Pastor, passionate about soul care and Glorifying God through shepherding His people, applying the Word to suffering, and training others to counsel biblically
Arizona, USA
Joined May 2022
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"Let us regard all who would damage the authority of the Bible, or impugn its credit, as spiritual robbers." - J. C. Ryle
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When someone is showing signs of being an antinomian, I ask whether they've been reading R Scott Clark. Typically the answer is yes.
Mike is right about Paul Washer. When people in crisis over lack of assurance contact me one of the diagnostic questions I ask is whether this person has been listening to Washer. I also ask if this person has been listening to John MacArthur. Typically the person in crisis has been listening to one or both.
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Also noteworthy is that the Presbyterian denominations that have maintained orthodox confessionalism have moved much closer to Congregationalism than traditional, confessional Presbyterianism.
“Baptists cannot, even with all the best intentions in the world, be confessional because they simply lack the denominational polity needed to implement true confessionalism.”
I would argue that as a matter of historical record, Presbyterianism has had greater difficulty maintaining an orthodox confession than Baptist polity.
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Did you know all of the ancient Greek and Hebrew books we publish you can download for free on our website?
Spread the word. We are trying to make biblical language education free for all people, especially those who could not otherwise afford it!
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Should missionaries practice biblical counseling? In this blog post, Ryan Thomas answers this question with compelling clarity from Scripture as he discusses his own family's missionary experience. ow.ly/pIu95100zUs
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Fifty yards behind U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith, one hundred wounded American soldiers were lying on stretchers inside an unarmored medical aid station with only handguns to defend themselves.
Coming straight toward them were one hundred Iraqi Republican Guard soldiers armed with rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, and automatic rifles.
On April 4, 2003, at Baghdad International Airport, Smith and sixteen soldiers were building a holding pen when the enemy launched a massive ambush from both sides and a watchtower above.
Within minutes, the supporting Bradley fighting vehicle ran low on ammunition and took battle damage, and three soldiers inside Smith's M113 armored personnel carrier were badly wounded by gunfire and shrapnel.
After dragging the wounded men to safety and throwing a grenade to slow the first wave, Smith saw the enemy flanking the wall toward the medical station. If that wall fell, one hundred helpless wounded Americans would be slaughtered on their stretchers.
Why did Smith climb onto the exposed roof of a damaged M113 armored carrier instead of fighting from behind cover?
Because on an M113 carrier, the heavy .50-caliber Browning machine gun is mounted externally on top of the hatch. You cannot aim it or reload its ammunition boxes from inside the armor. Even worse, an enemy rocket had set the armored carrier's engine compartment on fire, meaning the vehicle could explode beneath his feet at any second.
Smith did not step off that burning vehicle.
Ordering a private to back the smoking M113 right into the breach while he stayed in the open turret, Smith grabbed the handles of the .50-caliber machine gun in the direct crossfire of enemy snipers in the watchtower.
With flames roaring behind his back and bullets sparking off the aluminum hull, another soldier lying inside passed up three heavy steel boxes of .50-caliber ammunition.
Smith fired nearly four hundred rounds, single-handedly breaking the assault and killing up to fifty enemy soldiers before a final bullet struck his neck.
Every single one of the one hundred wounded Americans in the aid station lived.
He was the first soldier in the Iraq War to be awarded the Medal of Honor. A shield does not move when the fire starts.
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I had the joy of sitting down with Ernie Baker and @shannonkaymccoy to chat about my new book, “Biblical Counseling and Foundations.” @ShepherdPress
We discuss Cornelius Van Til, presuppositions, epistemology, the antithesis, common grace, and current issues in the biblical counseling movement.
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Samson: You’re not trying to find my weakness so that you can betray me are you?
Delilah:
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“I bet you that Browning hat I can do it in 25.”
THE TERMINAL LIST Season 2 based on TRUE BELIEVER drops all episodes on October 21. First 2 episodes hit the big screen in over 70 @RegalMovies theaters across the country for one night only on October 20. officialjackcarr.com/the-ter…
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Grateful for all of our new members! Get ready to enjoy teaching from…
- Dr. Daniel Berger (@drbergerdr) on understanding secular psychology from a biblical worldview
- Dr. Sean Perron (@seanperron) on Jesus’ counseling method
- Dr. Stephen Yuille (@JStephenYuille) on how the Puritans can help us counsel more effectively
- Matthew Statler (@StatlerMatthew) on post traumatic stress and suffering
- Nick Sevier (@sevier_nick) on theology and method in our counseling collaborations
If you’re certified by @ACBC or pursuing certification and would like to join us, we now offer a special rate for ACBC members.
Check that out here: biblicalcounselorssociety.co…
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Yes, let us reason together.
@BobKellemen seems to imply that @seanperron’s story is false in his first point. But he doesn’t know that this story was shared publicly at a live Q&A during the ACBC conference, as a few hundred people can confirm.
With that said, let’s address each of his remarks in turn:
1. Lots of “assumptions” here. But it’s not uncommon for people spend thousands of dollars on ineffective counseling. And this is what the pastor said in a public forum; Sean is simply relaying what was reported to him seeing no reason to call the pastor or the woman a liar.
2. Exponential growth in no way applies growth in every area of the world, nor does it imply that CIBC has no influence. The pastor who shared this story is in another country where CIBC unfortunately has considerable influence.
3. What planet is Bob on? The entire conflict is about CIBC bringing things outside of Scripture into counseling.
4. No one is against extra biblical information, as has been said again and again and again and… again. But Bob intentionally disregards this extra biblical information to prop up his divisive agenda.
5. Yes, we can all marshall testimonials to defend our positions. But, some testimonials accord with the truth and glorify God more than others. We should all rejoice in the power of God to transform this woman’s life.
6. Bob skewers ACBC every chance he gets, with virtually every other breath he takes. The breathes in between are spent doing his weird subtle-brag thing he does in point 5.
7. Bob doesn’t make the rules. The Bible itself is full of testimonials that point to the power of God’s word to transform lives.
