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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

An email this morning from a friend in the Middle East regarding pastors and Christians in Afghanistan (posted with permission):

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Did you know that The Karate Kid is the greatest cinematic portrayal of th gospel ever? Sam Emadi explains.

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

On vacation. Visited a church. Orthodox preacher. Mentioned a verse but basically preached ideas that excited him. Preached his emotion. What was on his heart. All sincere. Nothing untrue. But left hungry. Preachers, your church gets life from God's Word, not your emotion.

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3 years

Reminder: Your pastor has never pastored through a pandemic before. Perhaps give him a little room to make the wrong judgment call on this or that? And perhaps, when it comes to determining what's best for the whole church, you're not going to bat 1000 either?

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5 years

Things Paul tells Twitter, I mean Timothy, to avoid: unsupported accusations, unhealthy interest in disputes, arguments over words, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions, constant disagreement, arrogance, irreverent and empty speech, foolish and ignorant disputes, silly myths.

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4 years

Teenagers, the sins you give yourselves over to now you’ll spend the rest of your life trying—often unsuccessfully—to free yourself from the grip and consequences of. I’ve seen it again and again. Ask for faith, grace, and a love for Him who is better.

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

Don’t devote your life to doing something big. Devote yourself instead to a good direction, and then do all the small things that God commands. Every day. Over and over and over. Then a day just might come when you discover you’ve accomplished something big.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

My response on the decision by Grace Community Church’s elders to engage in civil disobedience.

A Time for Civil Disobedience? A Response to Grace Community Church’s Elders

Before your church follows John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church and begins to gather in defiance of governmental orders this Sunday, I'd like to suggest that civil disobedience may not be the only...

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Line along East Capitol for viewing RBG casket at Supreme Court just outside my office. SC on 1st Street. I’m standing at 6th Street.

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

A pastor from China, asking for prayer in a CHBC prayer service, mentioned how much he appreciated the loud singing. His church sings quietly for fear of being reported by the neighbors. #thingswetakeforgranted #prayforChina

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

According to Forbes, the toughest leadership roles are 9) CEO 8) Congressperson 7) Newspaper editor 6) Mayor 5) PASTOR 4) Football coach 3) 2nd-in-command in any organization 2) University president And number 1 is [drumroll] 1) STAY-AT-HOME PARENT

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John Calvin on abortion: “The fetus, though enclosed in the womb of its mother, is already a human being, and it is almost a monstrous crime to rob it of the life which it has not yet begun to enjoy. If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house than in a field..." 1/2

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

A simple and time-tested formula for building a big audience: 1) Call yourself a Christian. 2) Criticize traditional Christianity. 3) Side with the culture on contested issues. It's worked for centuries. They will love you.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

I often hear aspiring pastors ask what Paul means when he says an elder must be "able to teach" (1 Tim. 3:2). I seldom here them ask what Paul means when he says an elder must be "gentle" (1 Tim. 3:3). A question for all of us: do I aspire to gentleness like I aspire to teach?

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

As a younger man, I always felt the urge to correct foolishness. The older I get, the more I realize it's often best not to get sucked in, lest you join the folly yourself (Prov. 26:4). Wait it out. Do no harm. Speak only when you must. Don't burn bridges. The moment will pass.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

"I thought my job as a pastor would focus on getting my church members to encourage one another to do what the Bible commands. Instead, most of my job is keeping my church members from demanding things of each other the Bible never does." A pastor friend

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

The ability to disagree with others amicably and constructively, without destroying the relationship, is a sign of maturity. It typically requires a humble heart, the fear of God, and at least a smidgeon of social skill.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

One of the most crucial ways to love your kids? Enjoy them. And let them see you enjoying them.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Pastor: You’re not a politician, you’re not a pundit, you’re not a get-out-the-vote lackey for a party, you’re not a social media influencer. You're a herald of the King of Heaven. You hold a special charge to speak for him. So say what he says, no more and no less. @greggilbert

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Apparently the pro-life position among Christians is older than the 1970/80s.

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4 years

Calvin on abortion. Are you not a Calvinist?

