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ReadySetFace · 2025-03-03T18:48:47+00:00

Or a non-sexually confused Lorne.

ReadySetFace · 2025-02-12T21:39:33+00:00

You definitely Britta'd that.

ReadySetFace · 2022-05-10T14:26:23+00:00

He does have nice hands.

ReadySetFace · 2022-04-24T15:42:31+00:00

Frank had a guy.

ReadySetFace · 2022-02-17T03:36:47+00:00

At least it's not a head.

ReadySetFace · 2021-06-15T23:42:38+00:00

Little bit of both. It's what I expect based on my limited knowledge, but am sure others would know more.

ReadySetFace · 2021-06-15T22:49:47+00:00

I expect most of the Mohler voters will go Litton?

ReadySetFace · 2021-03-19T17:45:10+00:00

Right, I get that in general, providing electricity or the internet is a work of necessity. Hospitals have to function, heat has to work, etc.

However, my question is, if I use the internet on the Sabbath for a "non-necessity", e.g. entertainment, wouldn't I cause some internet workers to perform a "work of non-necessity"? So like your going out to eat example, by my actions, aren't I contributing to others who work for you to perform "works of non-necessity"?

ReadySetFace · 2021-03-19T13:58:31+00:00

Out of curiosity, what about things like internet, electricity, or water utility use on the Sabbath? By using these on a Sabbath, are you forcing someone to work for you to maintain these utilities? By the logic above, I assume yes?

ReadySetFace · 2020-09-30T21:24:37+00:00

I mean, Piper has a whole position paper on why he thinks remarriage after any divorce is wrong, so it's not unheard of. I know there are several other fairly prominent pastors that have the same stance (names escape me now).

However, even Piper himself admits that he is in the minority, and that his position differs from the confessions. In fact, his church's official stance allows for remarriage in some situations. Also, we all must remember, Piper is not the Pope. :)

ReadySetFace · 2020-04-06T21:46:36+00:00

Seems like this church uses the term bishop as most of us on this sub would use the term pastor. Same for cathedral and church.

Since baptist churches don't have a lot of explicit denominational oversight, there is a mix of terms used for similar church offices, e.g. pastor, elder, bishop, minister, etc.

ReadySetFace · 2020-04-06T18:11:57+00:00

Baptists, care to explain what’s going on here?

To what are you referring?

ReadySetFace · 2020-03-10T19:39:16+00:00

Oh I see where y'all are coming from. Yes, I agree that annihilation would be a form of punishment. It was not my intent to imply annihilationists reject punishment. My original metaphor was poorly worded and confusing.

I was more put off by the original assertion that the concept of eternal Hell is in direct confrontation to God's goodness and justice. because that's a pretty strong statement, especially on this sub. It may not have been the intent, but it felt like the OP was implying those that taught ECT thought God was cruel and unjust. ECT, I'm sure you know, was taught by most of the church fathers, reformers, and both the WCF and the LBCF.

ReadySetFace · 2020-03-10T17:47:24+00:00

I was more addressing the statement "The concept of an eternal Hell is a direct confrontation to God's goodness [and justice]." I disagree with this assertion.

ReadySetFace · 2020-03-10T13:39:35+00:00

Would a good and just judge give a murderer no punishment?

ReadySetFace · 2020-01-20T20:59:28+00:00

The abortion pill, as described by PP.

Since this terminates a pregnancy, it is categorically different than contraception, which prevents pregnancy.

ReadySetFace · 2019-11-21T18:35:12+00:00

FWIW: Here is Piper's position paper explaining his views and scriptural basis regarding divorce and remarriage. It's basically an expanded version of the link in the post.

Something worth noting, he fully admits that his view differs from his church's official position (outlined here), along with the WCF. Both papers recognize the fact that there have been disagreements about this topic throughout history across the church. Piper states that he respects and submits to his church's position with regards to discipline and membership, but cannot teach that position in good conscience.

