Josh Sommer
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Pastor of #KCMO #KC . Graduate of Spurgeon College - MBTS. Founder of The Baptist Broadcast. Go here:
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I still can’t believe 400 years ago a local church decided to reduce their lives to a single boat, sail across the Atlantic Ocean, build a small town from scratch, endure frigid winters, the death of friends, wives, & children—all in the service of worshiping God rightly.
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Thanks to
@BaptistBooks
!
Like, RT, & Follow to Enter!
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🚨GIVE AWAY🚨
Thanks to
@BrokenWharfe
, I’m giving away (1) copy of their new edition of ‘The Vindication of Truth’, by the Particular Baptist Nehemiah Coxe (17th c.), edited by Dr. Jim Renihan.
Like, RT, & Follow to ENTER.
Winner will be chosen Jul. 18!
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@JoshBuice
1. The descent was not to finish the work, but to declare victory in the lower parts. (Eph. 4:7-10)
2. The Son is God and is omnipresent. So yes, the thief would indeed be with Him in paradise notwithstanding the decent. (Ps. 139:7)
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If this is true, we’re all doomed.
“Sincere obedience to God in Christ is a condition of our continuance in a state of justification or of our not losing it.”
— Richard Baxter, ‘On Justification’, p. 78.
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Not the Gospel:
- Repentance
- Faith
- Obedience
- Enjoyment of Christ
- Emotive responses
Gospel:
- The Person of Christ
- His work accomplished
- His application of that finished work to the sinner
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If by “Christian Nationalism” we mean Christians advocating for a return to principles consistent with Biblical ethics, I’m all for it.
If by “Christian Nationalism” we mean a government being involved in preserving a distinctly Christian orthodoxy, then I’m not for it at all.
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Sanctification isn’t necessary to justification.
Sanctification is necessary from justification.
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I'm no prophet, but I suspect that eventually Christians will tire of the the constant stream of Christian political commentary & cultural chest-thumping. They will return to contemplation of God, Christ, free grace, doxologically rich worship, & a urning for beatitude.
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Natures do not act.
Persons act according to natures.
A nature neither lives or dies. Persons live or die according to their natures.
Hence, our Lord’s human nature didn’t die for us. Our Lord died according to His human nature for us.
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🚨GIVEAWAY🚨
Thanks to
@thekrak3n
, I have the opportunity to give away ONE copy of ‘The London Standards’.
‼️Like, Repost, AND Follow in order to enter the drawing.‼️
Winner will be chosen October 19!
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At minimum, a Christian nation would require an orthodox Trinitarianism.
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John Calvin got some really important things right…
So did Martin Luther…
So did Thomas Aquinas…
So did Peter Lombard…
So did Anselm…
So did Maximus…
So did Augustine…
They also got some pretty important things wrong.
God is good. We take what we’ve been given.
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The “plain meaning of Scripture” isn’t the meaning of Scripture at all if it doesn’t take into account what else Scripture has to say.
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Truth is, Baptists can't kick children out of the covenant because covenant inclusion is wrought by the inward call of the gospel according to a monergistic work of the Holy Spirit.
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Legalist: “You need to feel saved.”
Pilgrim: “But I do not. And if I do, there is always intrusive doubt.”
Orthodox Minister: “Good thing your assurance isn’t based on how you feel, but on the finished work of Christ alone.”
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Oliver: “That’s us, daddy!”
Me: “Are we happy because we are together?”
Oliver: “No. We are happy because we have God.”
🔥🔥🔥
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Our triune God monergistically bringing the spiritually dead to life is a marvelous display of mercy.
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FACT: The doctrine of God is the most fundamental doctrine in all of Christian theology.
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"Final justification" by "our affections" is a pastoral disaster that big platformed authors/speakers do not have to deal with weekly. They can fancy it all they like and never see fallout. The rest of us, on the other hand, have to deal with the damage they create.
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"There is no Holy Trinity without the order of authority and submission." ~ Peacock & Strachan
Compare with...
"Nothing in this trinity is before or after, nothing is greater or smaller..." ~ Athanasian Creed
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There is no such thing as a “Berean” in Scripture.
There were only “the Bereans,” a community of theologians doing theology together. Never one without the others.
Even Sopater accompanied the apostle, and was not alone.
Faithful Bereans are accountable to others.
