#the gospel message

[raz-b-rose]

Isaiah 53 will always be one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. It brings sobering humility as well as thankfulness for what my Lord has felt and experienced for myself and others.

Praise God for His faithfulness and love for those who despise Him.

Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:4‭-‬6 ESV

#raz is a christian #bible verse #christian #christianity #the gospel message #the good news #Gods love #Christs love

[sunlian]

Shadowheart is a femme lesbian who is exclusively femme4butch thank you and goodnight

#shh heather #spread the gospel. my final message.

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

"It is not our business to make the message acceptable, but to make it available. We are not to see that they like it, but that they get it." Vance Havner

#Gospel #message #share #uncompromising #Vance Havner #Christian Quotes

[called-to-share]

@called-to-share

#lds general conference #lds scriptures #the church of jesus christ of latter day saints #learn of him #the gospel #the gospel of jesus christ #gospel truth #hear him #lds #come unto him #ldschurch #lds messages #lds quotes #ldslife #lds church #lds memes #lds temple #seek him #the book of mormon #latter day saints

[thelordismylightandmysalvation]

Verse of the Day - Mark 16:15

#witness #preach #evangelism #gospel #message #Christ #Jesus #Mark #words of Christ

[e-c-i-m]

Dear Child of God,

Jesus, please pour out Your Spirit over us!

Love, ECIM

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#god #jesus #holyspirit #gospel #bible #spirit #truth #guide #initiative #speaks #hears #father #message #son #disclose #future #john #love #mercy #grace #know #understand #follow #glory #guidance #Knowledge #understanding #power #strength #trust

[sojourner-between-worlds]

"Scripture is sufficient."

Hm. Yup. No one said it wasn't.

"That's why I don't watch X media based on the Bible."

So, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that you also don't sing any hymns in your church's worship service then, huh? Because, ya know, the Bible has an entire book of songs already, so you don't need any others.

But I'd bet money that's not the case at all. Because we use media other than the Bible to supplement our worship all the time. From visual aids in Sunday School classes down to the décor, they are things we add. And it doesn't make any of them inherently wrong.

Look. I don't care if you, personally, don't like something or not. That's not what this is about. What I have a problem with is you tacking on a "holier than thou" sentiment to a subjective opinion. "Scripture is sufficient." Yes. It is. "I don't like this piece of media because it adds bits" (that don't contradict Scripture). Personal Preference.

And you are allowed to have personal preferences. But you don't need to justify them or belittle other believers in order to say, "I'm not a fan."

So all I can say is this: if you're going to toss out visual media because "scripture is sufficient" then you'd better be prepared to throw out your hymnals, too.

#yes this about someones opinion of the chosen #and lemme tell you the chosen is a lot more biblically sound than a lot of hymns #or do people just not pay attention to the words theyre singing? #'old' doesn't inherently been 'better' #thats a different story though lol #point being it just rubbed me the wrong way #especially considering the chosen specifically has message before the first episode that basically amounts to #'GO READ YOUR BIBLE OKAY' #like they have NEVER claimed to be a replacement for scripture #in fact dallas has said the opposite so many times that it hurts #rubs me the wrong way like an old pastor i had growing up that said you shouldn't script prayers because it makes them less sincere #which is utterly terrible advice btw #another tangent wheeeeeeee lol #anyway heres a fun fact to leave you with: #the chosen can actually make it into countries where the bible is banned because the app is labeled simply as 'entertainment' #so it's not blocked #if it's between the chosen and someone never hearing the gospel otherwise? #yeah i think you guess what i think about that #anyway #*steps off soapbox* #I feel better now lol #the chosen #the chosen tv series #christianity

[holytemple]

“But those who trust in the LORD will become strong again. They will be like eagles that grow new feathers. They will run and not get weak. They will walk and not get tired.”

‭‭— Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭31‬ ‭ERV‬‬

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#God #Jesus #Gospel #Christ #Bible #bible verse #faith #Holy Spirit #christian messages #word of God #christian quotes #christianity

[theinwardlight]

#bible #gospel #mark #scripture #christianity #paraphrase #quote #spirituality #lessons #take home message #faith #solidarity #attention #quaker

[whewchilly]

via Stories

#obsessed with Spread the Message! . the gospel according to Seb #sebstagram

[ispyspookymansion]

"we should relocate her [lexy chuckytv, to the movie bodies bodies bodies] like an invasive species" - max @sawtual

#MAX. I LAUGHED!!!! #sorry i feel like other ppl should read this....it is like a gospel message to me #she would fit in so perfectly……. #kora.txt #pal tag

[corvids-cryptids]

Tiktok is once again confirming my belief that we need to teach people to read academic works critically. They're better than tumblr or twitter, but they also need to be considered and poked for flaws. And people will present them in disingenuous ways, even accidentally. If someone's talking about a "100% increase" that could be from 1% to 2%. A 400% increase could be from 0.1 to 0.4. If you're interested in the data it's always worth finding the study yourself and checking what the raw numbers were.

