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God in a manger, defenceless enfleshed
Immanuel crying&fighting4breath
God in a manger wriggling&raw
Spread on t wood, enthroned on t straw

God @ Golgotha pierced in His flesh
Immanuel crying&fighting4breath
God @ Golgotha forsaken&lost
Spread on the wood, enthroned on the cross

Nice moment in #TheBibleUK: by the empty tomb John says, "Jesus is gone" Peter replies "He's not gone, He's back!"

#ChristmasStarts before the world began with a Father, Son and Spirit who wanted to share.

Legislating bedroom behaviour is not so much a questionable view of sex as a questionable view of the state

The Virgin Birth: because man cannot make a Messiah

Adam: Man of earth, formed by God, made to rule but dust to dust
Jesus: Man of heaven, filled by God, reigning now from coast to coast

#Christmasmeans the release of Adam 2.0

He entered our family to bring us into His. #EnjoyYourChristmas

#Christmasmeans In Jesus, God has irreversibly pledged to us His life, His being and His future forevermore.

#christmasmeans God has made Himself ours

#Christmasmeans The Lord of the cosmos is my Brother - bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh

#Christmasmeans humanity has a future - God's!

#Ashes If ur looking for positives, that's a heck of a follow through pic.twitter.com/PzKYHZBSmN

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) December 27, 2013

How to have a good conversation: Don't be interesting. Be interested

The life of the #kingdom is the life of down-scaling, cheek-turning, rights-yielding, self-giving love. i.e. Christ's life.

Dan2: Christ is the small rock filling the world
Dan3: Christ is the co-sufferer in the furnace
Dan4: Christ is the Lowliest of men (v17)

<< Nebuchadnezzar's glory is contrasted with, and conquered by, a theology of the cross

I've finally ditched my Blackberry. Apple's my new jam.

Ryan Bell's gonna spend "a year without God", proving that he doesn't have a faith to lose, only a book deal to gain.

Fascinating to see outraged reaction to this next RT. What is the path to true joy...?

Oh Lord. RT @ClassicPixs: Girl praying in an orphanage, New York City, 1947 pic.twitter.com/KZUJLM9Lrj

— Derren Brown (@DerrenBrown) January 2, 2014

<< 'Self last' used to be the obviously moral position. Now it's the obviously immoral position. Last week a friend told me "I cant be a hypocrite, I need to put myself first." Nowadays "You Last" strikes the world as inauthentic & wrong If everyone's meant 2 put themselves last that is the *most* uplifting teaching for the downtrodden. They are clearly closest to the kingdom The only time we feel we are not worthy is in the presence of celebrities #ModernLife Investigating God? Before you ask "What kind of evidence will convince me?", ask "What kind of God am I considering here?" >>

<< Too many people say they've found no evidence for God when actually they've been looking for a Big Foot in the Sky. >>

<< But what if God is the Source of Being? Then *everything* is evidence. What if He showed up in the flesh? The Jesus is the place to start If there's no personal foundation to the universe, everything really is 'set in stone' Some are able to imagine a god just powerful enough to control everything but not powerful enough to liberate everything. Christians believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. Materialists believe in the virgin birth of the cosmos. Choose your miracle. "The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to violate it." GK Chesterton Christianity is not an additional, extraordinary belief. It's the framework in which to grasp an extraordinary world. Don't tell me I MUST visit the Bayeux tapestry. I hate quilt trips

@MichaelVaughan BREAKING: ECB call for Ashes re-match after Johnson accused of "chucking" pic.twitter.com/CxUNIGgAnu

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) January 6, 2014

"The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to violate it." GK Chesterton

Sinners are strangers to God in the far country.
Slaves are strangers to God in the field.
Sons are sinners in the Father’s arms.
#Luke15

Sinners are wretched in their rebellion.
Slaves are wretched in their righteousness.
Sons are wretches, wrapped in His robes.
#Luke15

What to have with my bacon sandwich: Ketchup or HP? #crowdsaucing

What's your favourite method of resolving an argument? Hit me

Different attitudes to Christmas: #Advent pic.twitter.com/ohSKqSSM3O

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) December 1, 2013

Before Scripture becomes the norming norm it strikes us as the weirding weird

Actually all norms are norming norms. A norm that norms is normal. Really we mean 'a norm-norming norm' right? Anyone hungry?

