— Matt Chandler (Explicit, p.32)
— D.A. Carson
Anonymous asked:
Do you think it is possible for good theology to become an idol? And if so, what is the balance between loving good theology and doctrine and “idolizing” it?
Not only is this possible, but it happens all the time.
With the Reformed Calvinist movement taking…
Phew, that was heavy — and on point.
If you walk by a kid who’s punching a wall, very rarely will you hear:
“I’m so angry about the poverty in Thailand!”
Instead it’s:
I didn’t get an iPhone for Christmas. Someone stepped on my new Nikes. My parents won’t let me go to Jenny’s drug party. Am I the only one who can’t go to the concert?
God made us with a righteous fiery anger to do justice in the world, but we’ve curved it inward into a selfishly suicidal sin-monster for our own ridiculous “needs.” Our emotions are broken.
But our anger turned Godward — just as He designed — could ignite a war for peace.
Where is our anger now?
YES.
By making Jesus greater, the darkness will be made less.
(Source: virtuegifts, via risingofthesun)
This is the picture of Jesus in the gospel. He is something — someone — worth losing everything for. And if we walk away from the Jesus of the gospel, we walk away from eternal riches. The cost of no discipleship is profoundly greater for us than the cost of discipleship. For when we abandon the trinkets of this world and respond to the radical invitation of Jesus, we discover the infinite treasure of knowing and experiencing him.
"— David Platt (via jspark3000)
Seeing and Savoring The Supremacy of Christ Above All Things — John Piper, preached at Passion 2012 in Atlanta GA
“All my life is devoted to seeing. If I could just see! … You got to see! Your heart has to get bigger, and bigger, and bigger, so that this little temptation looks like the stupid, suicidal, insane little monster it is.”
I’m a fan of Radiohead. I’m a fan of Damien Rice. I was a bigger fan when Damien Rice covered Radiohead. But damn, this girl’s cover makes my soul weep.
Man, there’s something spooky and eerie about this cover, and I love it.
Radiohead and Damien Rice were very dear friends of my emo self back in the day. Ah, the emo days… :B
Listen up.
The saying is trustworthy, and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
I am absolutely ignorant about sports. This is my pastoral kryptonite — while all the church members talk about it, I just stand there and nod...
Funniest biblical quote EVER!! - Imgur
You’re presented with temptation, and you turn around and do something better. What a sweet taste of freedom...
let’s go now.
“Waiting” on the Lord.
Dictionary.com (x) says “waiting” is [n] a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay; to look...
