Tweets to Ponder

I haven’t share these in a while.  Thought it would be a good thing to do today.  I don’t know how many of my readers are on twitter but I wanted to share some of my favorite tweets from recent days.  Now, there are things that I HATE about twitter, especially when people are to busy tweeting to truly be worshiping during church.  But there are some things that I love about twitter.  The main thing is that there are such great thoughts, ideas, and truths that are shared in a much more articulate way than I could ever phrase them.  So, here are the ones I would like to share with you.  Please tell me your favorite, tell me why, let me know what you think about twitter.  If you don’t follow me on twitter yet, please do so! The link is in the sidebar.

• RT @jaredcwilson: “We don’t need to bum people out about sin” some preachers say……”32 lifeboats will clutter the deck” the decorator of the Titanic said.
• RT @BDHouse: “Wise” people are just biblically prepared and equipped for whatever might come along, and humble enough to accept their need.
• RT @MJRyman: God doesn’t love us because of our worth, we are of worth because God loves us. (Luther)
• RT @tweology: RATIONALISM is the doctrine that the human faculty of reason is the supreme authority for faith and life.
• RT @llanphere: “God uses suffering to put His grace on display.” -John MacArthur
• RT @Ligonier: We cannot change God. God is unchangeable. If changes are to be made, they must be made in us. -R.C. Sproul
• RT @llanphere: It’s extreme madness 2so hate God & His law that u cant stand 2hear it &yet affirm that we r made righteous by it. M. Luther
• RT @BDHouse: We must not be satisfied with a Christian faith that allows us to live at the center of our own world.The Savior is the center.
• The law makes afflicted souls thirst for Christ. Christ requires thirsty souls whom He lovingly&graciously allures & calls unto Him. -Luther
• RT @dahlfred: “Many have become immune to Christianity by contracting a mild and unbiblical form of it” – Randy Alcorn (via @sarcasticxtian)
• RT @burk_parsons: RT @RefTrust: I hear people say, “Doctrine divides.” Of course doctrine divides, but it also unites (Sproul).
• RT @ReformedGlory: “A world where everything was easy would be a nursery for babies, but not at all a fit place for men” Charles Spurgeon
• RT @llanphere: Lots of Christians talk about their desire 2′go deeper’,but they don’t want doctrine 2 B the solution.What’s the alternative?
• RT @RaeWhitlock: It is not the Christian’s call to make the Gospel palatable, but rather understandable
• RT @JohnnyTechnoX: Mr. President, there is no such thing as “people of no faith”. Even atheists have gods of their own making.
• RT @llanphere: The gospel is not primarily about your happiness and satisfaction, but God’s. Yours is a bonus.
• RT @RefTrust: There is no thought, no word, no act, and no area of human life that is not affected by sin. – Joel Beeke
• RT @llanphere: “Our Lord did not come to tell us what we have to do in order to save ourselves; He came to save us.” – Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• RT @NationsBeGlad: When suffering happens, grieve with those affected, don’t just throw Romans 8:28 at them. @RandyAlcorn #dgnc
• RT @LaneChaplin: “It is a sad fault in many Christians that they cannot do anything unless all the world is told of it.” – Spurgeon
• RT @DiscipleMyChild: “You may be quite certain that if you love God it is a fruit, not a root.” – C.H. Spurgeon ~
• RT @Ligonier: Prayer is not a cavalier, casual matter; but prayer is a matter of personal intensity. -R.C. Sproul
• RT @ReformedRlin: Some Christians pray, “Lord, I want to know You more” but totally neglect the Bible. Now how ironic is that?
• RT@RefTrust: Calvinism is no mere religion of “head knowledge”.It is a religion of head &heart.-Daniel Hyde in Welcome to a Reformed Church.
• RT @jimelliff: Devotionalism often prevents good men who ought to be teachers fr going on w God. Discipline yourself to study the Bible!
• RT @LaneChaplin: “Paul was Nero’s prisoner, but Nero was much more God’s.” – William Gurnall
• RT @Ligonier: Reformed theology so far transcends the mere five points of Calvinism that it is an entire worldview. -R.C. Sproul

Iron Sharpens Iron

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17

Like most I follow a lot of people on twitter. Some of those people challenge me every single day! I am thankful for those people whose words give me need to pause and evaluate my life. There are days when I am encouraged and days I am led to repent but almost everyday there are tweets to ponder and reflect upon. I thought I would share some of those today. Please leave me a note letting me know if any in particular touch your heart.

