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Preston Sprinkle: From Genesis to Junia (book review)
I’ve picked up on a few questions as I’ve been working through Preston Sprinkle’s book exploring egalitarianism and complementarianism. I’ve now reaches the end of the book and so am in a position of offer a review. The aim of Sprinkle’s book is to explore the question of women in church leadership via a thorough study of the whole of Scripture. He starts with creation and asks whether there…
Opinions, Heresy & Unity in Christ: Judging and Despising Believers
Let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another
I am not sure how to write about the things that I believe God has laid on my heart today. I will start, though, by explaining the combination of things that give rise to my thoughts, and I will try my best, relying on the leading of the Holy Spirit and whatever wisdom I have, in humility and full reliance upon the grace of God, to address these things that weigh on my heart today My thoughts…
Meeting People Where They Are
We don't do this journey alone. We do it in fellowship with each other. We need each other, and we need to love each other.
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http://www.centerforfaith.com/blog/why-i-don-t-use-the-term-transgenderism
By Preston Sprinkle, President of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender Understanding the importance of language is crucial in the LGB
“Transgenderism is also the word of choice in the culture wars today. You have conservatism, liberalism, transgenderism, and all kinds of other -isms that are threatening your rights and waging war against your faith—so the narrative goes. But a 15-year-old suffering from severe Gender Dysphoria is not your enemy. Words like transgenderism might make for good ammunition when you’re going off to fight a culture war, but they’re often unhelpful for citizens of God’s kingdom who believe that the kindness of God leads to repentance (Rom. 2:4).”
I can’t help but wonder how Simon the Zealot and Matthew the tax collector got along. This would be like starting a church with a leader of the KKK and a member of the Black Panther movement.
Preston Sprinkle - Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us
Some of the greatest lies you’ll ever believe are told by your eyes as you gaze into a mirror.
Preston Sprinkle - Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us
Grace is recklessly generous, uncomfortably promiscuous. It doesn’t use sticks, carrots, or time cards. It doesn’t keep score. As Robert Capon puts it, “Grace works without requiring anything on our part. It’s not expensive. It’s not even cheap. It’s free.” It refuses to be controlled by our innate sense of fairness, reciprocity, and evenhandedness. It defies logic.
Preston Sprinkle - Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us