Joe Gibbons
@JoeGibbons84
Christ is King ✠ Deacon in the PCA ✠ Armchair historian ✠ MA Theology
“So much for our system of government.” -James Henley Thornwell, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴, 𝘝𝘰𝘭. 𝘐𝘝
This is why the BCO can be difficult to grasp; it is a deeply interconnected document built upon foundational principles. While understanding its clauses is important, grasping its underlying principles is essential.
If I were a shrimp I would want nothing more than to fulfil my telos in both life and death. I would wish to be gently cooked and laid atop a funerary bed of cheesy grits. so i would pass this life with honor and win the respect of my ancestors.
If I were a shrimp I would want nothing more than to fulfil my telos in both life and death. I would wish to be gently cooked and laid atop a funerary bed of cheesy grits. so i would pass this life with honor and win the respect of my ancestors.
Wife just texted to let me know that the Office is on Disney+. I did not ask for this information.
Probably a pretty strong correlation between guys who are secular statists and those who think that the church has the right/duty to “speak to” every particular civil & social issue under the Sun.
do you think the state has no authority to care for the souls of the people? surprise! that’s Roman Catholicism and explicitly denied by the Westminster Standards
Can we stop using words like "style" and "form" out of proper contexts, please? Nobody is going to take you or your position seriously when you use these words to refer to electric guitars and stomp-clap choruses.
Herein lies the problem of constant conflict. I’ve no doubt that the worship of the church @irishpresby serves is faithful. But the desire to impose a single form - which the reformed have never agreed on - can only lead to endless debate and division. Let’s avoid this.
"If once it comes to that, that you shall say, you have nothing to do with religion as rulers of the nation, God will quickly manifest that he has nothing to do with you as rulers of the nation." - John Owen in a sermon preached before Parliament in 1652
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Hey @Spotify don’t ruin my man’s legacy like that. Get this sorted out.
The Southeastern Conference.
What's one scam we've all just quietly accepted as normal?
This is one issue with R2K. They act as if other institutions have no right to govern themselves in a way directed vertically. The church alone has the right to seek governance under Christ. Ironically though they claim great separation amongst both spheres there language about…
For context, readers, here is the lone usage of the phrase "theocratic Caesarism" in @PerfInjust's book, along with his pithy description of what that entails. Note, that while a strong and charismatic public figure is envisioned, blanket monarchy & autocracy are rejected. 🇺🇸
Happy Friday! Theocratic caeserism (measured or not) is still a bad idea for the United States of America and the Christians and churches therein! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Dresden. Every building pictured dates from the last twenty years, the result of a 2002 municipal referendum in which the city decisively voted in favour of reconstructing its historic centre.
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Uncle Bot update: he cannot play Basketball with the boys yet as this is still beyond his capabilities. He will watch and support them from the sidelines, though.
“From Alfred to Victoria it was assumed a nation was a community of common worship.”
I gave a speech today in an empty chamber. It’s about the need for a Christian restoration.
This was the aim of the Israelites being commanded to bring the foreigners & sojourners in their midst into their assembly to hear the Law of God recited in Deuteronomy 31. Calvin referred to this compelling as God’s invitation to “His school.”
Perkins explicitly states that (of course), "the magistrate cannot compel any to believe." (p.534) Rather, he was referring to the magistrate compelling them to attend the assemblies of the church "to hear the word, and to learn the grounds of true religion." Conversion is the…
Israel bombed Gaza’s only Catholic church, injuring its pastor. How do you think the global Christian community will respond?
you can take a spaceship for 3 1/2 days and still be in america
You can fly for 26 hours and never leave France