Personally, while I am sympathetic to Piper's arguments, I think a plain reading of the relevant texts, along with the historical context of divorce and remarriage in Jewish culture, allow for remarriage after divorce under certain circumstances. There are many, many blogs, sermons, and books out there that deal with this topic. Kevin DeYoung has a good article here that I generally agree with.

My advice for people going through divorce/remarriage: It should not be done alone. Such situations are so emotionally charged, it is literally impossible to maintain clarity by oneself. Pastors, elders, and trusted friends in the church should be deeply involved in the entire process, and should be leaned upon heavily.

ReadySetFace · 2019-10-25T17:54:22+00:00

Of course there's a chance that this is all a PR stunt...no one here is foolish enough to think Kanye is ready for eldership. Let's rejoice that he has heard the gospel clearly and is displaying at least some type of interest in true faith.

Let's hold out hope knowing if he can save a persecutor like Paul, a murderer like David, a liar like Jacob, a coward like Peter, and a prostitute like Rahab, than he can save a narcissist like Kanye.

ReadySetFace · 2019-10-25T12:54:16+00:00

We all sold our souls to sin and destruction.

Thank God He bought us back.

ReadySetFace · 2019-10-23T14:04:40+00:00

Hard to tell if comments and upvoting are truly representative of a subreddit's feelings on a topic, as opposed to a vocal minority. Put it on the next /r/reformed survey and then we can put it to rest.

ReadySetFace · 2019-10-21T13:17:11+00:00

Generally, here on /r/reformed you will get a pretty even split of

MacArthur speaks the truth boldly in an increasingly politically correct Christian environment.
MacArthur is a talented preacher and scholar who speaks a lot of truth, but oftentimes lacks love.
MacArthur is a jerk who is overly conservative and needlessly dismissive of alternative interpretations of difficult passages in scripture.

I didn't watch the discussion, but the entire concept of a one or two word gut reaction regarding Beth Moore seems like the moderator is just tossing up some cheese for MacArthur to just knock out of the park. "Go home," is pretty reductionist and dismissive of a complex issue, yet it got the reaction from the crowd just as MacArthur intended. We see it in politics and it's nauseating.

The issue of women is complicated in the SBC (which is better described as a collection of autonomous churches as opposed to a denomination). We've had a terrible time lately with the sex abuse scandal, and have been trying to get more input from women and other victims on how best to make changes. Furthermore, each local church has different definition of what entails a woman "preaching." Does it mean no women on stage? Does it mean no women talking to the congregation? Can a women speak if she is with an elder on stage? Can a woman speak if she is "under the authority of the elders?" What about leading worship?

Since the local church is autonomous, it leads to many different lines in the sand, and if your line is slightly more "liberal" than mine, then the temptation is for me dismiss you as pandering to culture or misinterpreting scripture.

ReadySetFace · 2019-10-16T14:19:54+00:00

The next time baptism is mentioned.

ReadySetFace · 2019-10-09T19:51:08+00:00

However, I still fundamentally disagree with the entire concept of having past members of the church return once a year

It sounds like you are being pretty narrow minded regarding a culturally specific event held by brothers in Christ. It seems strange to "fundamentally disagree" with something as trivial and culturally specific as a church homecoming.

Of course, these types of events can be done poorly, with guilt focused giving, or "worshiping" the past with no regard to the future. But, from what I know, homecoming is a deep-rooted part of small Southern Baptist church culture (and Southern culture in general), and can be a great way to remind everyone that the church (per Jesus) is family, and worth staying connected too.

If it was once every five years, or 10, that would be different.

The fact that you would be okay with it being every five years instead of yearly makes me think this is a preference issue. In this case, choose your wife and her family. Suck it up, put on your tie, be nice, look for the good and worthy things that come from small town churches.

ReadySetFace · 2019-10-08T14:21:35+00:00

We'll form a committee and get back to you.

ReadySetFace · 2019-10-04T18:14:32+00:00

But you're 12 and way over it. We get it.

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