The trick with the problem of evil & suffering is to make sure it's a problem. Thankfully the Christian finds it the biggest problem of all

If God is God then He is the certainty, we are the ones in doubt. Therefore *from the outset* skepticism refuses to consider God as God

#John12 God speaks and folks hear a thunderstorm but when Jesus is lifted up they will believe #theologyofthecross

#Isaiah25 Salvation = shame removed, death swallowed up, tears wiped away & global feasting with Christ #EnjoyYourDay

Evangelism is easy. Once you accept that it's mortifying.

The guitarist keeps repeating the same chords, over and over and over. I think he has GCD.

— Church Curmudgeon (@ChrchCurmudgeon) November 25, 2013

Again and again we're told that God's Face shines on us. (Eg Num6; Ps80) In Jesus, God beams at you. #EnjoyYourDay

It's the week for coming out I guess. John Piper finally pins his colours to the mast- he's a Calvinist http://www.desiringgod.org/calvinist 

You don't have to wait to be welcomed into the kingdom. Thru the gospel Christ *has* welcomed u with open arms (Rom15:7) #EnjoyYourDay

Jesus doesn't merely outshine, He also kindles. His glory is an outgoing brilliance.

The Light of the world does not shine merely to attract & dazzle but, more, to enlighten & share. (Jn17:22!) #EnjoyYourDay

@Aggerscricket Ever the gentleman, Clarke decided not to declare until Swann notched up his 150. #SpiritofCricket

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) December 6, 2013

'In the shadow of your wings I take refuge til the storm has passed.' (Ps57) The storm will pass and the refuge is secure. #EnjoyYourDay

1) Pray. 2) Open Bible. 3) Point to Jesus. 4) Say "Look!". 5) Repeat #EnjoyYourMinistry

What were we thinking... Next Christmas video we'll just give some comfortable westerners free tvs and such. #WestJetChristmas

Don't worry, there'll be sleighbells too, so you know it'll be #Christmassy. #WestJetChristmas

Cos nothing says #SpiritofChristmas like a company's publicity stunt playing on our aspirations for luxury goods. #WestjetChristmas

"True God and true Man" is not a box to tick in order to affirm our orthodoxy. It's the heart of the good news.

Fun to think that behind every pretty face is a skull that will shriek in a box for millennia.

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) November 11, 2013

I'm always reminded with the #Ashes how the English and the Australians are both proud but in ways they themselves are blind to.

<< Every Aussie thinks the Poms are proud. And every Englishman thinks Australians are arrogant. They're both right of course!

Which led to this conversation

Prayer is an articulation of union with Christ. We shouldn't be able to talk about one without the other.

Isaiah confronted idolatry with poetry

Idea for website - http://unknow-unfollowers.com  Once u've discovered who's unfollowed u, the site wipes yr memory & delivers a mild electric shock

Carols services are a conspiracy to make us all post-millennial #Isaiah9 #Psalm72 #Micah5 #JoyToTheWorld.

"To us the Son is given" (Isaiah 9:6) #Amazing

Great spoof of John Lewis ad on front cover of Private Eye: pic.twitter.com/4wUeiKT6jL via @lukelewis

— Andrew Bloch (@AndrewBloch) November 27, 2013

Ah, the Aztec priest, there's a man after my own heart

Captain Sacrifabulous. (My altar ego)

Earn £££s from the comfort of your own home. Enrol in our School of Voodoo Acupuncture. Act now and receive a free doll.

Why curse when our stainless steel needles can remotely bless a friend or family member? #VoodooAcupuncture

Cos, you know, you'd stick needles in the doll. But in a good way, see? See what I did? #VoodooAcupuncture

Darn it! http://voodooacupuncture.com is taken. And there's already a Facebook page. 7 likes, if you were wondering.

Lawyers! Remember the Queen of all 1D fans can assist your case. That's right, Miss Direction helps con jurors.

