent for that because it’s hard for me to control my tongue at times. Are YOU really who you are online?

moodypublishers.com/unfriend-yours… An old but excellent book on how we are using social media and how we should be using it. Very convicting and thought provoking. “Have you ever been intentional about making yourself appear a certain way on Facebook (social media)? Were you covering your shame?” “Do you rule your social media, or do[es] your social media rule you?” -Kyle Tennant

The world tells you to follow your heart. God tells you your heart is deceitful. One path leads to self-worship. The other leads to repentance, truth, and life. The most dangerous lies are often the ones that sound the most natural.

Churches hurt each other because we are still in the battle of sin. Jesus also warned us that there are weeds among the wheat and they must not be plucked out until the harvest, until the wheat is fully grown, until the end of the age. I love God’s church. And I know He has a plan and it is good. It is better than my plans could ever be. ❤️

@AryMarie7 @RealJackHibbs Get "Unclean, Unclean" by David Benjamin. You'll never step foot in the church again when you understand its hoals. Come out from among her and be ye separate!Christiansneedthegospel.com

Do you forgive someone who isn't sorry? The Bible calls us to release bitterness and entrust our hurt to God, but forgiveness and restored fellowship are not the same thing. True reconciliation requires repentance. God’s standard is clear, and His way leads to freedom, healing, and restored relationships.

If you knew yourself rightly, you would not dare to trust in your feelings. Charles Spurgeon

@farmingandJesus This is next level distressed denim. 😅

Hi Can someone get me on the phone with Carrie underwood’s stylist? This is an emergency.

The situation that I find myself in this year has made me love the Gospel even more. God has gifted me with a deeper appreciation for Him and His Word. He loves us so much that He initiated reconciliation towards us. He even graces me to tell me in His Word that He will reason with me about what He did for my sins so that I might repent and turn from my sins to receive His gift of forgiveness. A broken and contrite heart, He will not despise. I am undeserving that He would not turn me away. I deserve to be turned away. I deserve rejection. But thanks be to Christ! Who chose rejection that I might be adopted into His family. And in Heaven, all will be made right. He will wipe away every tear. This suffering is not the end of His Story. And it’s nothing compared to what Christ suffered and those who are persecuted for their faith. May we always remember The Gospel in our suffering, brothers and sisters. ❤️

@HwsEleutheroi They need to fast from all things social media. It’s hurting them.

Ummm....YIKES?

Honor your father and mother. You won’t always have them. What a gift Godly parents are.

My flesh wants vengeance. But I don’t want that and I know to desire vengeance is wrong, it is sinful of me. I desire to desire God’s will in my suffering. I want to want what He wants even though my flesh desires impulsivity. I need help. The Lord gave this to me today, I heard it on Instagram. A song. Thank You, LORD!!😭 The Gospel Is Rest By Elias Drummer Lord I've got the world upon my shoulders But you've been saying 'Child, put it down' I prayed and prayed that you would take my burden But you keep saying 'Child, put it down' Maybe I'm addicted to the worry Maybe I'm a slave to holding on Help me put it down Help me put it down I've heard it said: the Gospel is rest Oh, how I need it Say it again 'til I believe it Oh, how I need it Oh, how I need it Lord you took the world upon your shoulders Now all I have to do is put it down I'm living like some weary beast of burden And you keep saying, 'Child, put it down' Well, maybe I've been trying to be the hero Fighting wars that you've already won Help me put it down Help me put it down I've heard it said: the Gospel is rest Oh, how I need it Say it again 'til I believe it Oh, how I need it Oh, how I need it Oh how I need That peace that passes understanding How I need it Oh, how I need it That peace that passes understanding How I need it Oh, how I need it I've heard it said: the Gospel is rest Oh, how I need it Say it again 'til I believe it Oh, how I need it

@RisingDisciples Yes. The pastor is not a “Chief Administrative Officer”.

The New Testament does not present shepherds as religious CEOs, program managers, or weekly sermon-givers. Christ gives shepherds and teachers "for the equipping of the saints... until we all attain... the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" ~Eph 4.

@RisingDisciples @clbolt I’m glad we can agree there, brother!

@AryMarie7 @clbolt I too can say... "I can’t deny that it was Him who called me to Himself. I would choose sin without Him intervening in my life." This does NOT confirm meticulous divine determinism, though. It's a huge error to think it does. Grace 🤗

If you're not a member of a church because of the weaknesses of pastors and people, you're not a Christian; you're trusting your self-righteousness to save you from hell.

“In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity".

Brother, there is a mystery and a veil to God’s Sovereignty that we will not understand on this side of Heaven. But I can’t deny that it was Him who called me to Himself. I would choose sin without Him intervening in my life. I hope we can all remember what Paul said: Preach Christ Crucified and nothing else.

@AryMarie7 @clbolt Do you understand the Hideous implications of TULIP? If so, I pray the Lord would open your eyes and heart to how slanderous these so-called doctrines are to his character.