Forwarded from Stoic Christian Broadcasts (Stoic Christian)
Brothers work as if you work directly for our Lord Jesus.
βI know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.β
(Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, KJV)
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βI know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.β
(Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, KJV)
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#work
@stoicchristian
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Tucker Carlson may not be fully /ourguy/ but he's the closest thing to it that's ever been on alternative media or talk radio, much less prime time national television. He's been a huge asset to our side by advancing right wing narratives like demographic changes and accurately describing the left as a purely evil force. This channel is unabashedly pro-Tucker and anti-Fox News.
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Forwarded from Toastpilled (Fernando)
"Kill sin. Behead sin. Roundhouse kick sin into the concrete. Slam dunk sinful desires into the trashcan. Crucify filthy sin. Defecate in sinβs food. Launch sin into the sun. Stir fry sin in a wok. Toss sin into active volcanoes. Urinate into sin's gas tank. Judo throw sin into a wood chipper. Twist sinβs head off. Report sin to the IRS. Karate chop sin in half. Curb stomp sin. Trap sin in quicksand. Crush sin in the trash compactor. Liquefy sin in a vat of acid. Dissect sin. Exterminate sin in the gas chamber. Stomp sinful thoughts with steel toed boots. Cremate sin in the oven. Lobotomize sin. Grind sin in the garbage disposal. Drown sin in fried chicken grease. Vaporize sin with a ray gun. Kick sin down the stairs. Feed sin to alligators. Slice sin with a katana."
- John Owen, if he were an internet user
- John Owen, if he were an internet user
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Forwarded from Lord is my Light
Prayer is not an attempt to get God to agree with you or provide for your selfish desires, but that it is both an affirmation of His sovereignty, righteousness, and majesty and an exercise to conform your desires and purposes to His will and Glory.
John MacArthur
John MacArthur
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Forwarded from Stoic Christian Broadcasts (Stoic Christian)
Embrace the moral laws of the Bible.
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The sun rises every morning. I do not rise every morning; but the variation is due not to my activity, but to my inaction. Now, to put the matter in a popular phrase, it might be true that the sun rises regularly because he never gets tired of rising. His routine might be due, not to a lifelessness, but to a rush of life.
The thing I mean can be seen, for instance, in children, when they find some game or joke that they specially enjoy. A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony.
But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we. The repetition in Nature may not be a mere recurrence; it may be a theatrical ENCORE.
-- G. K. Chesterton, "Orthodoxy" The Ethics of Elfland (emphasis mine)
The thing I mean can be seen, for instance, in children, when they find some game or joke that they specially enjoy. A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony.
But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we. The repetition in Nature may not be a mere recurrence; it may be a theatrical ENCORE.
-- G. K. Chesterton, "Orthodoxy" The Ethics of Elfland (emphasis mine)
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Both Baptists and Presbies agree that children were included in the Covenant of Grace in the OT. Since those were God's standing orders up until the NT, the burden of proof falls on Baptists to affirmatively demonstrate a reversal.
This is because we can all agree God doesn't need to repeat Himself; once is enough. We obey until He explicitly directs us otherwise. And we see that when there is a major change of some kind (say the fulfillment of the ceremonial laws or the ingrafting of the Gentiles), God makes His new direction crystal clear.
This is because we can all agree God doesn't need to repeat Himself; once is enough. We obey until He explicitly directs us otherwise. And we see that when there is a major change of some kind (say the fulfillment of the ceremonial laws or the ingrafting of the Gentiles), God makes His new direction crystal clear.
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Being a pastor is no more special a vocation than being a plumber or a programmer. In fact, they should all be held to the same standard.
Meaning, if a pastor doesn't do a legitimate 40+ hours of work in a week, then let him not eat. If a pastor does not deliver excellence in his craft, his suitability for that role should be brought into question.
All too often, the expectations of pastors parallel those of public school teachers-- they are positions of authority but also comfy, air-condintioned, with low expectations and lots of time off.
Meaning, if a pastor doesn't do a legitimate 40+ hours of work in a week, then let him not eat. If a pastor does not deliver excellence in his craft, his suitability for that role should be brought into question.
All too often, the expectations of pastors parallel those of public school teachers-- they are positions of authority but also comfy, air-condintioned, with low expectations and lots of time off.
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Lately I've been seeing lots of misunderstandings about churches and taxes on Telegram, so I'd like to provide some clarification.
Churches are considered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, are not required to register with the IRS to obtain this status, nor required to file a Form 990. All fifty states follow Federal treatment here.
However, many churches choose to register with the IRS as 501(c)(3)s because state and local jurisdictions often require this registration to exempt churches from property taxes.
While virtually all jurisdictions freely grant property tax exemption, fewer - but still a majority - grant exemption from sales and use taxes.
Salaries and wages earned working for a church are never tax exempt. They are subject to both income and employment taxes (or self-employment taxes, if applicable), just like any other job. A parsonage allowance for a minister may be excluded for income tax purposes, but is still subject to employment (or self-employment) taxes.
Churches are considered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, are not required to register with the IRS to obtain this status, nor required to file a Form 990. All fifty states follow Federal treatment here.
However, many churches choose to register with the IRS as 501(c)(3)s because state and local jurisdictions often require this registration to exempt churches from property taxes.
While virtually all jurisdictions freely grant property tax exemption, fewer - but still a majority - grant exemption from sales and use taxes.
Salaries and wages earned working for a church are never tax exempt. They are subject to both income and employment taxes (or self-employment taxes, if applicable), just like any other job. A parsonage allowance for a minister may be excluded for income tax purposes, but is still subject to employment (or self-employment) taxes.
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