Dear Christian, your biblically rooted convictions will divide you from the world. Youโll be called bigot, hater, and all sorts of names for following Jesus. Your friends and family will hate you for standing firm.
Stand firm.
Find comfort in Jesusโ words: Matthew 10:34-39.
Dear
@ChickfilA
, two points to remember regarding your DEI position. First, you cannot hold to that position and glorify God. Secondly, it would be a massive disappointment to your founder.
The need of the hour is a firm unwavering commitment to the sufficiency of Scripture. Consider how many problems and controversies would be solved overnight if there was a true recovery of the sufficiency of God's Word.
I was saved in the past (justification).
I am being saved in the present (sanctification).
I will be saved in the future (glorification).
I was saved, I am saved, and I will be saved.
Liberal social justice warriors within evangelical circles are seeking to shame Trump supporters by calling them โsingle issueโ voters.
If abortion was the only issue...it would be enough.
If your political positions contradict the Bibleโyou stand in direct opposition to God. Even more frightening is that God stands in direct opposition to you.
Dear Pastor, after Paul was saved by God's grace, his ethnic pride was buried in the depths of the sea. He spent the remaining days of his life preaching the gospel to Jew and Gentile before his head was cut off in Rome. His message wasn't "Jewish Lives Matter"โit was the gospel.
Chosen by God (Eph 1:4)
Born of God (John 1:12-13)
Saved by God (Titus 1:5-7)
Delivered by God (Col 1:13)
Sanctified by God (1 Thes 5:23-24)
Glorified by God (Rom 8:30)
Salvation from start to finish is by God and for his glory!
If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me.
โRobert Murray McCheyne
*Mohammad is dead
*Joseph Smith is dead
*Confucius is dead
*Charles Taze Russell is dead
*Mary Baker Eddy is dead
*Buddha is dead
Jesus Christ died and was raised from the dead on the third day. Crown him the Lord of life.
#Easter
#Jesus
#Resurrection
#Christianity
#Gospel
Jesus is not our imaginary friend.
Jesus is not a good luck charm.
Jesus is not our boyfriend.
Jesus is not our spiritual grandfather.
Jesus is not the โMan Upstairsโ
Jesus is the enthroned King of kings and Lord of lords (Is 6). Every knee shall bow to him as sovereign Lord.
Dear
@POTUS
โ The seat you occupy was given to you by our sovereign Lord. Your calling is to lead and govern righteously, but by hanging a rainbow flag in the name of LGBTQA+ from the White House, youโre engaging in the celebration of wickedness.
Your actions are evil.
You
The church today is suffering from a man crisis. The church isn't too masculine. It's becoming more and more effeminate. The church doesn't need "avengers" with capes to fly into the church to serve. God is calling faithful ordinary men to invest their lives in the local church.
Mothers, donโt let anyone ever dupe you into thinking thereโs anything ignoble or disgraceful about remaining at home and raising your family.
โJohn MacArthur
#Titus2
#Christianity
#MothersMatter
Be careful of overly spiritualizing missions overseas and neglecting the church in America.
We need the gospel preached here too. We need strong churches too.
Officially separate from the SBC โ
Get mocked by Beth Moore โ
Get mocked by Ed Stetzer โ
Get mocked by J.D. Greear โ
Get mocked by the "Notorious" Karen Swallow Prior โ
Get slandered by an SBC state president โ
Get critiqued by J.D. Hall โ
Well, that was a fun week.
Please pray for my friend
@HwsEleutheroi
as he's currently having emergency surgery this afternoon. Follow this post and I will post any updates as they arise.
#Prayer
Weโre celebrating Reformation Day 506 in Rome, Italy. We decided to wear our Luther shirts for the occasion. (St Peterโs Basilica).
#ReformationDay
#Reformation
When a person says, โAll I need to know is Jesus โ doctrine isnโt important,โ we should immediately ask in reply, โWho is Jesus?โ The moment a person begins to answer that question; the person is inescapably involved with doctrine.
โR.C. Sproul
My son tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Since then, 4 of the 6 of us have contracted it. Our youngest two children have evaded it so far. My case has been mild in comparison to my wife who is running a high fever for consecutive days. Prayers appreciated.
The church of Jesus Christ doesn't need another TED Talk. The people of God need to hear the Word of God faithfully delivered with careful precision and passionate declaration.
Charles Spurgeon once said, "Satan always hates Christian fellowship; it is his policy to keep Christians apart. Anything which can divide saints from one another he delights in...Since union is strength, he does his best to promote separation."
Be wise in selecting a church to join.
Be slow in leaving a church for another.
Never allow your children to choose your church (they can hardly manage their shoes and socks, much less what church a family should join).
Stay out of the ditch of church consumerism.
Two common problems in the church today:
1. Apostasy: People leaving the church for Roman Catholicism.
2. Mysticism: โGod told meโ language coupled with claims of the continuation of prophecy.
Cause: The churchโs practical denial of biblical sufficiency.