Oh good, as an Australian in England, I've always found it hard to get a fair herring pic.twitter.com/m7xM13cWr2

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) November 15, 2013

Church: God's mission strategy for the world

You want to 'balance' faith & works? You want to 'balance' grace & holiness? You may as well try to 'balance' a tree & its fruit

Our constant fear: if we're known we won't be loved. But John10:14-15, we are seen to the depths & loved to eternity #EnjoyYourDay

My friend won't lend me his Joseph Heller novel till I've read it! #therearenowords

My seive's better than yours. #HolierThanThou

The 23rd Psalm is Christ speaking - the Anointed One who 'returns' to the house of the LORD. The good news is... His cup overflows to you.

The Word became flesh and remains flesh. He has pledged His life, His future, His very being to us forevermore. #EnjoyYourDay

it's a sob-aphone... A SOB-APHONE, for crying out loud.

The sign of Immanuel is as deep as Sheol and as high as Heaven - the virgin's Child comprehends all things Isaiah7:10-14

Hosea6:6 paraphrase - I want love-passed-on not sacrifice-offered-up #gracerunsdownhill

To enter the kingdom you must become like great warriors? Bible experts? Sinless saints? No - little children. Matt18:3 #EnjoyYourDay

#Ps32 All transgressions forgiven & sins covered. Hidden in Christ. Protected from trouble. Surrounded by songs of deliverance #EnjoyYourDay

1Sam16: David chosen & NOT his brothers. 1Sam17: David chooses to fight FOR his brothers. Election = 1st our reprobation then our salvation

"We must not be nervous abt “parallels” & “pagan Christs”: they ought 2b there—it wd be a stumbling block if they weren’t." Lewis

The door said push, I pulled. Lesser men would feel embarrassed but my *genuine* 1st thought was: "To me, that font communicates 'pull'"

Mitchell Johnson in full flight #Ashes pic.twitter.com/YmsssxTxdX

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) November 24, 2013

For the empty (children), heaven's gates are as wide as Jesus' arms. For the full (rich young ruler) they are as narrow as the eye of a needle.

Enjoying 'Jesus on Every Page' by @davidpmurray on the train...

"Abraham's faith wrapped itself around the promised Satan-crushing, world-blessing, life-giving Seed of the woman, just as ours does"

"What mercy for Jesus to save David! What compassion for Jesus to save Samson! What forgiveness for Jesus to pardon Rahab!"

"Whenever we read of souls being converted in the OT it is 2 the Messiah they were turned- not 2 God in general but 2 Christ in particular"

<< "They heard the gospel and they believed in the coming Savior"

"Unless we understand that OT saints were saved by grace thru faith in the Messiah we will view them as moralists, ritualists & legalists"

"As the Angel of the LORD, Christ was continually at work thruout the OT- revealing, redeeming, covenanting, interceding, comforting etc..."

Contradictory Celebs: Matt Gloss, Demi More, Bleak Lively #contradictorycelebs

What kind of God is He? The kind that puts everything on hold because a woman in need tugs at His shirt. #Jesus #Mark5 #EnjoyYourDay

Why can't you earn heaven? Because no-one auditions for a Family

What to have with my bacon sandwich: Ketchup or HP? #crowdsaucing

When folks search for "the gospel of"... pic.twitter.com/LjeeTtsPAD

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) November 16, 2013

THIS is the most perfect illustration of "put off the old self" ever.

In Christ ur members of God's flock, purchased by God's blood, fed by God's word & surrounded by God's grace. Acts20 #EnjoyYourDay

To be "Trinitarian" without being Christ-centred is like writing an "Ode to Love" with no-one in mind.

Husbands should pray to GUSH: Gentleness (Col3:19); Understanding (1Pet3:7); Sacrifice (Eph5:25); Headship (Eph5:23)

I've read to the end, it's going to be ok. If it's not ok now, it's not the end. #EnjoyYourDay

"The cross is a pulpit, and the lesson Christ preached on it is love." (Augustine)

"A comedy is a story that begins in pain but ends in joy" Dante. *Because* life is a comedy, we expect pain. #theologyofsuffering

Jesus - self-abasing Slave & sacrificial Lamb - HE reveals the name and nature of God. #nogodlikeHim #Phil2 #EnjoyYourDay

If u really want 'another reformation' don't keep speaking of 'grace' as a substance or motivational technique. That's medieval catholicism

DO speak of Christ who *is* the grace of God, given freely for sinners.