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Rome uses tradition as judge. We use it as witness. These are two very different stations within a court of law. Let the reader understand.
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With the help of CGI, graphic artists rendered a picture of what Thomas Aquinas would look like if he were alive today:
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What if…
American Christians committed to a local church so hard that leaving it was nearly a non-negotiable?
Generational congregations through catechesis, discipleship, relentless use of means of grace…
We want to build? Let’s build our churches.
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The New Testament is Christ’s exposition of Himself as He was revealed in the Old Testament.
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More than once a day I pray that one day, my children will each ask, "What hinders me from baptism?" And I will say, "If you believe with your heart, you may." And when they reply, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God," to the baptistery we will go.
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In this book,
@MattMBarrett
sets forth a strong doctrine of Sola Scriptura, and pushes back strongly against the papacy. You know… in case there were any doubts…
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Depicted below is the Gaza Baptist Church, in Gaza City; and the Baptist Church of Nazareth, in Israel.
In the fray of it all, let's not forget to pray for Israeli and Palestinian churches whose bond is thicker than any geopolitical consideration.
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"For God is not one thing because He is, and another thing because He is just; with Him to be just and to be God are one and the same." ~ Boethius
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The divine Son does not lay aside His deity to become human. (Divestive)
The divine Son does not add humanity to His Person to become human. (Augmentative)
Rather,
The divine Son supplies His Personhood to the human nature thereby bringing it to completion. (Terminative)
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Yes, Thomas’ doctrine of God is tightly orthodox.
Yes, we must appropriate it.
Yes, the confessional Reformed tradition did appropriate it.
No, it doesn’t require belief in transubstantiation because… that’s ridiculous.
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Does the OT tell us that the water-providing rock in the wilderness was…
1) A type of Christ?
2) That it followed Israel?
It does not.
But 1 Corinthians 10:4 does.
And this is because Exodus 17 was pregnant with fuller meaning not then clear to its historical audience.
When we interpret the Old Testament, we must reject “authorial ignorance” and cling to “authorial intent.”
The prophets did not write better than they knew (sensus plenior).
Identify the single meaning of the text and apply it properly.
#Preaching
#Christianity
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Covenant of Works: Obey the law, therefore you live
Covenant of Grace: You live, therefore obey the law
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Friends, if the Father just is authority while the Son just is submission, we're looking at two different essences.🤷♂️
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1) Natures are not persons. (Phil. 2:5-11)
2) Divinity doesn’t pray, because it doesn’t need anything. (Acts 17:25)
3) The Person of the Son, then, prayed according to the only nature capable of prayer—humanity. (Heb. 2:16-17)
4) No. This isn’t Nestorianism or Modalism.
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3 Uses of the Law:
1) Shows us our sin
2) Informs civil life
3) Teaches the Christian how to be like Christ
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As parents, we must understand 3 things:
1) The law can neither save nor sanctify
2) The gospel alone is what saves & sanctifies
3) The sanctification given through the gospel is informed by the law
The conclusion? We need law/gospel parenting.
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Covenant of Works: A covenant conditioned upon our faithfulness.
Covenant of Grace: A covenant freely given apart from our faithfulness but that produces thankfulness.
See the difference?
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My children are ages 4, 3, & 2.
The 4 & 3 yos. sit through 3 hours worth of services every Lord’s Day. The 2 yo. is nearing that same point.
No. This is not natural disposition. It took consistency & diligence.
This is meant as an encouragement to other young parents.
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I’ve appreciated some things Doug Wilson has said.
His debate with C. Hitchens years ago was formative in my approach to unbelievers during evangelism.
But it doesn’t appear that either he or Canon Press have made valid efforts toward theological precision or clarity.
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.
@SlowToWrite
, natural revelation, also given by the same authoritative Author as Scripture, is infallible and bears content complimentary to Scripture regarding anthropology and human cognition.
I know a lot of people feel really strongly about mental health, but please consider that the only authoritative, inspired, infallible, and innerant word on mental health is scripture.
Psychologists can be helpful, but they aren’t inerrant.
Test their theories with the Bible.
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Approximate ages of some Particular Baptist forerunners when they became pastors:
Benjamin Keach: 18
Charles Spurgeon: 18
John Bunyan: 27
Nehemiah Coxe: 23
William Kiffin: 23
Hercules Collins: 30
Hanserd Knollys: 46
John Gill: 21
John Rippon: 22
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Growing in my appreciation for Reformed Baptist associations that require full subscription to the 2LCF.
