“When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. You will regard the alien who resides with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.”
Lev. 19:33–34
“You must not oppress a resident alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be a resident alien because you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.”
Exo. 23:9
For the Lord your God . . . executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing. You are also to love the resident alien, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.
Deu. 10:17–19
“You must not exploit a resident alien or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.”
Exo. 22:21
“Let brotherly love continue. Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.”
Heb. 13:1–2
“This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor. Don’t exploit or brutalize the resident alien, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.”
Jer. 22:3
“‘The one who denies justice to a resident alien, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’”
Deu. 27:19
“The Lord of Armies says this: ‘Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the resident alien or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’”
Zec. 7:9–10
“‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me; I was in prison and you visited me.’”
Matt. 25:35–36
“For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Gal. 5:14
"What then should we do?" the crowds were asking him. He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”
Lk. 3:10–11
Are these enough prooftexts for you to see that God condemns the wicked—those who do not love the stranger and sojourner?

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Oct 30, 2021
People are tweeting about the Trinity debate and EFS/ERAS again.

To many, it’s faux-controversy or theologically unimportant.

I recently came to realize that it radically altered the course of my life, to be quite honest.
At the time, I pretty fiercely defended EFS. Not because I knew what I was talking about. Just because I only ever knew Grudem, and I was a 20yo theology student.

Through several conversations, I was taught a valuable lesson: do the hard work of studying your persuasions.
I was encouraged to read Athanasius, Gregory, Cyril, Maximus. I read Ayres’ Nicaea and its Legacy to dip my toes in Nicene waters.
I began to read more and more about the development of Christian doctrine.
And, as a result of that valuable lesson, I’m a PhD student in patristics.
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At the conclusion of his second oration on the Son, Gregory says something really, really cool. Indulge me with a brief thread, if you don't mind...
He concludes with this commission: "Walk like God through all that are sublime, and with a fellow-feeling through all that involve the body; but better, treat all as God does, so that you may ascend from below to become God, because he came down from above for us."
His command here is twofold.
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2. Live the embodied life, like the Son did.

Why do I find it so cool?
For Gregory, right exegesis is a means to an end: becoming like Christ.
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I’m sure the Nat’l Suicide Prevention Lifeline has helped many, many people. I’m not discrediting the work they do. But I think we can love our neighbors a little better than trying to just point them toward a phone number.
I know that if I read these kind of tweets several years ago when I was perpetually fighting suicidiality, I would have felt like everyone’s solution for me was to be pawned off on someone else.
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