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The Greatest Story… An Explanation Of The Christian Gospel #reels #jesus #bible #God #faith #hope #love #believe #Christ #bless #jesuschrist #Christian #theway #truth #life

When God bends kings’ wills #Christianity #JesusChrist #Salvation #HolyBible

It is deeply disturbing when folks like Tucker and Candace become so unmoored from reality that they won’t believe video clips of themselves. I certainly understand that behavior deserving ridicule and anger. But the main troubling thing is there is madness that way. And far too many still care what Tucker and Candace say. They are both either mentally ill, or, more likely, cynical enough to behave in this mind-numbing fashion where they try to shuck and jive by endless lies and obfuscations and denials. How different and life-giving is our Lord by contrast, in Psalm 12 which I read this morning: “The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.” Psalm 12:6 ESV

NYT: "You've been talking on your show about whether Trump is the Antichrist" Tucker Carlson: "I have not said that" NYT: You said, "Here's a leader mocking the Gods of his ancestors, mocking the God of Gods, and exalting himself above them. Could this be the Antichrist?" TC: "I actually did not say 'could this be the Antichrist?'" NYT: ***plays clip of him saying exactly that*** TC: "I don't know where that comes from, but I know those words never left my lips"

Teach The Whole Counsel Of God #Christianity #JesusChrist #Salvation #HolyBible

A ONE PARAGRAPH DEFINITION OF WHAT A CHRISTIAN IS: (AKA “THE 5 P’S”) A Christian is someone who has personally understood, believed, and appropriated the following: (1) the PROBLEM of sin in themselves and in the world; (2) the PROVISION of an atoning sacrifice for their sins by (3) the sinless and suffering PERSON of the God-Man Jesus Christ; (4) the PROMISE of forgiveness and eternal life on the basis of Christ’s resurrection; and (5) the PURSUIT of the knowledge of our triune God by regularly reading His Word, meeting with His people, and praying to Him directly. Note: The Bible tells us that God in His sovereignty can and does “make” Christians (“saves” them) at all the different points of time in life: in the womb, in infancy, in childhood, as an adult, or on the deathbed. In cases where there is an obvious inability to express and live out the above definition, that will either be resolved in time (for example, as an infant grows) or in eternity (for example, when a deathbed convert goes to glory). #Christianity #JesusChrist #Salvation #JesusisLord #HolyBible

Hate with extreme hatred? #psalms #hate #scripture #HolyBible (Note: Remember also as you read Psalm 139 that that we are ALL objects of divine and perfect hatred unless and until Christ saves us. And the love we are called to have for our enemies takes nothing away from the pressing case against wicked men that David makes in his inspired words.)

Not Worthy, But God Is Gracious #Jesus #Savior #grace #unworthy

Peter’s Pentecost Preaching #Jesus #Savior #resurrection #HolySpirit #Pentecost

Love & Forgiveness #love #forgiveness #Jesus #Savior

Cheap Grace or True Faith? #salvation #sin #grace #faith

God Chooses. Humans Respond. #choice #God #Jesus #election #sovereignty

@AndrewTWalker @DennyBurk Great article. The test for those Trump supporters straining credulity to interpret the picture as NOT blasphemous and obviously a foul, is whether they would extend the same grace and attempts to explain away if the person in the flowing messianic robes were Biden.

"Making blasphemy great again is not going to go well for anyone—neither for President Trump nor for those who defend his outrageous irreverence." — @DennyBurk wng.org/opinions/in-th…

@TerriGreenUSA Shouldaboughtahonda. Butiboughtakia.

Paula White faking speaking in tongues. This is Trump’s spiritual adviser.

That’s an uncharitable take. Seems to me that the reason people like Allie are getting flak from both sides is because Trump is sui generis in that (1) he has been very friendly to Christians and populated his administration with them (PTL!) [an alliance that ticks off the libs]; while at the same time (2) he has consistently and maddeningly evinced a seemingly invincible ignorance about even the bare rudiments of Christianity [which ignorance the most-MAGA seem to ignore or deny]. And because he fits in this weird space of being very friendly toward a faith he seems to want to know nothing about, he is going to continue making these kind of embarrassing mistakes.

It’s the double standards that really make it more insulting. She’s either lying to herself or to us. If the leader of the free world can’t tell the difference between a picture that resembles Jesus and a doctor we are doomed.