@PuritanReformer “We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.” ~ John Calvin

@PastorTullian A genuinely humble man is not someone who always talks about how small he is; a genuinely humble man doesn’t talk about himself at all.

@PastorTullian Legalism puffs us up by tempting us to believe that we can do it. It provides us w/ a way 2 avoid acknowledging r deficiencies & inabilities

@PastorTullian The greatest threat to the gospel doesn’t come from outside the church; it comes from inside the church. The greatest threat is moralism!

@PastorTullian Isn’t it ironic that while God’s treatment of us depends on Christ’s performance, our treatment of others depends on their performance?

@ReformedGlory If a commission by an earthly king is considered honour, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered sacrifice? David Livingstone

@ReformedGlory: “You can only learn what obedience is by obeying ” Dietrich Bonhoeffer

@PastorTullian: The answer 2legalism isn’t lawlessnss but the answer 2lawlessness isn’t legalism either.The Gospel is the corrective 2both!

@PastorTullian: The difference between complaining and lamenting is this: complaining is a cry against God; lamenting is a cry for God.

SSmith:The gospel is a great song. It has a lyric 2 be known (theology), a music 2 be loved (doxology) & a dance to be learned (mission)

@douglaswils: The devil loves to marinate his lies in the truth for a while, to give them the right flavor.

Got Great Tweets?

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It seems that people liked my twitter RT recap last week so I think I will continue with it.  There are so many great quotes that come through on Twitter each day that I just cannot help but to share them.  So here are a few for you to sink your teeth into.

• You should not believe your conscience and feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you. Martin Luther…
• RT @burk_parsons: A man preaches that sermon only well unto others which preaches itself in his own soul—Owen
• RT @burk_parsons: Either our religion will transform us or we will transform our religion to suit our sympathies—Horton
• RT @ReformedGlory: ‘I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatsoever! ” Isaac Newton
• RT @RevJohnOwen: The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.
• RT @HavetheChoice: Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.– Mother Teresa
• RT @burk_parsons: No man knows how bad he is until he has tried very hard to be good—Lewis
• RT @burk_parsons: The life of holiness is a life hidden in Christ and His holiness resulting in a life of repentance/faith/obedience.
• RT @burk_parsons: We need to be more shortsighted, thinking less about how holy we’ll be tomorrow and more about how holy we’ll be today.
• RT @ReformedGlory: “You lose your strength, Christian, the moment you depart from your integrity” Charles Spurgeon
• “Faith does not have value; it is the instrument.” Francis A. Schaeffer (The Finished Work of Christ: The Truth of Romans 1-8 )
• RT@ReformedGlory: Works?Works?A man get to heaven by works?I would as soon think of climbing to the moon on a rope of sand!George Whitefield
• RT @ReformedGlory: “The richness of God’s Word ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart.”Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• RT @burk_parsons: Sin will not come to you, saying, “I am sin.” It would do little harm if it did—Ryle

Quotable Quotes

I thought I would try something new today. Since I cannot think of anything to really blog about. Well, I do have a few ideas but not enough time today to put them together. I thought I would share with you some of my favorite Twitter quotes today. Twitter is a bit crazy with so much to keep up with but at least it is only snippets of information. I follow a lot of great people that challenge me to continue to strive to bring God glory. I thought I would share some of their quotes with you today. If you follow me on Twitter you probably have seen these RTs but they are good ones to ponder on again. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think of them, which is your favorite, or if you find one particularly challenging.

Enjoy…..

• RT @ReformedGlory: Christ did not die for any upon condition, if they do believe; but He died for all God’s elect that they should believe.  JOHN OWENRT
• @burk_parsons:Toward a genuine life-Let’s be more concerned to preach what we practice than always attempting to practice what we preach.
• RT @DonWhitney: Things I wish I’d said: “With many things in life, we will suffer the pain of self-discipline or the pain of regret.”
• RT @Quiet_Daisy Thy mercies have brought me to the dawn of another day. Vain will be its gift unless I grow in grace increase in knowledge(VofV)
• RT @voiceofthesheep Why is that those who go early & rush for best seats at a show, or buy best seats for a game, pick worst seats at church?
• RT @Tabletalk_Mag: After you tried the higher life, deeper life, and your best life now, go to the all-encompassing Gospel for all of life.
• RT @MonergismBooks: “To will is of nature, but to will aright is of grace.” – AugustineRT
• @Burk_Parsons Christianity isn’t just a relationship, it’s a religion that encompasses all of life existing in God’s relationship with us
• RT @MonergismBooks: “Morality may hide corruption, but faith only purifies the heart from it.”- John Flavel