"To 1 who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly their faith is credited as righteousness." Rom5:5 #EnjoyYourReformationDay

Mark Driscoll's rejection of pacifism (and theology of glory) by Preston Sprinkle http://facultyblog.eternitybiblecollege.com/2013/10/driscolls-dejesus-uncrossed/ …

1Cor1:2 Dear Christian, you are set apart as special by Jesus Christ and called holy in Him. In other words, You're a saint #EnjoyYourDay

Reformation Day: celebrating the first, last and only time Pinterest mattered

Twitter is about striking that delicate balance between 1) incisive social commentary and 2) toilet humour. Today I'm doing a number 2

"Grace alone" and "faith alone" are the objective and subjective descriptions of how salvation is given in "Christ alone" *He* is the centre

Love this by Andy Crouch on why matter matters in matters of sex and the body

I have no idea what "sold out for Jesus" means. But I'm pretty sure the *Biblical* phrase is "purchased in full."

"Conversational evangelism is not mainly abt 'going from secular 2 spiritual things' but from superficial 2 important things" @michael_ots

What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? Institutional racism #ruinedpunchline

KnockKnock.
Who there?
Ray Davies.
Ray Davies of TheWho?
No ur thinkin of RogerDaltrey, ever heard of the Kinks?
*silence*
#ruinedpunchline

A wisecracking barman walks into a stable. The horses exact brutal revenge for years of unprovoked verbal abuse. #ruinedpunchline

My dog's got no distinguishing features?
What's funny about that?
Why is everything a joke with you?
#ruinedpunchline

What do u call a boomerang that doesn't return? True fact: most don't! Those that do are called 'Returning Boomerangs' #ruinedpunchline

Just remembered this, the greatest #ruinedpunchline pic.twitter.com/zPdlPQpve8

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) November 3, 2013

How many Irishmen does it take to change a tired and shallow cultural stereotype? Tirty tree. #ruinedpunchline

Did you hear the one about the Chinese Dentist every afternoon subjected to racist "jokes"? :( #ruinedpunchline #punchlinesthatruin

Vet: "I'm going to have 2 put yr dog down." Me:"Why, is it heavy? :)" Vet: "No it mauled 3 children, we've been thru this" #ruinedpunchline

What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs? An easy target - Yee Har! Lock n load! #ruinedpunchline

What do you call a 3-legged donkey? Disabled? Differently abled? Ambulatorially Challenged? It's a minefield! #ruinedpunchline

- Someone called you an owl.
- Who?
- Hahaha!
- Who?
Who dammit!??
- Hahahahaha!
- I'll kill you, I'll kill all of you
#ruinedpunchline

Why should you avoid telling secrets in a cornfield? Because the NSA is everywhere #topical #ruinedpunchline

WORRIES beseige us. But #Phil4 promises if we PRAY em 'with thanksgiving' 2 our loving Father it's PEACE that will surround us #EnjoyYourDay

The Life of Heaven (or holiness) is not our journey to Jesus: Up and In. It's Jesus' journey to us (and then with us): Down and Out.

As lost as ur in Adam is as saved as ur in Christ. The wretchedness u feel is more than matched by the righteousness He gives #EnjoyYourDay

The Spirit's job is not really to make our flesh feel saved. In *spite* of our flesh He testifies to our spirits thru the gospel word Rom7-8

Things I love abt Emma's blog: 1) it's 'theology of the cross' w/o being 'misery loves company'. 2) It doesn't bemoan but celebrates church...

<< 3) It does 'honesty' and *then* truth (some of us only manage the latter), 4) it's her, just totally her. http://emmascrivener.net

All that 'finding your identity in the gospel' stuff sounds brilliantly Lutheran, but it's not the whole story...

..Luther: We live far above ourselves in Christ by faith but we ALSO live far beneath ourselves in our neighbour thru love. 2nd bit=crucial.

