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@PaulSFekete @ostrachan You throw that idea around like it’s some timeless gospel truth… but people didn’t even think in terms of a “personal identity” until relatively recently.

@ostrachan Also, there is no such thing as a "same sex attracted Christian". Swapping out the word "gay" with SSA does not change the fact that Christians should not publicly identify with their sinful desires.

There is no such thing as a "gay Christian."

@PaulSFekete @ostrachan You’re just playing silly word games and adding hurdles to the gospel. Many use that phrase to simply describe their experience of attraction, it’s not always some core identity.

@benclarkson never skipping past this incredible intro

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@jaredhmoore do you commit sin in your sleep?

According to Preston Sprinkle’s heretical doctrine of sin, he is sinless when he sleeps, for he only sins when he mindfully chooses. “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” -1 John 1:8 He should sleep all the time. Salvation by sleep alone.

@jaredhmoore You gonna put on your big boy scholar pants and write a response to their thoroughly footnoted and substantive takedown of your views, or you just gonna do mean girl “lol” tweets?

Those of you who have read any of John Owen will LOL at this quote from Preston Sprinkle and Gregory Coles. They slandered/libeled Owen, “After all, Owen argues, actual sins require the consent of the will. If the will isn’t involved, no moral action takes place, which means there can be no actual sin: ‘Moral actions are unto us or in us so far good or evil as they partake of the consent of the will. He spake truth of old who said… “Every sin is so voluntary, that if it be not voluntary it is not sin.” It is most true of actual sins. The formality of their iniquity ariseth from the acts of the will in them and concerning them.’ Thus, although Owen never addresses what we now call same-sex attraction, his discussion here seems to align with our view that a pattern of sexual attraction is not (and, by definition, can’t be) a morally culpable sin from which Christians are called to repent. Without an act of the will, there is no moral action, which makes repentance the wrong response. Keith Johnson describes Owen’s approach this way: ‘For Owen, indwelling sin and actual sins involve differing gospel applications. Actual sins require confession, repentance, and forgiveness while indwelling sin must be resisted and battled through the power of the Holy Spirit.’” (19). Owen's entire book The Mortification of Sin refutes their claim probably 1,000 times.

@fivesolatyler @Protestia Not much of a reader, eh?

Mike Cosper has left Christianity Today, joining several other high profile people who have left in recent months.

@DefiantBaptist You have no idea what a theological liberal is

There’s something kind of funny here that only my autism would pick up on. The apologist that Megan Basham isn’t interested in is Gavin Ortlund. We at Evangelical Dark Web did a lot of work exposing him as a theological liberal. We were so effective that Gavin felt compelled to respond with a “Nuh uh!” video. Anyway, what’s funny here is that James White is not shy at all about promoting Gavin Ortlund as an apologetic resource. He did so as recently as last year! James has a soft spot for anyone in academia, and he is hesitant to ever criticize a respected scholar, as he greatly desires to be accepted by academia himself. See my reply below for the video clip.

@Faithreferences @megbasham She won’t because he had the audacity to say Christian’s should do some reading before they denounce global warming. Clearly he’s for sale

@megbasham youtube.com/playlist?list=… Gavin Ortlund has over 100 videos on this topic. Really helpful material!

Can anyone recommend a Protestant podcaster who offers an apologia of our theology against Catholic theology who is a clear creationist—six days, global flood? I know there are some who do this who are local flood, symbolic creation type of people and I’m not interested in them. If it’s someone, for example, who would promote Biologos and Francis Collins or work with Biologos, I don’t want that guy. Is there anyone like this?

@ZackDiPrima @albertmohler yoga pants?

One of the easiest ways @albertmohler could raise the standard for Christian ministry is to restore a meaningful dress code at Southern. What we wear shapes how we think. And it would instantly lift the culture, expectations, and seriousness of those preparing for the pulpit.

@megbasham Sounds like you and your dad don't know what communism is

I consider Cesar Chavez, in the words of my dad, a commie. A destructive force in American history. Even still, I can’t understand the entirety of the left immediately mobilizing to surrender the legacy of one of their greatest “civil rights” heroes based on very thin evidence, no. Not when there was much stronger evidence against Biden in that shower journal.

@TylerLeeConway YouTubers and tweeters get to decide now. I don't make the rules

If the creeds aren't sufficient (and I kinda agree. They don't spell out every application of the faith), then who exactly gets to decide what is sufficient to label someone a heretic… especially as Protestants?

@DeanLentini This is exactly why we need creeds...otherwise twitter people get to make their own

@JesseFOwens I mean…. They’re clearly socially distancing in the pic. And they started with a land acknowledgement

Comments on this post are wild. Piper, Mohler, Duncan and Dever are apparently perceived as the radical left now..

@MikeKaylani @RawTheology @DrTomSchreiner Your own position on women’s ordination appears conveniently similar to the position of the ROC church under Stalin. That is just an observation.

@RawTheology @DrTomSchreiner I really appreciate Preston Sprinkle's heart. I am grateful for his approach and care for those affected by the issues he discusses. However, the overlap between where he diverges from traditional exegesis seems conveniently similar to culture's. That is just an observation.

"Disagreement over exegesis is healthy. Asserting without evidence that someone is capitulating to culture is less helpful." Read Preston's response to @DrTomSchreiner here: theologyintheraw.com/a-response-to-…

@megishikawa @WilliamWolfe @DrTomSchreiner What aren’t you getting? Wolf says TGC bad so by the transitive property Schreiner bad. I take no joy in this, it’s simply logic.

@WilliamWolfe @DrTomSchreiner No I agree. Just sad he is writing for them. I respect Dr. S

I don’t know who still needs to hear this, but The Gospel Coalition is neither a trustworthy nor biblically sound resource for conservative Christians anymore. And hasn’t been for a long time. If you see a pastor sharing anything from TGC, that’s a red flag 🚩 🚩🚩

@megishikawa @WilliamWolfe @DrTomSchreiner Sorry…. But you heard the man. Let’s not start thinking for ourselves now. Mark and avoid

@WilliamWolfe Oh no, not @DrTomSchreiner too?

@nathancreitz @PrestonSprinkle @DrTomSchreiner @TGC but...the mic is dropped

I'm very honored that @DrTomSchreiner took the time to read and review my book "From Genesis to Junia!" I look forward to combing through it. @TGC thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/from-g…

@WpgCyan777 @MattSmethurst @DrTomSchreiner The book covers far more than the Junia argument. Read the whole title.

@MattSmethurst @DrTomSchreiner The Junia argument is one of the weakest honestly. If your best argument is from a list of names at the end of Romans, your position is cooked IMO

“Preston Sprinkle explains why he changed his mind, but he offers no new reasons for other Christians to change theirs.” Excellent review by @DrTomSchreiner. thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/from-g…

@tiagoramossdg @megbasham your "hero" isn't "falling" because he *possibly* has a different view on US border policy than you do.

@megbasham Some people ignore the fact that we don't particularly enjoy seeing our heroes failing, but sometimes they need to be called out.

Ftr, I often enjoy John Piper and often learn from him. This was a favorite experience because his and MacArthur’s friendship so mirrored my and Brian’s marriage.

@nathanbrewerokc @lukedsimmons Do you make the same killer joke anytime someone writes about the Bible?

Preston Sprinkle’s forthcoming book is about “An Honest Look at What the Bible Really Says About Women in Leadership.” He’s sharing his three years of study and the conclusion he lands on. Where do you predict he will land?