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

Watching Christian men up close for years now, I'd say there's basically a 1:1 ratio between regular Bible reading and growing in the faith vs. not reading the Bible and meandering/struggling in the faith. I'm not giving you a law. I'm just reporting an observation.

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Jonathan Leeman

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2 years

Something crucial I learned eldering with men older and wiser than me: when trying to figure out how to respond to someone's sin, ask whether the sin roots in weakness or rebellion.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Christians often say, "God used BLANK [book, program, author, ministry] in my life!" to argue for that book, program, etc. Just keep in mind: God's use of a thing doesn't justify the thing. God uses all kinds of things for good: Satan, tragedies, donkeys, Pilate, etc.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Sincere prayer request: the next @9Marks Journal is on complementarianism. With every article we edit I'm reminded of how fraught this topic is. Pray we would have wisdom in the editing process. Pray the Journal would bring more light than heat and serve men, women, and churches.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Anyone learning James 4 lately? Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit.” Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

Before you argue with someone, make sure you understand them.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

“If you don’t care about who gets credit, it’s amazing what you can get done for the kingdom.” @MarkDever

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

CHBC won. From the ruling: "It is for the Church, not the District or this Court, to define for itself the meaning of “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.” Hebrews 10:25."

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4 years

"You and I can 'download' biblical truths virtually. Wonderful. Yet we cannot feel and experience and witness those truths becoming enfleshed in the family of God, which both fortifies our faith and creates cords of love between brothers and sisters."

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

One danger of building your platform on critique is that your ministry becomes parasitic. You begin to see errors in places they don't exist because, like a parasite, the survival of your voice depends on "their" blood. It's harder to build something, but worth it over time.

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3 years

Recently overheard from @MarkDever : "If your soul is too delicate to being misunderstood, you'll have a hard time persevering in pastoral ministry." "Part of maturity is recognizing that someone can have all the same facts you do and come to a different conclusion."

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

Friendly reminder: we can't “redeem” or “transform” culture. Only the Spirit can, and he won't until he removes the curse. We can "impact," "help," "bless," even "improve" culture. But "redeem" and "transform" are soteriological words, and that's above our pay grade.

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3 years

When we've been there ten-thousand years...we just might all agree this was the most important news of the past week.

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3 years

This happened yesterday. The “D” people in Southeast Asia heard for the first time that there’s an all-powerful God who made the heavens and earth. Pray for them over the next 3 to 5 months as they continue to hear the story of this God and His great love for them.

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4 years

"Christians must resist the messianic claims of political figures and state power. I’m not asserting that Christians refrain from political action. By all means give your political party your vote, just don’t give them your heart." Sam Emadi

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

You know the politically acceptable posture of a room, whether left or right, by who is given license to be rude or angry without the room taking offense.

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1 year

The New Testament spends far more ink on elder qualifications than on a job description, because those qualifications are the job description. His job is to live out the Christian life before the church in word and deed so they can follow.

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Jonathan Leeman

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2 years

How to think about church growth: "Think less about growing your membership, and more about growing your members." @MarkDever

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Knowing how to disagree well is a sign of Christian maturity. And a healthy church leaves space for Christians to work through different kinds of disagreements.

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Jonathan Leeman

@JonathanLeeman

5 years

Preaching Philemon on Sunday. Checked with the curator at Museum of the Bible who had a copy of the Slave Bible (which removed portions of Bible that could lead to slave rebellion). Sure enough, Philemon was removed: "receive him no longer as a slave, but as a beloved brother."

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5 years

Museum of the Bible is amazing. The slave Bible display is a testimony to both the depravity of man and glory of God’s Word. They knew to promote slavery they had to alter God’s Word.

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

I know it's been said before, but I'm continually amazed by how Christians will speak about one another on Twitter in a way they never would in person.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Imagine waking up today and thinking, “Oh, I’m a Supreme Court Justice now.” That has to be wild. But even wilder, Christian, is waking up and thinking, “I’m an adopted and beloved daughter/son of the King of kings and God in heaven.” That’s worth remembering today, yes?