Thus pastoral advice isn't always 'Look to Christ'. Good gospel advice is also 'Now pass it on in sacrificial service'

In Christ, ur not just loved with the love that belongs to Him. Ur also liked with the like that He deserves #EnjoyYourDay

Your home is where His heart is. #Ex28 #Heb7 #EnjoyYourDay

Every pastoral crisis is an opportunity to hear the gospel again, only this time u might actually listen.

Pyromaniac's Proverb: It takes a child to raze a village

1/2 #Gravity: Spectacular! 90 mins of sustained threat. Even more harrowing is the #worldview it inhabits: The heavens are aimless&deadly...

2/2 So embrace tragedy, stand on the shoulders of the dead&if ur VERY lucky u'll emerge into a new stage in the struggle 4 survival #Gravity

For the outcast & weak the LORD upholds, feeds, frees, gives sight, lifts, loves, watches over & sustains #Ps146 #EnjoyYourDay

I can't shed tears in public. It's a crying shame :(

Human nature isn't atomistic, it's Adamistic

Us evangelists are a hardy breed. Despite my car being dead, I'm now off to Scotland to preach. This is what we train for

One Friday the King of Glory said 'Job Done!' (John19:30). His perfect work became our eternal rest. #EnjoyYourWeekend

At Yom Kippur, the sacrifices&scapegoat were vital but the focus was the High Priest himself. Worth thinking abt when considering #atonement

CofE baptises three times as many adults as Baptist Union. Only 60% of Anglican baptisms are babies under 1 http://www.affinity.org.uk/foundations-issues/issue-63-article-4---the-anglican-doctrine-of-baptism … @LeeGatiss

You may call me crazy, writing a sequel to Antigone. "All the characters are dead" you'll say. I say "Antigtwo" writes itself!

My motto has always been to "always give 100%”. Makes blood donation problematic.

— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) November 6, 2013

If you read Exodus backwards, the Israelites run from torrential bread-storms to seek work in Egypt #BackwardsBible

If you read Ruth backwards, Boaz divorces&repatriates his asylum-seeking wife after finding another man's shoe #BackwardsBible

If you read Genesis 25-27 backwards, Isaac blesses his cross dressing son who becomes a successful caterer #BackwardsBible

If you read 1 Samuel 17 backwards, David, just one day from retirement, sees the daddy of all zombies and quits #BackwardsBible

If you read Isaiah 6 backwards, the prophet hurls a seraph at the altar after hearing his job description #BackwardsBible

If you read Luke 5 backwards, Jesus encourages his friends to pursue many and varied career paths #BackwardsBible

If you read Matthew 17 backwards, Peter chokes a fish to death having come up short for the temple tax #BackwardsBible

If you read Acts 5 backwards, a wealthy couple leave a substantial legacy to the church #BackwardsBible

If you read Acts 8 backwards, Philip gets blown through a chariot. An Ethiopian is bemused #BackwardsBible

If you read John 2 backwards, Jesus tidies a temple and ruins a wedding #BackwardsBible

If you read Acts 2 backwards, Peter appears drunk in town having driven away 95% of the church #BackwardsBible

If you read Genesis 2 backwards, Adam faints at the sight of a naked lady. He sends away all the animals and dies alone :( #BackwardsBible

New Ruling: There are only 2 possible exits from a #BackwardsBible scene. 1) A moonwalk, 2) reverse pregnancy. 2) is strictly forbidden

If you read John 6-8 backwards, Jesus throws a woman to the mob, steals everyone's lunch then moon-walks on water #BackwardsBible

If you read Gen 3 backwards, the LORD drags Adam&Eve into the garden, gives them a stern dressing down, exits, moonwalking #BackwardsBible

My favourites from others...

