Brent Wilson

“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!” Abraham Kuyper

@michaeljknowles Many others as well • Romans 3:28: "For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law." • Galatians 2:16: "...yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ..."

How many times does the phrase "faith alone" appear in the Bible? And what specifically does the Bible say about "faith alone"?

@howertonjosh To say that people who want the government to use tax revenue to help the poor, must by necessity lead to socialism is a slippery slope argument. The same type of logic could be applied to you, that if taxation is forced generosity, then you must be against all taxation.

Re-platformimg Driscoll, who is basically a cartoon at this point, is obviously stupid, but it makes total sense for the new attractionalism where the biblical qualifications for eldership are seen as quaint and impractical.

@megbasham @MikeCosper Remember when you were so mad that the sbc used a secular law firm that took lgbt money?

Mike, I actually consider you too intelligent to fail to see why a secular for-profit company like Harper Collins publishing books with a variety of outlooks is not comparable to a Christian non-profit like Christianity Today taking money from a major abortion funder. A for-profit company like Harper Collins operates in a commercial market, publishing diverse viewpoints to maximize profit and appeal to a broad audience, not to align with a specific moral or religious mission. A Christian non-profit that claims it "seeks to join with God in uplifting what is good" has different obligations in what it publishes and whose money it uses to publish it. Non-profits that rely primarily on grants creates dependence to conform to donor expectations to ensure survival. That kind of structural dependence is qualitatively different than a publisher choosing which manuscripts to accept. (And its worth noting, that in the run-up to the election CT published several articles arguing that Christians should NOT view abortion as a reason to vote, but rather it would be better to sit out the election. In fact, your Board Chair was officially part of an effort to ensure that Kamala Harris was elected.) A Christian non-profit, by contrast, is expected to uphold ethical standards tied to its faith-based identity, making funding from a major abortion funder a direct conflict with its stated values. (As your own new editor-in-chief said in 2011 about a different religious publication taking money from George Soros, "The donation is more evidence that Wallis and Sojourners are on the left, even though the organization appeals to young evangelicals by claiming to be apolitical…” I'd say the exact same description can be applied to CT. As for your making this about Trump (Trump!), well, that's expected. I have lots of friends who are not pro-Trump. Friends who vote third party or didn't vote. I can't begrudge them their conscience-dictated choice and never have. Trump is indeed a mixed bag, but most of the policies that bag has offered have been very good and I will unreservedly cheer those and say God showed this nation mercy when he ordained for Trump to be elected over Harris. I don't have to triangulate my convictions.

Ok Megan, you wanna play this game? Here's Harper Collins' — your own publisher for "Shepherds for Sale" — landing page for their "Pride on Every Page" effort, a selection of picture books, middle grade, and teen books that are pro-LGBTQIA, according to their own website. harpercollins.com/pages/children… Here too is a much-celebrated book from your publisher, "Liberating Abortion" harpercollins.com/products/liber… So... how much money did you take as an advance from Harper Collins? Does that make you a Shepherd for sale? I imagine you wouldn't codify it that way, since you aren't an egalitarian and wouldn't consider yourself a "shepherd", so how would you define selling your soul to a pro-LGBTQIA, pro-choice publisher through whom you've tried to go scorched earth against fellow Christians whose primary sins are objecting to the cult of personality around Donald Trump and believing the allegations of women in the #churchtoo movement? Likewise, it would not take great effort to find sponsors of The Daily Wire that have — over the years — contributed to pro-LGBT causes, and I'm sure an enterprising googler could work it out fairly quickly. The true principal sin folks like me and CT have committed is a refusal to join the Trump cult of personality, and on a day like today, when access to the abortion pill is expanding and pro-life activists who don't have their heads up their rectums realize what a colossal loss this is, it feels as good as it ever did to say the word "NEVER," you can rant and rave and guilt-by-association until the cows come home. But some of us never advocated to support a candidate who not only undermined his own party's pro-life stance, he installed a radical pro-choice activist into the most important and powerful position in our government's health bureaucracy — a decision he campaigned on and folks like you supported him anyway. But the "NEVERS" among you will sleep well tonight knowing that we didn't vote for an administration that promised to let RFK Jr. "go wild," didn't want to see this cult of death expand, and hoped that maybe this party could be turned around if its celebrity worship was defeated. For someone like me, the last election was a loser. Regardless of who won. And if you don't believe me, go read my tweets. I endorsed no one, I supported no one, and I knew regardless of the outcome that the country would go in directions I found reprehensible. As @theperfectfoil put it once, "Since I gave up hope I feel a lot better." Embracing the downward spiral of American politics invites a certain peace, knowing that whatever happens, it's getting worse. But I'll say it again... I sleep well tonight. Because I never lied to my audience, pitching an amoral clown as a hero. And I never lied to myself. And on a day when abortion access, through chemical abortion, is expanding in a way that ought to be bone-chilling and horrifying for all who give a rip about human dignity and the meaning of life, it is small — but meaningful — comfort to embrace the word "Never." As Albert Mohler himself once said, when the Access Hollywood tape was released: "Never. Ever. Period."