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The superstardom of Christian public speakers sparked by the para-church and conference phenomena grows more and more disgusting the older I get, the longer I pastor, and the closer to my congregation I become.
I’m not against conferences, just the misuse of them.
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The more I read Scripture, the more I realize there is no "synoptic problem."
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So far, this is the most historically faithful exposition of the 2LBCF I have read out of the few available.
Light enough for the diligent young Christian.
Substantive enough for the seasoned minister.
Most importantly, it's a faithful witness to the meaning of the Confession.
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Couldn’t tell it now, but an hour ago something amazing was happening in this place:
- The saints were gathered here
- We gave praises to God
- We sang
- We broke bread
- The Word was preached
- We communed with Christ
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That the Son is “very God of very God” means that all that the Father is, so too is the Son.
But EFS, ERAS, etc. alleges that the Father has a superior authority to that of the Son. As such, the Son would not be all that the Father is.
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Van Til hardly ever interacted with the biblical text. Bahnsen touched it here & there. Aquinas integrated his exegesis into his dogmatics through several volumes of biblical commentary.
Thomas seemed much more interested in the Bible.
My fellow Reformed Baptists would highly benefit from reading less Aquinas and more Van Til and Bahnsen.
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Churches aren’t planted to “take cities for King Jesus.”
Churches are cities planted by King Jesus. Or emissary outposts of the New Jerusalem, if you like.
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The belief that the Son qua God was not omniscient in the incarnate state is textbook kenoticism. It destroys:
1. Unity of the Divine Essence
2. Simplicity
3. Immutability
4. Impassibility
5. Consubstantiality of the 3 Persons
6. The Incarnation
7. The Gospel Itself
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The first of a 3-part series addressing 3 of the most important parts of the Joint Federal Vision Statement—starting with its Doctrine of the Trinity.
I hope to be charitable, constructive, & informative.
Beginning Thursday.
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The Pope is the Antichrist. Even if he looked like an angel of light a few years ago.
“…neither can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof, but is that antichrist, that man of sin, and son of perdition, that exalteth himself in the church against Christ…” (2LBCF 26.4)
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The Persons do not “participate” in the divine essence. The Persons are the divine essence.
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@NewProtestant
Are you really trying to bribe God's church, and with it, the Holy Spirit?
You couldn't have imitated Simon Magus any more closely than you did here.
Sad.
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Christ is one Person in whom are united two natures—divine & human. This means Christ has two intellects & two wills:
A divine intellect (which is the same with the divine essence) & a human intellect.
A divine will & a human will.
Have a blessed Lord’s Day tomorrow.
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Mark your CALENDARS!
#Confessional
#ParticularBaptist
#Conference
@IRBS_1689
@Petty_France
@SteveMeisterVDM
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The fact a high-powered senator is arguing about the Bible with a pastor is a big deal.
The silver lining, in spite of Sen.
@tedcruz
unfortunate use of Scripture, is that this is a step toward normalizing actual theological discourse between the church & American politics.
Senator, Thank you for responding. I asked a question that reveals my point. GOD gave Israel Lev. 20:13. Do you think GOD is guilty of giving a law that is "wrong," "horrific," "grotesque," & "an abomination"? That is my concern.
I will answer your questions 1/2
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The Abrahamic covenant is a covenant of works further promulgated in Moses, & abolished upon the establishment of the "better covenant" in the shed blood of Christ.
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Them: We need to take your guns because of this tragedy.
Me: No.
Them: How dare you use this tragedy to make a political point! So calloused!
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If repentance *is* the gospel, then it cannot be said the gospel causes repentance.
A thing cannot be said to cause itself.
But if repentance is said to be an *effect* of the gospel, or supplied by the gospel, we’re on solid ground.
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Me: "Abortion is murder."
Them: "But what if the pregnancy if from rape?"
Me: "So you want to compound the victim's trauma by encouraging her, in her weakest moment, to commit murder so that she not only lives with the trauma of rape, but also with taking innocent life?"
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Jesus and the apostles are our examples for biblical interpretation.
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Now there are different grades of forces in God, coterminous with attributes??? Also, “wrath” is not an attribute…
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Urging Christians to leave true churches in blue states & relocate to red states creates a problem for those churches that would not otherwise exist, & so works to tear down Christ’s bride.