Sudden and unexplained arrival of herd of sea-pigs prompts man's insanity. (by @IsaacPain)

Christian missionary renounces his faith and begins to persecute believers after being knocked over by Jesus #BackwardsBible (by @DaveTrigg)

Jesus tells a man to sit down before sending him away to fix a hole in the roof. #backwardsbible (by @DaveTrigg)

Pursued by a star, some wise men spend 2 years fleeing from a new born baby. #backwardsbible (by @DaveTrigg)

An injured man is dumped in the road by a Samaritan and then some other men come and give him money. #BackwardsBible (by@richardwardman)

After getting mistaken for a gardener Jesus goes to hide in a cave and has an angel cover it with a large stone. #BackwardsBible (by  ‏@DZRishmawy)

How about the time Jesus rubbed mud on someone's eyes and made him blind? (by @petekillingley)

#ClichedBible "I was born reddy" (Esau; Gen 25:25)

#ClichedBible "Totes Amaze Bowls" (Rev16) and "Dead Enosh" (Gen5:11)

#ClichedBible "That's how I roll" (Ezekiel 1:19)

#ClichedBible "I'll sleep when I'm dead" (1Thes4:13)

#ClichedBible "Aw, hell no" (Matt16:20)

#ClichedBible "Shut up and kiss me" (Psalm 2:12)

#ClichedBible "It's all good" (Gen1:31). "It's all goo'd" (Lev13:10)

A Decent Shepherd mends the fences. What kind of Shepherd DIES 4 sheep? Jesus. And He rises 2 know u & give u life 2 the full #EnjoyYourDay

Our sorrows are not senseless. They are seeds. (Ps126:5) A jubilant harvest is coming, far exceeding the tears that we sow. #EnjoyYourDay

There are no hidden catches, no secret levels. God is completely given 2u in Jesus (John3:35f). If u have Jesus u have it all #EnjoyYourDay

To those worried about making The Right Decision.... Remember, even if you choose perfectly, you're still forgiven.

No need to atone for the past. Nothing to prove in the future. #EnjoyYourDay

Those who protest their innocence loudest, feel their guilt keenest. Those who own their guilt quickest, know their justification best.

Radiohead's frontman tends to dominate. As a rule of thom

Let's play #NameThatHashtag... William Webb Ellis. Strip Pokemon. Pheasant for Grouse... ??

#GameChanger

#NameThatHashtag My sieve's better than yours

Holier than thou

#NameThatHashtag Superabundance of a herb. 80s pop classic. Repeatedly.

#Thyme after thyme

He is completely open to you (Jn15:15). He is completely given to you (Jn15:13). What a Friend we have in Jesus. #EnjoyYourDay

St Pancras: A guy in the shop wanted to impress the French salesman. "Bonjour" he said. "Oh u speak French?" "Oui, un petit pois"

In case you missed it acronyms are rife on Twitter

ICYMI see previous tweet

IOW ISTM OK. And by OK I mean Over Kill

If you really believed in finding your identity IN JESUS, you wouldn't talk so much about FINDING YOUR IDENTITY in Jesus.

God is not hidden behind Jesus. In Jesus - with arms outstretched to the world - He is revealed in radiant glory. #EnjoyYourDay

There is a Mediator with God. He's fully accepted by God and 100% on our side - the Man Christ Jesus. #1Tim2 #EnjoyYourDay

#Lev17 Jesus says: "My Life is in the blood and I have given it to you to make atonement." He holds nothing back. #EnjoyYourDay

#Ps116 "Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you." Count the ways and #enjoyyourday

"All authority in heaven&earth" does not lie with fate, chance or distant powers. It lies in the nail-scarred hands of Jesus #EnjoyYourDay

Remember: Spring Forwards, Autumn't you put the clock back an hour?

Jeremy Irons, but Ben Folds.

— James Martin (@Pundamentalism) October 19, 2013

Judging by the follow thru, definitely a leggy “@edlever: Ladies & Gentlemen, this is how you go bowling. pic.twitter.com/SxRSN5H5d1”

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) October 21, 2013

Don't answer, it's a trick. pic.twitter.com/vph4O9olHI

— Notorious B.A.R.R.Y. (@QuantumPirate) October 7, 2013

#AddaWordRuinaMovie Slum Dog. Millionaire Otter

#AddaWordRuinaMovie When Harry Met Sally Gunnell

#AddaWordRuinaMovie Batman Begins Pilates

#AddaWordRuinaMovie Die Hard Belieber. (Works as adjective OR imperative)

#AddaWordRuinAMovie Batman Yodels, Batman: Tax Returns, Batman Forever Itchy, Batman Begins Decoupage, Dark Knight Bakes, Dark Knight: Bread Rises

Our grace-fuelled response to God's grace-filled approach is LAW. *Christ's* response on our behalf is GOSPEL.