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Our friends at Founders approached @MarkDever and me for an impromptu interview on complementarianism at the 9M booth, not biblical authority. Otherwise, our experience and reaction is the same as Dr. Akin's. We're grateful for Founders, but Mark and I co-sign Danny's statement.

Daniel Akin

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5 years

My comments about the upcoming @FoundersMin documentary:

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

A good pastor is one of the most doctrinally picky and personally gracious persons in the congregation.

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

One sign that you identify more with your ideological tribe than you do with Jesus is that you cannot hear what’s good when it comes from another tribe.

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

In view of everything that has transpired in 2020, I arrive at year's end more convinced than ever that what pastors and Christians need most is... ...a stronger understanding of what a church is and a stronger commitment to being a church.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Abortion is the perfect antithesis of Genesis 1:28 and the pure embodiment of the serpent's plans: - Instead of being fruitful, we crush the fruit as a seed. - Instead of imaging God, we presume to be God. Gratefully, there was one seed he couldn't crush, who will rescue us.

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

Some will think this is insensitive, some will think it’s overdue, but I want to make sure it’s said: not physically gathering with the church hurts you spiritually.

Not Gathering with the Church Hurts You Spiritually

Pandemic-weary pastor, gently encourage your pandemic-weary congregation to gather as soon as they can.

www.9marks.org

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Jonathan Leeman

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2 years

Leaving church. Sat through the sermon struck by what an AMAZING gift a preacher who clearly exposes God’s Christ-exalting Word is. How many people through history and across the world have not received such a gift. If he’s faithful, don’t take your preacher for granted.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Pastors, you might soon be shepherding your church through a new political divide: the "open the economy" vs. "let's stay safe" crowds. Your question isn't just what do you think is right, but how can you encourage a Rom 14 forbearance and love across the divide? HT: @MarkDever

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Pastors, I don't think the Bible lets you require your members to join small groups. It's fine to encourage small groups. But don't require them.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

A friend sent the following: "You know the quarantine has been going on a long time when your kids have C3-PO preaching and a storm trooper getting baptized. The baptism was immersion, but as of this writing we haven’t really seen fruits of repentance in the stormtrooper's life."

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Been reading the Prophets on justice. Am convinced as ever that Christians must care about justice. This is also clear: Injustice always roots in idolatry. They're linked. People pursuing idols pursue injustice. So if we care about justice we'll want people to know the gospel.

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Jonathan Leeman

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1 year

Can we all agree: NO ONE may email ANYONE about ANYTHING for the next two weeks.

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Jonathan Leeman

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2 years

Christian nationalism ≠ legislating moral principles found in the Bible Christian nationalism = confusing Christian identity and national identity, or church membership and citizenship

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Jonathan Leeman

@JonathanLeeman

4 years

I want to say two things at once: 1) The Bible teaches the separation of church and state. & 2) A Christian's politics begins with this phrase: Jesus is king. It's easy for us to let go of one phrase or the other. But a biblical view of politics insists on both.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Being a dad: smiling and playing with the kids like nothing's wrong even though your head is filled with burdens at work, church, home, and beyond.

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

If I might play ecclesiological schoolmarm for a second... Individuals can't "leave the SBC." Only churches can. Individuals can only resign membership in an SBC church. Relevance? Your Christian identity, by Christ's authorization, is tied to a church, not a denomination.

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

Something I see again and again: born again people love, seriously LOVE, to hear the Bible preached.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

“If you’re unwilling to offend people, pastoral ministry is not for you. If you are eager to offend people, pastoral ministry is not for you.” @isickadams

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

People sometimes criticize the idea of "legislating morality." Yet name one law--just one--that doesn't legislate someone's morality. There aren't any. This is what law does. Every law--immigration, tax, airplane construction--depends upon some morality and concept of justice.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Something comforting that years of pastoring teaches you: time has a way of revealing all. The unjust are eventually exposed and the just are vindicated, often (not always) in this world even. Therefore, don’t invest too much in the hasty judgments of the moment.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Perhaps this bit from Oliver O'Donovan should be recycled through the evangelical twitter-verse about once a week for the next year?

