Matt McGuire @mattmcguire@dingdash.com
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I recently wrote a guest article on WeirdGod.com - "Missing the Mark on the Miraculous: Why Charismatic Phenomena are a Missed Opportunity for Apologetics"
https://www.weirdgod.com/blog/missing-the-mark-on-the-miraculous
My good friend Merrill Greene recently completed the manuscript for "The Weirdness of God". I review it here and look forward to its publication: https://mattmcguire.net/the-weirdness-of-god-a-review/
Chinese Communists rewrite the Gospel: Jesus actually ‘killed’ the woman taken in adultery https://mercatornet.com/chinese-communists-rewrite-the-gospel-jesus-actually-killed-the-woman-taken-in-adultery/66854/
"If anyone is attacked with sneezing, just as in the case of hiccup, he must not startle those near him with the explosion, and so give proof of his bad breeding... To wish to add to the noises, instead of diminishing them, is the sign of arrogance and disorderliness."
Clement of Alexandria
California Baptist church given $10k dollar fine for meeting and singing (yes they were fined extra for singing).
Burning down buildings, smashing cars, attacking residents, injuring police officers = peaceful protests.
Praying and singing together = Dangerous activity? $10k fine???
@sinbach @Joshua_D_Jones Ouch, over $8 per bar! and that's for the grain-finished. Great idea though
@raymondthebrave @Matthias Hi Raymond, the "second blessing" aka the "baptism with the Holy Spirit" has different meanings within Wesleyan, Nazarene, Pentecostal, and Third Wave circles. Generally, it refers to a life-changing filling of the Spirit subsequent to the event of salvation. Some would say this can happen only once (Wesleyan, Pentecostal), others would say it can happen multiple times. Some say it has to do mainly with sanctification, others say it's related to spiritual gifts.
@Matthias I think we are mostly on the same page, except with different terminology. For example, Peter sinned when he feared the Judaizers (Gal. 2:11-14), even though he had been saved and baptized with the Spirit. Perhaps you can say that he didn't have a "sin nature", but he certainly had a "nature that is capable of sinning", whatever you want to call it. That being said, I agree that we ought to see ourselves as God sees us, which will be empowering for holy and joyful living.
"Young men, stay away from the subject of prophecy. Let the old men do that. They won't be around to see their mistakes." Dr. R.T. Williams, as quoted by R.T. Kendall in "Holy Fire"
@Matthias thanks for the input! I agree that our nature is radically changed at salvation (and potentially in "second blessing" experiences, though I haven't solidified my opinion on that yet). Praise God! But I do think using the word "eradicated" stretches the truth about what we are still capable of after being reborn.
My take on the "Hyper Grace" movement: https://mattmcguire.net/hyper-grace-examined/
@sinbach I learned about it originally on Shawn Baker's Joe Rogan episode, and now I get lots of info from the carnivore facebook groups. Lots of good ideas in there!
@sinbach you've inspired me. I'm on day 20 of carnivore and day 1 of DingDash
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