A leftist’s dream—get Christians to drain their own churches.
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Active obedience is what Christ must do to “fulfill all righteousness” in our place.
Passive obedience is what must be done to Christ to satisfy penalty in our place.
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“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.” (Rom. 5:19)
Both the active and passive obedience of the last Adam must be in view here. Otherwise, the comparison doesn’t work.
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I'm looking forward to a joint episode with
@jonmoffitt
&
@justin_perdue
w/
@theocast_org
.
We'll be discussing law & gospel in sanctification.
More details soon!
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To deny eternal generation is to deny what, beyond a mere name, distinguishes Son from Father. It is to deny the very foundation of eternal Sonship.
Ontology doesn't follow names. Names follow ontology.
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There are no works involved in my justification save the work of Jesus Christ.
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4 reasons California Christians shouldn’t flee:
- CA has laxer homeschool laws than Tennessee & Florida
- The high cost of living is comparable to places like St. Louis, MO post-COVID
- It is easier to find solid churches in CA than in the Bible Belt
- Your church needs you
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I’m hoping to record an even keeled & charitable response to
@gavinortlund
’s recent podcast on Noah’s Flood.
I contend that the flood account reveals a global flood. But I will want to say something about theological method before turning to exegetical reasons.
Stay tuned.
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Conference starts today. But
@SteveMeisterVDM
& I commenced it early last night.
Hope to see you here!
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This isn’t even the gospel.
Is this a great gospel presentation?
A. Yes
B. No
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Is the Son immutable? Yes.
Can that which immutable “stop” doing that which He was doing before? No
Did the Son cease acting in some way as God when He assumed humanity? No
Is the Son mutable and changeable in His humanity? Yes
In His deity? Never.
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We don't need to deny infused righteousness. We just need careful distinctions...
The righteousness by which we are justified isn't ours. It's Christ's righteousness counted to us. (Imputed)
But then, God is pleased to make us righteous through sanctification. (Infused)
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Ascribing ignorance to the Son in His divine nature is an affirmation of open theism by implication.
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We do “win down here.” No doubt about it.
But…
“winning down here” looks like a small church preaching Christ & administering the ordinances. Steadily. No matter what culture does.
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@VaushV
@michaeljknowles
@thedailybeast
-isms are ideologies that are eradicated every century without the eradication of the persons adhering to them. It’s a simple distinction between epistemic commitments and epistemic subjects.
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"You choosing to live in California is not equivalent to someone living in N. Korea. They're living there because they have to. You're living there because you're stupid." ~
@rightresponsem
(min. 11:30ff)
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The tendency of young Christians to switch theological traditions so rapidly is very likely entirely a phenomenon resulting from online influence & a lack of meaningful reflection.
It's way more based to meditate, contemplate, and pray for years... even when doubts arise.
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No one cares as much about what Baptists call themselves than does our Presbyterian brother
@RScottClark
.
(With much love for you & appreciation for your work, brother.😊)
🧵Dear Baptists, the Reformed Churches confess infant baptism. They do so because their covenant theology leads (one cov of grace, multiple administrations) them to it. You deny it, bec your covenant theology leads you to your conclusion. We have different covenant theologies.
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Scripture clearly tells us that men without the Scripture know the one true God through what is made. Though they act contrary to this knowledge, they nevertheless have it. And they have it through the medium of creation.
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Heterodoxy is heterodoxy. It doesn’t stop being heterodoxy even if your favorite pastor-theologian believes it. We serve God rather than men.
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@ostrachan
"Most Christians" have "avoided" strict subscriptionism to the Creeds/Confessions? Even as it was clearly in vogue during the 4th c. onward to denounce as unchristian those who did not subscribe to the whole of the Athanasian Creed?🤔
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Advice from Chrysostom is... gold:
"Finally, never call [your wife] by her name alone, but with terms of endearment, honor, and love. If you honor her, she won’t need honor from others; she won’t desire praise from others if she enjoys the praise that comes from you."
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“The sovereignty of God’s grace in our salvation is Trinitarian from start to finish.” Inseparable operations with
@MattMBarrett
.
@TomorrowsChurch
#BTC2022
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The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Spirit is Lord; yet there are not three Lords but one.
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