Mark Block
@mark_block
Religious Christian. Family Man. Bi-Vocational Pastor. Pentecostalish.
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You watch a preacher long enough, he will disappoint you. You attend a church long enough, it will let you down in some way. You serve in a ministry for some time, you will get hurt. All of these are true but it does not mean you quit, get bitter or leave. It does mean…
Three years ago, I was the smartest Christian in the room. Or so I thought. I'd discovered this teacher, won't name him, but if you're in the "hidden Bible knowledge" corners of X, you know the type. He had charts. Timelines. Greek word studies that made seminary professors…
A super-quick theology of governmental justice from Romans 13: 1) It is right to want justice when evildoers do wicked things. 2) You need not be an ethno-nationalist, furthermore, to desire your government to punish evil. 3) Romans 13:3 could not be clearer. Rulers are "a…
One of the quietest enemies of truth-telling is assumption. Critical thinkers separate what they know from what they suppose. Before speaking, pause and ask: Do I have evidence, or am I filling in the gaps with my own narrative? Truth is not strengthened by guesswork.
"The connection between cannabis and severe mental illness, including the psychotic disorder schizophrenia, comes as no surprise to me." @AlexBerenson discusses how a growing body of research reveals the alarming negative health impacts of marijuana use.
🧵The NKJV: How a 1980’s Bible Translation is Becoming the Bible of Choice for a New Generation It was criticized by the left & right. Overlooked for decades. But now the NKJV is experiencing a surprising revival! [a 🧵 on the history & impact of the NKJV 👇]
![JoshuaBarzon's tweet image. 🧵The NKJV: How a 1980’s Bible Translation is Becoming the Bible of Choice for a New Generation
It was criticized by the left & right.
Overlooked for decades.
But now the NKJV is experiencing a surprising revival!
[a 🧵 on the history & impact of the NKJV 👇]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GsOd6NyXQAAdcxb.jpg)
Make this nationwide
Congress just stood up and applauded DOGE for exposed wasteful and fraudulent programs that Congress itself funded… and plans to fund in the coming CR.
I don't particularly care for Zelensky but calling him a dictator, downplaying his approval ratings, insisting on new elections in Ukraine, saying that Ukraine started this war—especially compared to Putin and Russia— is absolutely ridiculous and utter nonsense. I get it, you…
We pretend that keeping kids in school at all costs is about education. It’s not. It’s about warehousing. If it were about education, we’d be more willing to remove the ones preventing it from happening.
Today, is what we in our family call miracle day. 22 years ago I was healed from paralysis. Just before my 12th birthday I was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition that left me paralyzed from the waist down (a 🧵).
re: USAID I do not think American Christians realize how perverse our international influence has become. The pastor of the largest church in Chile spoke at Lakepointe en Español last year. He explained that despite having a deeply traditional view of gender / family, they had…
What did the first Pentecostals say was the key to keeping the fullness of the Spirit? The Word of God — read it, meditate on it, and obey it. (From Azusa Street, 1907) 👇🏻
Fascinating. Note what you don't get here is any exegetical reflection on Hebrews 6 itself. Instead, there is the assertion of a theological position (i.e., Reformed soteriology) and the claim that the text in question must (somehow) be consistent with the assumed theological…
Does Hebrews 6:4-6 teach we can lose our salvation? From the Ask Anything tour at Two Cities Church. I hope you find my answer helpful.
"In Pauline ethics, the principle is love, the pattern is Christ, the power is the Spirit, and the ultimate purpose the glory of God - all of which has been provided for in the death and resurrection of Christ." (Gordon Fee, writing on Philippians 2:9-11)
“I prayed about it” doesn’t mean “I’m right about it.” — Keith Plummer
The Bible is less of a book as much as it is a collection of books — written over 1600 years, on 3 different continents, by approximately 40 different authors, in 3 different languages (2 primary languages: Greek and Hebrew, and 1 minor language, Aramaic). Yet despite…
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