#Christian
#Bible
Faithful preaching will be boring to unbelievers
Faithful singing will be unimpressive to unbelievers
Faithful praying will be pointless to unbelievers
Faithful giving will be illogical to unbelievers
Faithful worship will not entertain unbelievers
We need faithful churches.
If you pastor is requiring you to bring your vaccination card rather than your Bible for admission into the local church...it's time to find another church.
Many people go in search for:
*The fun church
*The exciting music church
*The youth church
*The kids club church
*The Republican church
*The social justice church
*The business leaders' church
*The athletic church
When in all reality, we simply need a true biblical church.
Dear brother pastor, if COVID-19 causes you to preach to an empty room today as you livestream your serviceโremember the room isnโt empty. God is there. He is the audience and object of our worship. Preach the Word!
When you hear language by
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
regarding the โhealing of the soul of Americaโ through political niceness, inclusivism, intersectionality with references to โGodโ and โfaithโโbe very concerned.
The healing of souls comes through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
There is always a temptation to modify Christianity to attract a certain group of people to โjoin the movement.โ The problem is, this results in a modified Christianity rather than biblical Christianity.
Dear Christian, Jesusโ gospel and his church do not need modification.
The โGod told meโ and โGod told me to tell youโ language should be viewed as an assault upon the sufficiency of Scripture.
As a boy, I recall studying a workbook by Henry Blackaby titled, โExperiencing Godโ in my local church. In the book, Blackaby writes:
โWhen God speaks to
To my friend
@tomascol
, Iโm proud of your effort and willingness to do the unpopular thing and speak the unpopular truth. Youโre a true SBC statesman. Honored to call you my friend. Press on for King Jesus! - 1 Cor. 15:58
#SBC22
#SBC2022
Jesus was not tolerant. He was not a proponent of religious inclusivity. Jesus drew a hard line in the sand regarding the exclusivity of the gospel. This is important to remember in our coexist society of religious pluralism.
John 14:6
Satan promises honor, and pays with disgrace; he promises pleasure, and pays with pain; he promises profit, and pays with loss; he promises life, and pays with death. But God pays as He promises; all His payments are made in pure gold.
โThomas Brooks
Popular Myths:
1. Racism is the greatest sin we face today
2. White privilege has caused racism
3. Black people are incapable of racism
4. All systems of our culture are inherently racist
5. Racism does not exist today
6. God's Word needs help from sociology & CRT/I
Satan is most effective in the church when he comes not as an open enemy, but as a false friend; not when he persecutes the church, but when he joins it; not when he attacks the pulpit, but when he stands in it. โJohn MacArthur
Once upon a time we stood as a nation against the abuse of children. Today, we groom children and call it education, poison children and call it therapy, and refuse to correct confused children...and call it allyship for transitioning.
Monsters abuse children.
Evangelical Social Justice:
1. It's a political movement that wears a religious mask
2. It divides rather than unites
3. It fosters injustice rather than biblical justice
4. It denies the sufficiency of Scripture
5. It's about powerโnot equality
6. Deconstruction is the agenda
Salvation is not man made.
Salvation is not granted by man.
Salvation is not kept by man.
Salvation cannot be lost by man.
Salvation is of the Lord.
โRomans 8:29-30
We gather today NOT primarily for evangelism
We gather today NOT to be entertained
We gather today NOT for social connections
We gather today to worship a holy and sovereign God who saves sinners, sustains his Church, and satisfies his children.
Beware of theologians and pastors who cast a shadow of doubt upon the historical Adam in Genesis. Once you deny the first Adam, you're on your way to rejecting the last Adam. How? A faulty hermeneutic in Genesis leads to a faulty hermeneutic in the Gospel.
The church doesnโt need TED Talks on social justice by talkers, counseling sessions by psychologists, or political speeches by politicians. The church needs bold men who preach the glorious gospel of King Jesus week-by-week without blushing.
#Christian
#Church
PSA: To the Christians who argued for the church to vote for Biden, keep in mind the instability in Afghanistan is the fruit of Bidenโs failed leadership and not only does it endanger American lives and Afghan women, but the Christian community will likely suffer persecution.
If any Christian leader or Christian organization shames you for being joyful at the overturn of Roe v. Wade, you need to question their motives closely. While the war is certainly not over, dear Christianโrejoice!
#RoeVsWade
#RoeOverturned
#Christianity
Social justice will never produce gospel unity. You canโt expect a cultural message to produce gospel results. Paul didnโt preach reparations, Intersectionality, or other political trends. He preached the gospel of Jesus. โEphesians 2
On this day, in the year 1536, William Tyndale was strangled and burned at the stake for his labor and commitment to translate the Bible into English.
We need men of such caliber once again in this present hour.
This article by
@TGC
is one of the reasons why evangelicals have remained divided by social justice. This article ignores the law & villainizes an innocent man by promoting the CRT / BLM talking points.
1.This is irresponsible
2.This is anti-gospel
If you teach your child to be committed to the local school (for perfect attendance), but you allow them to choose sports over the local churchโchances are in the days to come they will be committed to education and athletics, but they'll likely avoid the church.