LAW = the righteous demand upon the living (that kills)
GOSPEL = the gracious promise to the dead (that brings life)

LAW = Life => Death
GOSPEL = Death => Life

LAW = Jesus my Coach
GOSPEL = Jesus my Champion

Genesis, Deuteronomy, Joshua end with deaths. Matthew, Mark, Luke & John end with resurrection. Revelation ends with the death of death

Christian, u will... eat from the tree of life, never taste the 2nd death, receive your true name from Jesus, rule the nations...

...u will... be acknowledged by all heaven, have God's name written on you & sit down with Christ to reign forever (Rev2-3) #EnjoyYourDay

A lot of the eschatological arguments people make are Pre- Post- A- rous.

— Church Curmudgeon (@ChrchCurmudgeon) October 7, 2013

Let's play a game. A tweeting game. I'll feed you the set-up, you tweet the punchline...

#AltogetherNow #FinishtheFunny If you like mange one...

@SirNeilGlen: you'll certainly like mange tout!

#AltogetherNow #FinishtheFunny No sir, smell aint comin from the new factory...

— Glen Scrivener (@glenscrivener) October 7, 2013

@SirNeilGlen: Not my cup of tea

#FinishtheFunny It might sound funny but my goat spends all its time having babies

Only kidding

What's your 'special possession': the thing u'd run into a burning building to rescue? For the Lord, it's YOU (1Pet2:9;3:18) #EnjoyYourDay

The best resourced parts of the global church are shrinking. The least resourced are growing. Yet how often we hope in The Next Big Resource

He turned away any who came to Him full, but to all who came empty Jesus gave grace upon grace. He hasn't changed. #EnjoyYourDay

What's the point of creation? God gives us our lives so He can give us His life. #GraceUponGrace

Feel you don't have it in you to be a Christian? You don't. But don't worry, it's all in Jesus (1Cor1:30) - and so are you #EnjoyYourDay

God gives us our false loves (Romans 1) then gives us His True Love (Romans 3). #GodisGiver #EvenInJudgement

"@NietzscheQuotes: In reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross. #Nietzsche" I like this a lot

The LORD's unfailing love&cleansing are not 4 the Ideal You. They're 4 the you that's been a sinner from birth (Psalm 51:1-9) #EnjoyYourDay

Preachers don’t ‘stand in the gap’. They stand in an already-flowing stream. They don’t draw out the living waters. The Scriptures overflow.

Preachers don't 'make the bible come alive'. Preachers are enlivened *by* the Word.

A Decent Shepherd mends the fences. What kind of Shepherd DIES 4 sheep? Jesus. And He rises 2 know u & give u life 2 the full #EnjoyYourDay

What's that? Do I like to Rock? Let me put it this way, I never hibernate my PC. I Shut Down in a Blaze of Glory. That answer your question?

0K magazine leaves me absolutely cold.

Times Knew Roman... A Font of Wisdom

Sorry, I know you deserve a higher Calibri of pun, but no need to get all AdversArial about it.

These font gags are Sans Comic :(

Is it just me or is solipsism nuts?

What is 'vicarious research'? Asking for a friend.

#AddaWordRuinaChristianBook When I don't desire Desiring God, The Well Good God, The Unquenchable Flamethrower, If God, Then What Japes?

"Working for the church while your life falls apart. Singin' hallelujah with the fear in your heart." #Powerful Arcade Fire

Will I still enjoy it if I haven't seen the first two? pic.twitter.com/jqKfUhWmPw

— Mia Fantastic (@MiaFantasticV) October 9, 2013

#HowChristianQuotesShouldEnd "If Christ be God and died for me then, hooly dooly, that's all kinds of wonderful!"

#HowChristianQuotesShouldEnd "Preach the gospel to every creature under heaven, use misquotes if necessary."