You're 100% right. And the reason that you're getting it from both sides is because Trump is sui generis, in that (1) he has been very friendly to Christians and populated his administration with them (PTL!) [an alliance that ticks off the libs]; while at the same time (2) he has consistently and maddeningly evinced a seemingly invincible ignorance about even the bare rudiments of Christianity [which ignorance the most-MAGA seem to ignore or deny]. And because he fits in this weird space of being very friendly toward a faith he seems to want to know nothing about, he is going to continue making these kind of embarrassing mistakes.

I knew I’d get shot at from both sides for this post but I think it’s true.

It seems plausible that Trump posted that image thinking it was him portrayed as a doctor. Or even as some sort of spiritual healer but not knowing how strongly it implied he was Jesus. It doesn’t take away from the blasphemous nature of the image. And I don’t say this to say, “Nothing to see here folks.” Why is it plausible? Because I think Trump has a shallow understanding of Christianity. Remember when he said “Two Corinthians” instead of “Second Corinthians” when citing his favorite verse? As I recall it was prior to this that Trump was asked for a favorite verse and didn’t have one to state off the top of his head. Then, it seems to me, this was embarrassing and he tried to rectify it when someone sent him a verse and he later read it off as written and was so unfamiliar with Scripture that he didn’t know we say “second” instead of “two.” Now, some scholars will say “two” instead of “second” when reading such texts but it’s very uncommon and I doubt Trump was doing so because he was approaching it from a biblical scholarship perspective. My point is that he could easily not know that the imagery there was clearly consistent with hundreds of years of depictions of Jesus. Maybe I’m wrong and he meant to imply he was Jesus but it seems unlikely. It’s still evil and a reminder of what Nebuchadnezzar said right before he started eating grass. But it was likely ignorance and ego but not an intentional blasphemy. I wonder if Paula White sent it to him. I wouldn’t put such intentional blasphemy past her.

Everyone Is Religious #religion #God #Jesus #worship #idols

Even though Trump is friendly to Christianity, he has demonstrated time and again that he is deeply ignorant of both its historical tenets, as well as why he would need to be interested in it. I am grateful that he is friendly to the faith I hold. And I also believe that he is ignorant enough to believe that the depiction in question was not Christ. But that’s why Presidents have administrations. There are plenty of people around him who should have said, “Sorry, Mr. President, but that flat out makes you look like Jesus. Don’t post that.” So I don’t join with the chorus of those who think his statement above is BS. I think he is speaking truthfully. But I just think in matters of religion in general and Christianity in particular he is deeply, painfully ignorant.

Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ? Trump: It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker, which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one.

How To Be Ready For His Return #Christ #SecondComing #ready #Jesus

ALL - repeat ALL - Christians *should* believe in predestination. I say that, because the fact that God predestines is an uncontested scriptural truth: Ephesians 1:4–5 - “For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.” Romans 8:29–30 - “For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.” Not only is predestination taught *explicitly* in the passages above, it is also taught *implicitly* in passages like: Romans 9:15–16 - “For he tells Moses, 'I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.' So then, it does not depend on human will or effort but on God who shows mercy.” Acts 13:48 - “When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and honored the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.” John 6:44 - “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.” The rub (and the difference between Arminians and Calvinists on this issue) is *on what basis* God predestines. Arminians have a view of the will that is untethered to scriptural truth on that issue and borrows from a modern libertarian conception of the will as a completely neutral thing, in a state of equilibrium. And so they are only comfortable with God predestining if the predestining God does is on the basis of God’s foreknowledge of what spiritual path human beings would have freely chosen anyway. The problem with that is that you won’t find either textual or philosophical support for that in the Bible. Calvinists/Reformed folks prefer to let God be God. And when the scripture consistently says that salvation is all of God, and that our works avail nothing, we say yea and amen. (“For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—not from works, so that no one can boast.” - Ephesians 2:8-9; “But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.” - John 1:12-13) *How* God’s complete sovereignty in salvation is true while at the same time humans have agency over their actions good or bad, is not explained to us anywhere in scripture. But we are called to affirm God’s Word without complaining that he has not deigned to reveal to us the inner workings of the compatiblism “black box.” Probably the best single book for the average lay Christian on this topic is “Chosen by God” by R.C. Sproul.

What’s up with Calvinists refusing to believe that God genuinely desires the salvation of all people? It’s just weird

It is always the suicidally empathetic white "progressive" women that are the most eerily reminiscent of Orwell's dystopian vision.

I do love it when the Guardian tries to explain religion by pretending normal doctrines are “extreme” Predestination and Providence are “obscure” and not just Calvinist but “deeply Calvinist”