Failing Pastor

CS Lewis got the inspiration for The Screwtape Letters while his mind wandered during a boring sermon. Who knows what works of art your sermon will inspire this Sunday.

@thisisfoster In several cases I have seen men project onto a pastor their issues with their dad, or the pastor's acceptance to be their dad's acceptance. Hard to explain, but the pastor becomes replacement dad. They hated first dad. They will eventually hate the pastor they used as dad.

@chuck_finney there is a great need for this book

Getting ready to write my new book, "Bad Thing Bad" about why you should hate Bad thing for the gospel

@ProvisionistP Christians should read more Church History.

"Any Christian who wants to legislate theology is not Reformed. A large facet of the Reformation was rejecting government-enforced theology." Servetus and many others would like word...

@RevReads289 even a local church can be an institution that gets in the way. I know many who stick to a church all their life thinking this is faith and loyalty to the body of Christ when the church itself departed from sound doctrine long ago.

The Bible reveals a pattern of God opposing the structures and institutions of men when they stray from and abandon His Truth. This was from the tower of Babel to the individual churches in Revelation who received messages from Christ. Stand with Christ and not our institutions.

@Curi_Christian perhaps a good start would be to stop deforming.

Should Christians always be reforming?

@jcapital54 yeah, that too

@FailingPastor Church potlucks now have more signage than the Vegas strip.

It was easier to have people over for dinner and provide meals for others before everyone decided to go on niche diets.

Remember pastors: If the application for the passage you're preaching on has already been said, You're not trying hard enough.

@dereksimonis well said!

It's your job to humble yourself and God's job to promote you. If you insist on doing God's job, He will do yours. -T.F. Tenney

One thing Scott Adams taught me was Never respond to a Twitter comment that begins with the word "so." Has saved me much trouble.

@Tony_Ray__ indeed. Getting people to agree with God seems like the better goal.

@FailingPastor God isn’t as impressed with people as much as they think he is.

I bet if I call my theological opponent a few more names They will totally agree with me.

@Shrewd1776 pretty sure everyone on the internet has been called that by now, so hey, welcome to the club!

@FailingPastor Got Called a White Supremacist today by a lady on a Grace Page. I laughed and responded in Love. Definitely a first!

@ChadderdonB lots of name calling, not sure there's increasing agreement!

@FailingPastor It seems to be working on this app.

@ProvisionistP The Spirit hovering over the face of the deep always felt like foreboding to me.

What is the first emotion expressed in the Bible? Post your answer below.

@RevReads289 I will not.

@FailingPastor That's right loser. Now get in and follow me!

@Herb_Nenninger I don't know that he convinced many opponents. He did entertain people though!

@FailingPastor That strategy worked well for Martin Luther.

@ProvisionistP I think the distinction is that He changes His mind when people respond to Him or not. He does not change His mind out of uncertainty or not being dependable, like people do.

Passages Saying God "Repents" / Regrets / Relents / Changes His Mind “The Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he was deeply grieved in his heart.” –Genesis 6:6 “Then the Lord said, ‘I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth… for I regret that I made them.’” –Genesis 6:7 “So the Lord relented concerning the disaster he had said he would bring on his people.” –Exodus 32:14 “For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees that their strength is gone…” –Deuteronomy 32:36 “‘I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my instructions.’” –1 Samuel 15:11 “And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.” –1 Samuel 15:35 “The Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was destroying the people, ‘Enough, withdraw your hand now!’” –2 Samuel 24:16 “The Lord looked and relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel of destruction, ‘Enough! Withdraw your hand.’” –1 Chronicles 21:15 “He remembered his covenant with them and relented according to the riches of his faithful love.” –Psalm 106:45 “For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.” –Psalm 135:14 “I am tired of showing compassion.” –Jeremiah 15:6 “If that nation… turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to do to it.” –Jeremiah 18:8 “If it does what is evil in my sight… then I will relent concerning the good I had said I would do to it.” –Jeremiah 18:10 “Perhaps they will listen and turn… so that I might relent concerning the disaster I am planning to bring on them.” –Jeremiah 26:3 “Obey the Lord your God, so that he might relent concerning the disaster he pronounced against you.” –Jeremiah 26:13 “Did not the Lord relent concerning the disaster he had pronounced against them?” –Jeremiah 26:19 “He is gracious and compassionate… and he relents from sending disaster.” –Joel 2:13 “The Lord relented concerning this. ‘It will not happen,’ he said.” –Amos 7:3 “The Lord relented concerning this. ‘This will not happen either.’” –Amos 7:6 “God relented from the disaster he had threatened them with, and he did not do it.” –Jonah 3:10 “I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God… one who relents from sending disaster.” –Jonah 4:2 Passages Saying God Does NOT "Repent" / Change His Mind “God is not a man who lies, or a son of man who changes his mind.” –Numbers 23:19 “The Eternal One of Israel does not lie or change his mind, for he is not man who changes his mind.” –1 Samuel 15:29

@thisisfoster I count all things loss that I may win Christ.

Winning looks like losing to unbelievers. But whoever loses his life will save it.

@ferrismattic and every time the word law is used it's not necessarily referring to the Mosaic Law.

I noticed that "commandment" occurs 14X in 1 John. The word "law" does not occur once. Every time you see commandment, the writer is not always referring to those in the law.