Don’t forget color coded ballots!
It’s very sad. Leftism got another American killed.
Extremely sad. CNN and the mainstream propaganda networks got that guy killed by hyping him up and making him think he was a hero.
Any loss of American life is a tragedy, even if he was brainwashed.
Agreed, I’ve seen the videos.
He left the house to protect property though.
Unpopular opinion but I value human life higher than property. Dude should’ve stayed home.
Anybody have a mirror for this now that it’s gone now?
Link is dead, anyone got a mirror?
What did they say instead?
Upvoted but honestly I don’t think he will anymore and wish to be proven wrong.
It’s so I don’t lick the windows. The cone didn’t work, so I’m trying something new.
Anyone got the body cam footage anymore?
I’m out of the loop, what’s happening?
Happy to help! I minister to a lot of college students so their questions keep me sharp.
Also something I keep in mind from the late Ravi Zacharias is to always respect the seeker.
I wouldn’t want to be snide or flippant to someone who is searching for truth. Instead I try to encourage. Not always successfully, mind you, but I try nonetheless.
I do! It's important to maintain the noteworthiness of Public Ministry while still keeping it in its role to serve God's people.
Regarding the idea that public service is different than the priesthood of all believers that every Christian is baptized, I will cite Ephesians 4:11-12 (though that whole section is great).
Regarding the specific qualifications of a pastor please see 1 Timothy 3:1-7 (there's another smaller reference in Titus 1:5-6).
As for the creation of man and woman the best place to check it out is certainly Genesis 2. God takes special care in forming Adam and Eve and they both have different but complementary callings before the fall into sin with Adam leading and Eve helping.
Note that her helping is not in any way less important. In fact the first problem in the world is that Adam was incomplete without her. This has profound impact on tons of teachings from marriage to ordination, and even to Christ as Head of the Church.
Anyway, back to Ephesians for God's expectations for men and women. Ephesians 5:22-33 is an incredible passage. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the Church, and gave himself up for her. In other words, there is nothing a husband is to hold back from their wife, no selfishness, no pride. There can be no more love in them that could possibly go to a side-chick because their love is for God first and wife second.
This extends to general conduct for men and women as well as seen in how it gets expressed in 1 Timothy 2. Like all of it.
If you need or want more, just let me know!
Yes actually! He spoke at a retreat that I volunteered at not too long ago. Great guy! Very serious about men leading their families in a godly way. Also your life sounds a lot like mine. It makes you really appreciate Jesus doesn't it?
I do! Both my Master's Degree (M. Div) and PhD of Theology involved using the original languages and working with the Greek and Hebrew manuscripts.
Your background lets me get a bit more theological.
There is a distinction between the priesthood of all believers (referenced most obviously in 1 Peter 2:5 (ἱεράτευμα)) and the more specific office of public ministry which is spoken about using a variety of terms (overseers, ministers, pastors, teachers, deacons, elders).
You can see the distinction very apparently in Ephesians 4:11-12 as it describes those who are in the office of public ministry as an office instituted by God for the sake of equipping the saints (καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων).
Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ"
Other references to the functions and distinctions of the office may be found here:
John 20:21-23 "Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
Acts 20:28 "Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood."
1 Corinthians 4:1 "This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God."
1 Cor 12:29 "Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?"
Edit: Also it is MOST certainly true that we are one in Christ. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:25-28).
But that's not saying that sex distinctions go away. That's talking about salvation. Note the context in verses 23-26. We are free in Christ from the Law, it does not condemn us as insiders or outsiders, or in any way. We are forgiven! This doesn't mean that we are less than we were before, but more!
Yes! Baptized as a teenager and then confirmed in a fantastic LCMS church. You?
Sorry friend, whoever taught you that was mistaken.
“The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.” 1 Timothy 3:1 ESV
Lutheran Pastor, biblical language expert, and (hopefully) soon to be Doctor of the Church here.
There’s a difference between the office of public ministry and auxiliary supporting roles. Each of the women you’ve mentioned were not a part of the Office of Public ministry.
To be a pastor (often called “elder” in the original languages) there are tons of criteria listed all throughout scripture, notably in the Pauline epistles. Most men do not qualify, but certainly no women do.
This has nothing to do with capacity or ability. It’s not like a woman would be “worse” at the job, it’s just purely not applicable.
The reason for this has to do with God’s created order and the true expectations of men and women. The super short version is that men are to lead by word and action, to deliberately seek those who need help and provide it, and to manage their households well. Women are to absorb God’s instructions to such a degree that they spread them by their very presence in every aspect of their life, whether at home or in public.
Men and women are both intended to serve the Church with these callings. The office of public ministry is more than this though, it’s a special office established by God to serve the Church and to fill this one must meet the qualifications, one of which is to be a faithful man. Women can and should serve in the church. Deaconesses are a thing. They just aren’t pastors.
The unique job of the pastor is to publicly teach the Word, administer the sacraments, and manage the church’s practice.
You’ll note that Pastors do WAY more than this. That’s fine, but one doesn’t have to be a pastor to do the other things. Anyone can. And even all should tbh.
I’ll be around if anyone has any questions on this.
I am a conservative Lutheran pastor.
Any time God’s people value the culture of the world more than the unique Christian culture that we are baptized into, there’s gonna be problems.
The problems start small. Let’s reword part of this prayer. Let’s tweak part of this language. Before you know it suddenly you get a watered down inoffensive Gospel.
It’s a shame. The truth is that the word of God kills. It kills sinners and raises saints through the death and resurrection of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins.
That makes a believer different than they were before. Thus they start to live the faith they’ve been given.
For more reading on this check out the Indigenizing principle vs the Pilgrim principle.
The short version is that there’s always a tension because we are a part of our born-into culture (indigenizing) but called into a new one which makes us an outsider even in our former culture (pilgrim).
I’ll also answer questions if there are any.
Really gonna miss all those links I had saved.
Ain’t nothing wrong with a country big woman.
They just donated a bunch to Trump’s re-election campaign, so this is a bit confusing tbh.
I want to know who he was working for and with.
The videos show he has a spotter and getaway team.