@andrewtwalker This shows you do not understand 3rd wayism. Because the 3rd way doesn’t accept the way of the left it rejects it as it rejects the way of the right. It says there is another option, you know a third way different from the 2. You literally did it by qualifying conservatism.

One thing I’m reflecting on about Charlie Kirk: he stood as the antithesis of “Third-Wayism” and the Faithful Presence posture of evangelical witness that tries to blur political distinctions between the parties. He knew there was a difference—and he refused to pretend otherwise. And there was an audience for that, because they, too, recognized that progressive ideology is wholly incompatible with biblical Christianity. This does not mean conservatism is itself “Christian.” But conservatism, sharing certain metaphysical commonalities with Christianity, offers a more natural alignment than anything resembling progressive thought ever could. We should stop the grand act of moral equivocation.

The shooting of Charlie Kirk is an atrocity that should shock and anger all of us, everywhere on the political spectrum. This sort of violence is wicked, immoral, and un-American.

5 subtle but dangerous addictions that we rarely talk about, but need to address: addicted to gossip addicted to drama addicted to being the victim addicted to being offended addicted to negativity These addiction will rob your joy & kill your relationships.

@JasonAlexa12387 @williamwolfe Every church targets demographics bro. And if your only quibble is missionaries should do this not church planters then your issue isn’t the visa thing at all. Stop letting your politics drive your theology

@JasonAlexa12387 Do you think moore is your brother in Christ?

The cry to get rid of Moore and now Brent leatherwood for someone “more conservative” is a real give us Barabbas moment. It’s not biblical conservatism they want, it’s MAGA. Let’s call it what it is.

@JasonAlexa12387 @LukithunderEWC Please name a way in which Moore is no longer theologically conservative?

@JasonAlexa12387 @williamwolfe All church plants and churches target ppl/demographics. But all you are essentially saying is plant a church and reach these visa holders just don’t “say it”

@williamwolfe If anyone is failing to think in “categories” it’s you. The category of a visa you don’t like doesn’t trump the category of evangelism. If the government allows ppl into our country it’s our primary task to reach them with the gospel. Great commission trumps American policy

When your politics inform your Christianity you get this nonsense.

Calling on @gavinortlund to do a podcast on the PSA issue with Comer and help us think about it! Please Gavin!

@DannySlavich @WillyRice Great post. I still fail to understand why these people hate Russ Moore so much I truly do not get it. Well I do on one level because Moore is critical of Trump. But no one has ever been able to point out an actual liberal belief he has.

I’ve been thinking about this post (and sentiment) from @WillyRice a fair bit. Two thoughts: First, I admit that I overlooked some of the ways that toxic ideologies infected some in the SBC. I assumed that most folks were staunchly conservative and orthodox, but sick of the weaponization. Mostly I was right. The shepherds are NOT for sale, and many of the accusations are just wrong. That said, I admit that I’ve been shocked and dismayed at how some have cannonballed into unbiblical views—specifically on LGBT+ issues. Some vocal voices from the margins have left us for more progressive pastures. Again, I’m not talking about many big name leaders, who I see as falsely accused. Second, I still hate the way that the “conservative” politics of the moment are conflated with “conservative” biblical orthodoxy and fidelity. There is overlap—especially on those LGBT+ issues—but they are far from identical. The convictional bus that Willy threatens is as much political as theological. Wisdom demands extracting politics and theology, but we’re so allergic to nuance and critical thinking. We don’t have to buy the line that views race and sexuality rise and fall together, for example. We don’t have to be either “woke” or “based.” We can be Christian—and Baptist.

Hey @Grok, who was the most famous person to interact with one of my posts?

How C.S. Lewis finishes the chapter on "social morality" in Mere Christianity. Helpful reminder that Christianity should determine our politics, not the other way around.

@LukithunderEWC That seems plainly untrue. Seems like you gotta use a lot of philosophy and a lot less opening your eyes to think such a thing.

Woke left 🤝 Woke right "Things aren't better today for black people than they were before the Civil Rights Movement."

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