Tweets and more tweets

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the last few weeks.  This is one of the blessings of social media where we can hear the gospel from people all over the world. If you like the tweet, go and follow the person on Twitter.
"Singing general truths about God is right and good. But for the gospel to dwell in us, it’s vital to sing the specifically about Christ’s person and work." @emschumacher
 Paul and Silas preached the same message to all people: “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.” #thegospelprojectkids
Problems with the exhortation to “live out the Gospel”:
1) It confuses Law and Gospel.
- Loving God and neighbor is Law, not Gospel.
2) It makes the Gospel experiential when it is actually objective.
- Christ lived, died, resurrected, and ascended in history. @AustinDHobbs
The requirement of the law on us hasn’t changed. What has changed is the means by which we can obey the law. Jesus didn’t come to abolish the law, but fulfill it.  @storiedcareer
What if people didn’t find their position in this world according to how they compared to others, but rather by what God said of them? @russramsey 
 
 

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