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Jonathan Leeman

@JonathanLeeman

3 years

Being among saints outside the US reminds me of how parochial we Americans Christians can be, as if our conversations and controversies ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD! Praise God he's up to far more than just the US. And I'm glad saints elsewhere are patient w/us.🙄😁

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

Objections to @timkellernyc 's statement that Jesus came "primarily to forgive sin" testify to how shriveled our views have become of God's holiness and of the gravity of our sin before him, which in turn means shriveled ideas about the amazingness of grace.

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

Today is our last Sunday at @chbcdc . Been there since 1996 (minus seminary). Church plant begins next week. Talk about mixed emotions. Next Sunday is exciting! This Sunday I'm longing for the day, as the hymn puts it, "Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths never end."

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Two ways false teaching gains traction in church: 1) thru evangelistic impulse: "If we put it this way, non-Ctians will listen." 2) thru friendship: "His teaching is a little off, but he's a good guy. I know him. He loves Jesus." God uses bad for good; Satan uses good for bad.

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

David Platt at T4G: "Why are so many of our churches so white? Why are so many seminaries and mission organizations so white? Why is this conference so white? Why do we look like time capsules preserving the effects of the past?"

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Jonathan Leeman

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6 years

A friend said the smart Christian men she knows tend to be cynical. I hope not. Smart people, be careful. Cynicism a form of pride, self-protection, faithlessness. Love always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

“If you rearrange the letters in Britney Spears it spells Presbyterians. Coincidence? I don’t think so.” Sam Emadi #thingsthatmakeyougohmmm

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

If you want to grow your social media platform, specialize in criticism. Be an articulate conduit for the fear, anger, or jealousy of others. With every added follower, you'll feel affirmed in the justice of your cause. You're doing good, you can say to yourself.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

If you are interested in building a healthy church, start by recognizing the difference between gospel health and Pharisee health. Gospel health, ironically, looks messier because it begins and continues with the confession of sin.

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Jonathan Leeman

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3 years

A refrain I'm hearing more and more from pastors: "I'm having a hard time keeping up with the catechizing power of social media on my congregation."

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Jonathan Leeman

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7 years

Pastor friend just asked if a church should discipline someone who participated in Cville march and refused to disavow and apologize. Yes.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

A principle way to prevent PASTORAL ABUSE is for pastors to remember they are CHURCH MEMBERS before they are PASTORS. They are growing disciples of Christ, who need instruction and accountability, encouragement and correction. And they should build relationships accordingly.

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"...because a man’s house is his place of most secure refuge, it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fetus in the womb before it has come to light.” (from commentary on Exodus, 21:22)

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2 years

Actually, a Christian nation does exist, and it’s called the church (1 Peter 2:9). It’s comprised of people from every nation on earth. Perhaps the best way to become a real Christian nationalist, then, is to join a church.

“Christian Nationalism” Misrepresents Jesus, So We Should Reject It

Christian nationalism doesn’t push forward toward the eschaton, but backward toward the old covenant. It’s anti-new covenant. It nominalizes Christianity and, within a generation, undermines it...

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

My goal is to open up a little space of Christian freedom for other churches to make different judgment calls, and then to encourage all of us to exercise patience and charity with one another and our churches as we make those different calls.

A Time for Civil Disobedience? A Response to Grace Community Church’s Elders

Before your church follows John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church and begins to gather in defiance of governmental orders this Sunday, I'd like to suggest that civil disobedience may not be the only...

www.9marks.org

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Lead pastors of the churches planted in the DC area by @chbcdc during @MarkDever ’s time. Praise God.

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Jonathan Leeman

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Cancel culture is social media’s version of church discipline, you know, minus love, minus redemptive intent, minus a congregation’s relationship with a person and commitment to his or her good, minus the accountability of those doing the discipline, minus biblical wisdom.

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In the summer of 1993, age 20, I heard John Stott preach at Falls Church (then) Episcopal. Afterward, I stood in line to ask, "Do you ever doubt Christianity? If so, what do you do?" He answered, "I go back to the one thing I know for certain: I'm a sinner, and I need a savior."

