Matthew E. Cochran
@matt_e_cochran
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Software engineer by trade; lay theologian by nature; Lutheran by grace. The 96th Thesis: https://t.co/aL89ENMDYh
Joined November 2014
Given all the slander thrown at Christian Nationalism lately, I think it's well worth a ๐งตto clarify the matter (as I see it.). 1) Christian Nationalism is a political ideology informed by the Christian faith, not a religion informed by political ideology.
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Scripture tells us to "judge for yourselves what is right" and "discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.". Our antinomians and their proselytes are ill-equipped to do such things.
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When a Christian wrestles with Scripture & seeks to do a wholesome work commended therein, something is seriously wrong if your first reaction is fear of pietism or works righteousness. Something is seriously wrong with modern Lutheranism because this is way too common among us.
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This can be done in America as well--no matter how loudly LCMS service organizations might object.
Is this a win?
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It was never about Americans being unable or unwilling to do the work. It was always about replacing us--whether for profit or for ideology.
Oracle laying off Americans while ramping H-1B hiring. This has to stop.
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Too many conservatives still fail to get this, but maybe a picture will help. Stop assisting the Devil and his false teachers by treating these labels as sins.
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Good new, guys. He's not dogmatically committed to liberalism, he's just horrified by refusals to follow dogmas of liberalism.
Conservative evangelicals who oppose "Christian nationalism" rarely do so because we're dogmatically committed to liberalism. Mostly, we're horrified by the open racism, misogyny, and anti-Semitism that many Christian nationalists have allowed to fester within their ranks. 1/.
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To whom it may concern: When reading the Bible, being able to follow a chain of reasoning from one sentence to the next is more important than having a Greek dictionary.
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Adamantly refusing to do what Jesus tells you to do for your husband probably isn't a great way to hear "well done, good & faithful servant.".
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1 Pet 3:1: "be subject to your own husbands".1 Pet 3:5: "by submitting to their own husbands".1 Pet 3:6: "as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord". This excuse-making eisegete: "1 Pet 3:4 has nothing to do with husbands.". Suffer not a woman to teach, folks.
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It's quite silly to think "need for survival" is the only kind of need. There are also needs for fulling our God-given design, for carrying out our vocations, and for living wholesome lives. For most people, sex is a real need in all those senses.
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Food, water, and shelter aren't the only human needs.
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When Jesus says He values a woman's gentle & quiet spirit and tells her to be submissive to her husband, is He making women less so men can feel powerful?. Or does Jesus love women and tell them what is good and right for them?. The former is idolatry. The other is Christian.
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Note to everyone who's about to freak out: This doesn't unwrite "live with your wife in an understanding way.". Calm down and stop looking to consent for your salvation.
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In marriage, the Bible only requires mutual consent for *abstention* from sex.
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Denying a need doesn't really assist with self-control (try losing weight by denying the need to eat and see how that goes.) Need & self-control coexist with food, shelter & more. They can coexist with sex too. Denying a need is more often an attempt to abandon a responsibility.
Men donโt need sex. Our culture is so hypersexualized that the idea of a celibate priest leaves people in disbeliefโas if itโs impossible. Thatโs heartbreaking. Have we really forgotten that self-control and virtue are within reach?. Look at Jesus Christ. The most perfect man
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It's convenient when wolves advertise themselves with pronouns and sod um me flags. Satan has made some things very easy for you, Christian.
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"Jesus is loving, so He would do whatever I would do" is a terrible argument and the only one liberal "christians" have.
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RT @_kruptos: What everyone must understand is that reason the administrators are using the lockdowns and harsh penalties policies in the Mโฆ.
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Liberal wolves in sheep's clothing think hierarchy undermines humanity so they use humanity to abolish hierarchy. A Christianity rooted in God's Word will recognize patriarchy as the very hierarchy in which God has created us and without which our humanity is diminished.
A Christianity rooted in patriarchy will always define women first and foremost by their relationship to men. A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will always see women first and foremost as fellow human beings created in God's image. May we understand the difference.
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Haughty: disdainfully proud; scornfully arrogant. For example, proudly disdaining sexual purity and arrogantly scorning the men who value it.
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