Is a study older than 10 years? Then you need to consider whether the data and conclusion are still relevant in a contemporary social context, especially if it's a social science study (which are the ones I see most misinterpreted, which hurts my little sociology heart). A study on computer usage from 2010 is no longer relevant. It might draw a conclusion that you agree with and could've been accurate at the time, but the data is gonna be skewed because the way we interact with computers and the internet has changed a lot.

Is experimental design playing a role? An example I saw recently was someone presenting the data of a study on sexual deviance that asked participants to masturbate during the experiment as globally applicable. It's not - by asking subjects to perform a sexually deviant act as part of the study it selected for more deviant individuals. Social science experiments always have some level of self-selection (participants agreed to do our experiment), but consider how much of an impact it might have on the result. It can be so big the whole study is bullshit (like a certain study that asked the parents of trans teens about their transitions and recruited participants from a well-known transphobic forum), or just something to keep in mind (a lot of university studies will have a bias towards participants between 18-30 because they recruit a lot of students).

And as always check citations and check author affiliations. But remember citations vary by subject and are not always positive. Niche subjects will have small numbers of citations, and make sure most of the citations are positive and not "look at this bullshit".

You might also be able to find a review of the work on google scholar. These can help, but remember that the same critical lens needs to be applied to them as well.

Academia works because people pick apart each other's work. This does not need to be limited to people who are "qualified" to do so. You, dear reader, can and should read academic publications critically. No work is above criticism. If someone is acting like a work or a theorist or a researcher is above criticism they are either lying or didn't read carefully enough to spot the issue.

#information literacy #this has been a message from your local very tired library/postgrad student #long post #but seriously #do not fall for elitist bullshit #you can and should be critical of academic works #they are not gospel

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

If my own righteousness is all that I am relying on, then I have no hope of finding favor in God’s sight. This is perhaps the hardest part of the Christian message to get across to people – the fact that we are not automatically headed for heaven. The truth is that our sin – not just the wrong things that we have done, but the very attitudes of our hearts – drives us away from God. That’s why the gospel has always been better received among the prostitutes and drug addicts and losers than among the rich and famous. These people don’t find it hard to believe that they have nothing to offer God.

Iain Duguid

#self-righteousness #Christian message #God #Gospel #sinners #wealthy #pride #Iain Duguid #Christian Quotes

[called-to-share]

Mount Tempanogos temple

@called-to-share

#lds general conference #lds scriptures #the church of jesus christ of latter day saints #learn of him #the gospel #the gospel of jesus christ #gospel truth #hear him #lds #come unto him #ldschurch #lds messages #lds quotes #ldslife #lds church #lds memes #lds temple #seek him #the book of mormon #latter day saints

[blessedarethebinarybreakers]

So I know that proselytizing and evangelism isn’t great and has a lot of bad history and consequences. It’s not something I’m interested in doing or being a part of. But that seems to be a pretty important part of being a Christian to many people and feels kinda prominent in the bible (from my semi-limited view). I’m not really sure how to reckon with that.

Hey there, anon. Most forms of Christianity have focused on evangelism for a very long time, so I understand why a lot of people have a hard time imagining what Christianity could look like without that. I recommend wandering through my #evangelism tag for a few points of view (all of which lean away from evangelism / proselytizing, but to varying degrees).

I especially recommend this post.

#evangelism #as to evangelism being pretty prominent in the Bible: it's not there At All for the whole huge chunk that #Christians usually call the Old Testament -- the Hebrew Bible #and in the Gospels it's barely there. mainly in the 'great commission' which the post i link discusses #it's only when we get into acts and the epistles that evangelism becomes a big thing and even then not everywhere and only certain kinds #and when your framework for reading the bible doesn't require you to take every part as Exactly What God Wants or whatever #you are freed to consider other ways #look at Jesus's message: he rarely talks about spreading a movement centered around him #more about spreading liberation and healing in general

[haarute]

tumblr is weird because i've been here for over a decade now and i've seen this site go through many phases. and while now we're seemingly in a very "live and let live but take no shit" phase which is lovely, it also makes me think back to how this site used to be so rancid circa 2015 where T*RF mentality and a weird policing of people's lives used to run so rampart and so widespread that it's caused me and i have to assume many others irreversible damage. so much so that even if nowadays people try very hard to fight against because it is bs, that support still feels "fake" to me on some level, and really i wish that wasn't the case.

seeing people migrate here for the first time in 2023 and feel welcomed makes me really glad that others get to have a much better experience than i did years ago. i'm happy that this site's userbase has matured like this so that people can feel safe and not like they have to justify their existence to strangers online. or worse, become part of the problem out of a need for belonging.

#i feel like most of those people moved to different sites or just Grew Up and changed their beliefs #as i think the average tumblr user's age has gone from like 16 to 26 lmao #and like I Get It. it's completely normal to just mature and start to see the world and its people in a different light #so you change your thoughts and feelings accordingly. that's just life. #but like... we really did use to let people say whatever they wanted here back then. #not only that. we encouraged some of those toxic mentalities and spread it around like a moral gospel. #i am so thankful those days are over. #and i know there's still some corners here where those weird people still congregate and spread their hateful messages amongst themselves #but like. i think they're very tiny and it's only a matter of time before they fade away. #so i pay them no mind. they're not real to me anymore. and for that i'm glad.