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"Ministry is built on a thousand awkward conversations." Ryan Fullerton

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If your theology changes and now disagrees with your church’s statement of faith, the humble action, I believe, is to talk with the pastors. Give them a chance to persuade you otherwise. If they don’t, resign. This serves church *unity,* which can extend across churches. 1/3

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

"The pastor has the difficult task of being a non-argumentative person who knows how to make good arguments." @RevKevDeYoung

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

"And then please hear me when I say as graciously as I can: we Africans are not children in need of western enlightenment when it comes to the church’s sexual ethics. We do not need to hear a progressive U.S. bishop lecture us about our need to 'grow up.' "Let me assure you...

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How to live as a Christian at a secular university: 1. Pick town w/good church 2. Quickly join 3. Live off campus w/members 4. Excel in classes 5. Get to know profs--coffee etc 6. Do a few college activities for non-C relationships. 7. Embrace weirdness: evangelize 8. Don't drink

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Jonathan Leeman

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Church services in which the minister and the band up front perform, and the people act like spectators, is our new kind of clericalism. It’s the very thing the Reformers, reacting to the Mass, worked against by involving the congregation. (Paraphrasing Jonathan Gibson)

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

A good pastor, like a good parent or coach, usually only asks for one or two steps toward maturity at a time, even though fifty might be needed.

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3 years

The ability to disagree strenuously with someone and yet maintain an open and affectionate heart for the person is something we could probably all grow in. It’s a lesson God teaches in part through family.

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3 years

Be praying for churches and pastors in Afghanistan.

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3 years

From a Church leader in Kabul: “The Taliban is sending letters to churches saying, ‘We know who you are and we’re coming for you.’” Lord, have mercy.

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I've decided to announce my vote.

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Parents, don't turn your children into idols. Their shoulders can't bear the weight of being gods. You'll eventually crush them. And don't turn your marriage into an idol. Your spouse can't support that weight either. Only one can uphold the universe, and all your hopes, too.

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If you want to do culture-war preaching that your audience will love, criticize the other side. If you want to do culture-war preaching that your audience needs, (gently) correct your own side.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

One more reason pastors should preach the gospel to church members every Sunday is because the idols in our hearts remain, and those idols spent all week rallying the flesh to make war against the Spirit and the new man. So tell your people again: Jesus is Savior and Lord!

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Jonathan Leeman

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A not infrequent occurrence: Read something frustrating on Twitter.... Type up a response... Stare at it for 30 to 60 seconds... Silently argue with myself... Click the "X" delete button... Close the computer and go get a snack as a reward for myself.

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Jonathan Leeman

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Virtual church trains us to think of our faith in autonomous and pragmatic terms. It teaches us we can follow Jesus without teaching us what it means to be a part of his family and to inconvenience ourselves for this family.

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It's amazing how much we'll forgive and charitably overlook in one another when our politics align.

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Jonathan Leeman

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5 years

Changing the culture of your church, family, or any organization doesn't merely or even primarily come from weeding out the bad. It comes from growing the good. So pull weeds, yes, but spend more time planting seeds. Good will help to overwhelm the bad.

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Jonathan Leeman

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4 years

Pastor Greg Gilbert once asked during an evening service, “Who would like to preach the evening devotional?” Dozens of eager male hands go up. Pregnant pause. Then “Which of you serve in the nursery or children’s ministry?” Hands drop. Well done, Greg (Story from @bobby_jamieson )

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5 years

A sermon illustration for parents and pastors from my lemon tree: Its leaves were falling. I assumed: more water! I kept watering. The real problem: too much water causing root rot. My solution made it worse. If you're "teachy" like me, sometimes we need to give people space.

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Jonathan Leeman

@JonathanLeeman

4 years

"We have two extremes among evangelicals right now: those who can't wait to say when someone's wrong, and those who never want to say when people are wrong." @albertmohler

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Jonathan Leeman

@JonathanLeeman

3 years

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Middle East, saints from all around the world, as if arriving on a highway from Egypt to Assyria, sing. Isaiah 19:23

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