The Evangelical Social Justice Movement:
โWokeismโ
**Virtue signaling is the new evangelism
**Victimology replaces theology
**Political activists replace pastors
**Penance replaces repentance
**Woke replaces conversion
Suddenly, nobody is denying a SJ movement within Big Eva
Was your worship on the Lordโs Day driven by extra amplified speakers, flashing lights, and a loud bandโor by the depth of the riches of Godโs wisdom and knowledge? Deep theology produces passionate doxology. The church doesnโt need a pep rally in order to worship. โRom 11:33-36
Charles Taze Russell = dead
Mary Baker Eddy = dead
Joseph Smith = dead
Muhammad = dead
Confucius = dead
Socrates = dead
Pharaoh = dead
Caesar = dead
Cicero = dead
Plato = dead
Jesus โ dead
Jesus is risen from the dead!
#HeIsRisen
#Jesus
#Resurrection
Jesus did not descend into hell after his death. He made it clear on the cross:
1. It is finished (John 19:30)
2. Today you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43)
#Jesus
#Gospel
Today was another historic day in the history of the
#SBC21
.
@DannyAkin
and others promoted Ed Litton as president after Mohler lost. In order to oppose
@PastorMikeStone
they supported a man who recently co-preached a sermon with his wife.
Many will exit the SBC.
#SBC2021
Systems are not racistโpeople are. The evangelical โsystemโ is not rigged against black people or women. In cases of personal racism and prejudiceโoppose that error with the sufficient Word. Letโs aim to see people awakened by the Spirit rather than woke by the culture.
Intersectionality has convinced many within evangelicalism to:
Replace theology with victimology.
Swap pastors with sociologists.
Trade theologians for political activists.
We will never achieve "reconciliation" and "unity" and "equality" through social justice.
The Bible is not a spiritual sandbox where Christians go to make their own creations. Itโs a hammer that crushes. Itโs a fire that consumes. Itโs a sword that pierces. When properly understood, itโs sweeter than honey and brings joy to our soul.
Apparently if you're unashamedly complementarian, anti-woke, anti-CRT/I, and hold to a high view of Scripture you're now considered....toxic fundamentalist (with an emphasis on toxic), ultraconservative (with an emphasis on ultra), and/or a pirate looking to pillage BigEva.
When John Knox died, one man stood over his grave and said, "Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh." Sadly, within evangelical circles today we are overrun with fear-gripped leaders who flatter the flesh.
Women who show up at abortion clinics are not victims. They may be entangled in a complicated web of circumstances, but theyโre not victims. The unborn children who are dismembered in the womb are victims. We must stop using confusing language.
#Abortion
is murder.
#EndAbortion
Dear Christian, give yourself unashamedly and passionately to your local church in your local community.
The Kingdom of God is not built by secret societies.
The shepherds stood in wonder at Jesus' birth.
The soldiers stood in wonder at Jesus' death.
The witnesses stood in wonder at Jesus' resurrection.
Some day, the whole wide world will stand in wonder at Jesus' return.
The Church is sick and her worship shows it. We would not tolerate surgeons playing games in the operating room or pilots playing games at 35,000 ft., but we tolerate pastors playing games in the pulpit.
Be discerning.
Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14)
Sorcerers and magicians tried to mimic Godโs power (Ex 7:11)
Simon Magus tried to purchase the power of God (Acts 8)
There are many false Christs in the world (Matt 24:24)
Beware of fake revival too.
Every single time you hear a politician or a professor or a pastor, or anyone for that matter, referring to the age of the earth as being millions and billions of yearsโhear that as a direct assault upon the Word of God.
The beginning of the Bible matters.
Iโm convinced that many young parents are beginning to see the light. They are dissatisfied with superficial church services where doctrine is minimized and playtime is maximized for their children and teens.
We must have a higher aim!
I would urge you to make Scripture your standard. Drifting boats that are not anchored on the sea can talk to one another all day long for reference points, but until they look at their compass, they can't discern how far they're off course.
@jt_english
@Jdgreear
To put it plainly, Roman Catholicism is a heretical religion that preaches a different gospel than the gospel of Jesus. Roman Catholics are not Christians and should not be approached as brothers and sisters in Christ.
#Christianity
#RomanCatholic
Please pray for
@tom_pennington
as he has suffered a heart attack and is hospitalized. Please pray for his wife, family, and
@CountrysideTX
as they minister to their pastor and his family during this challenging season. ๐
#prayer
The 2022 Shepherdsโ Conference has been amazing. Itโs hard to put into words the impact that John MacArthur has had on my life and ministry. He is an unashamed herald of truth. Iโm honored to know him.
#ShepCon
LGBT is not a Christian category. It's a sin category. Christians must never affirm sin. Let's preach the gospel in love with confidence in the sufficient gospel and our sovereign God.
Today is the Lord's Day. Yet, many sermons will be preached today that center on the following:
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Politics
Social Justice
Feel Good Stories
Self-Esteem
Psychology
We must preach Christโslain for sinnersโresurrected, ruling, and returning soon!