“For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”
Washington, USA
Joined October 2016
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“Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!”
2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV
First Cabbage (Ethan) retweeted
Yes, indeed I am an extremist who happens to believe that crushing a child's skull and sucking his/her brain out should be illegal across the nation.
I would say that a born again believer may be ignorant of the Trinity for a time, but if he is indwelt by the Spirit, he will accept the biblical truth of God’s Triunity.
If he denies the Trinity, it shows he lacks the Spirit of God inside him.
This requires patience and love.
The teachings of Scripture--not unlike millions of other books--are clear to all who read it.
In the same way that two people with the same recipe will bake the same cake, two people with Scripture will end up believing the same core truths about salvation and godliness.
You cannot be Christ's disciple while you continue holding onto your sin.
You must loosen your tight grip and throw your sin away--kill it--before you can make any valid claim to being a true disciple.
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As recipients of grace, we understand (and possess) what the world around us needs: the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
People don't need to hear your story, your opinions, your way of your life, etc.
People need Christ, all that he has, all that he is, and all that he has done for us.
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"Salvation is of the Lord."
God not only provided the Way of salvation, but he also decreed the end of salvation--who would be saved.
God is not sitting in heaven, wishing and hoping for sinners to accept Jesus.
Jesus has not atoned for the sins of those who will not be saved.
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Please pray for me and my two friends. We three are very close, and one has embraced sin, and now our trio is breaking down because I obeyed God and rebuked her "in a spirit of gentleness" (Gal. 6:1).
Sides are being taken, God's Word is being spurned, and my heart is broken.
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I will definitely do that--as time permits!
And don't worry; I did not have you in mind when I was referring to the mockers.
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Because Twitter seems to fill up my feed with posts and likes from random people that I am not following, I found it helpful to empty my following list.
(Sorry, but this is better than deleting my account for now.)
It feels good to have a completely empty feed.
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Point:
"Christian Twitter," as some call it, has been used by God to draw me into Christian fellowship with saints from around the world. But I am now just frustrated with what I see on my feed, and gain nothing from logging on.
I am seriously considering deleting this account.
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Yet, on the other hand, many of the people I met here who greeted me into the Family of God are no longer supporting me.
Some went crazy (literally), some simply lost touch, and others were seduced by the world.
God used them for my benefit, but it is still bittersweet.
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It is because of the people I met on Twitter that I am now a confessional Reformed Baptist.
I am no longer in touch with any of my friends from before I was saved. Though their betrayal hurts, it was God's wise plan for me to be kept from their moral corruption.
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But by the grace of God--despite being mocked, unfollowed, and blocked by my closest friends--I began to meet genuine believers here on Twitter, and many of them came alongside me to teach and challenge me.
Yes, Twitter can sometimes impact people positively!
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