Follower of Christ | Husband | Father ✝️ Southeastern University | Pattern Noticer | Question Asker #NEPats
Florida, USA
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I might have left the Lutherans long ago, but a little Lutheranism still seems to live in my bowels still today
“But I resist the devil, and often it is with a fart that I chase him away. When he tempts me with silly sins I say, ‘Devil, yesterday I broke wind too.”
— Martin Luther
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“But I resist the devil, and often it is with a fart that I chase him away. When he tempts me with silly sins I say, ‘Devil, yesterday I broke wind too.”
— Martin Luther
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I’ve been guilty of spending more time learning about Jesus in history than actually spending time with Him today….this is something I’m becoming more intentional about.
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True character is revealed under stress and through trials….Anyone can act right when life is easy.
Hardship demands a different focus— it’s nearly impossible to manage conflict while still hiding your true intentions.
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Happy Sunday ✝️ it’s a perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with family….Never take it for granted.
God bless you all!
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“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good…
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” — Romans 12:9, 21 ESV
Paul opens and closes this section with the same idea: love what is good and hate what is evil. As Christians, we’re called to do both. However, we cannot let our hatred of evil be the thing that leads us…God wants us to lead with goodness instead.
What do you find yourself doing more— hating evil or loving good?
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Austin Mathew retweeted
without sin there's no need for atonement.
without love, there's no motivation for atonement
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Austin Mathew retweeted
Sin explains why the cross was necessary. Love explains why Christ willingly went there. Justice and mercy meet at the cross.
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Freedom in Christ doesn’t mean “freedom to do whatever you want.”
It’s freedom from the power of sin and death — freedom to live eternally with God.
Called to freedom that looks like loving service, not selfish living
Galatians 5:13 (ESV)
"For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another."
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If you were a pastor/priest, would you marry a divorced person whose former spouse is still living?
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Yes, no restrictions
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Yes, circumstantial
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Unsure
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I realize a few people misunderstood the question… I didn’t mean “Would you personally marry a divorced person?” I meant “Would you, as a pastor/priest, officiate the wedding of a divorced person?” 😅
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It was a combination of sin and love that brought Jesus to the cross.
Without both, there is no atonement.
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