#HowChristianQuotesShouldEnd "God is most glorified in us when the Son makes satisfaction for us."

#HowChristianQuotesShouldEnd "Preach the gospel. Die. And be remembered for pithy quotes."

#HowChristianQuotesShouldEnd "Evangelism and social action are like two wings of a denomination."

#HowChristianQuotesShouldEnd "God helps those who hate Himself."

#Continued... "The world has yet 2c what God will do w a man fully consecrated 2Him. I will b that ma... wait a minute. Forgot about Jesus!"

#HowChristianQuotesShouldEnd "If you feel far from God, guess who moved? Jesus did, right into God's presence on your behalf :)"

Correct me if I'm wrong but pedanticness is a real sign of emotional immaturity, am I right?

"@daronmedway: @glenscrivener I think you mean pedantry. :-)" no I really think it's pedanticness. Agree to disagree?

The conversation continued...

To lovers of idols-speak: Idolatry is not chiefly a psychological over-investment in the world! It's a theological misunderstanding of God!

Lewis: “In Pantheism God is all. But the point of creation surely is that He was not content to be all. He intends to be ‘all in all.’”

— Tony Reinke (@TonyReinke) September 29, 2013

The week does not begin today (Mon) with u & yr work. It started y'day with Christ & His grace. B4 u've taken a step ur on top of the world #EnjoyYourDay

We think our guidance probs are about lack of information or strategy. Paul thinks they're basically about a lack of love (Phil1:9-10)

Hence perhaps the biggest question in guidance is 'Where is Love leading?'

New birth isn't caused by 'faith' OR some abstract 'grace'. It's caused by Christ's resurrection & offered by the Spirit in the gospel word.

"All I wanted was some cough mixture but the pharmacist just went on and on"
"Expectorant?"
"No I was shocked"
more #coughlolz

The best apologetic of the gospel is a congregation that believes it.

— Lesslie Newbigin (@LesslieNewbigin) October 1, 2013

The bad news: You don't have what it takes. The good news: You have everything He gives. #EnjoyYourDay

If you like Pop, you'll LOVE Bublé Rap

There's no such thing as good writers, only good re-writers. It's the opposite with tweeting. (Please RT!)

Telling them to look at Jesus is not the same thing as showing them Jesus.

— jaredcwilson (@jaredcwilson) October 1, 2013

Dear Twitter, if you want to make a Green Day gag today (at the end of September), you go right ahead. After "Bublé Rap", who am I to judge?

My contribution to the preaching debates (based on Psalm 29:9)...

The voice of the LORD twists oaks & strips forests bare. In his temple some cry 'Glory!' while others question the relevance of monologue

Whatever distance we've put between ourselves & God, Jesus bridges it. If we belong to Christ, we're in the Father's embrace. #EnjoyYourDay

Forgotten how good James 1:21 is in the King James: "Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness." Use it today!

B Graham is criticized 4 seeing big response but only a fraction continuing fruitfully. Yet that's what Mark 4 would have us expect, right?

Christ is a three-fold Firstborn: Firstborn over all creation; Firstbon from among the dead; Firstborn among many brothers. #gospel

< Maybe I'm obsessed, but it sounds like 3-2-1 to me. "I am among u as one who serves" "He emptied Himself" "For yr sake He became poor" "The Son of God loved me&gave Himself 4me" #EnjoyYourDay Jesus never turned away sinners, only the righteous. No-one is too bad for Jesus, but many are 'too good'. God does not grant you a tentative pardon. In Jesus He gives you Himself, for free and forever. #EnjoyYourDay Veni Vidi Vici sounds best in Latin. Unless you've just won at conkers Leave it. The bandage can come off when it's goo'd and reddy < Sorry for the bandage gag. #takingthepuss I see Burberry's going up-market again. Sorting out the tweed from the chav. Pu-Tin Foil? Left-Wing Film? No? #PoliticalRappers Is that the best hashtag? Can't think of any other wrappers :( #dailymailfilms Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Newspaper #getin #backonform

Knock Knock Who's there? You are (Directed by M night Shayamalan)

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) July 1, 2013