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Jun 25, 2021 • 21 tweets • 4 min read
Everyone who disagrees with me does so because they watch cable news 24/7 (the bad network) and can therefore be dismissed.

This one dedicated to @edstetzer & @philvischer
The tribe I disagree with has turned the leaders on my side into villains so they can play the hero. They are villains and I am heroically warning you about them.
Leaders who make decisions I disagree with are abusive.
Organizations that aren’t run the way I want them to be run are toxic.
Some people who disagree with me have been deceived by evil grifters and deserve my pity. I grieve for those rubes.
Anyone that disagrees with me about how to best love their neighbor doesn't love their neighbor.
Christians that disagree with me have never read their Bible and probably don’t go to church.

This one is dedicated to you, @DavidAFrench
People who disagree with me prove my point. They also demonstrate how weak they are.
The issues that concern me are gospel issues. The issues that concern the people I disagree with are distractions from the gospel.
My arguments are irrefutable.

IR-RE-FU-TA-BLE
Saw this one and had to add it to the thread.
I get amused when people disagree with me.

That's because it reminds me that I'm smarter than them.

I'm really smart... in case that wasn't clear.
Everything you grew up believing about Christianity is a lie. I explain this in my new book which you can purchase for $120. Until you fork over the cash to read it, you should just assume I'm correct.
Everything that concerns you is a boogeyman to distract people from what concerns me.

Congrats, @martyduren! You made the list!
The comedy you find humorous is unfunny, hateful, and reveals your emotional baggage. It is nothing like the brilliant satire that makes me chuckle and speaks truth to power.
The more people disagree with my argument the stronger it becomes.
You only disagree with me because you don’t have any friends of a different ethnicity. I have lots and lots (well, a couple) of them and they all think the same… way I do. #satire
It’s wrong to critique my friend based on what he’s said publicly. Everyone who does that is wicked, immoral, and foolish. The gentleness of Christ does not dwell within them and they can go jump in a lake for all I care. Make it a fiery one.
People who rethink their opinions and come to agree with me have listened humbly and done the work to become educated.

People who rethink their opinions and come to disagree with me have become radicalized by dangerous misinformation peddled by extremists.
Evangelical leaders who lend their platform to the administration I voted for are doing a public service and promoting the common good.

Evangelical leaders who lend their platform to the administration I voted against are dangerous Christian Nationalists who want theonomy.
I’m not going to respond to your well-researched and thoughtful critique of me and my friends, but I will pray for you and encourage you to read my new TGC post about how to be nicer online.

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I finished @isickadams' book Talking About Race: Gospel Hope for Hard Conversations. My thoughts to follow in this thread. 1/17
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It should be noted that @ThabitiAnyabwil considers @RevKevDeYoung's review of @dukekwondc and @_wgthompson's Reparations book an example of white supremacy at work. Furthermore, their response to Kevin was published on Thabiti's site.
For full context, Kevin's original review: thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-de…
Duke & Gregory's 1st response: thefrontporch.org/2021/07/sancti…
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Oct 21, 2021
Read this today. Beware any evangelical leader that a) denies that there’s any such thing as an inner circle of evangelical leaders (evangelical elite) or b) denies having any temptation to temper what they say in order to stay in or gain entrance. 1/ lewissociety.org/innerring/
As Lewis says, there’s nothing inherently wrong with an inner circle. It’s the desire to be within it that can become disordered and lead to compromise. That’s a major theme of Hamilton most vividly expressed through Aaron Burr’s desire to be in the 🎶Room Where It Happens🎶. 2/
Those of us who have been critical of evangelical elites err when we assume anyone in these inner circles (and there are many levels) is there because they compromised. Many faithful Christians do excellent work and(or?) through the providence of God find themselves inside. 3/
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Oct 21, 2021
This discussion of evangelical elites by noted evangelical elites @RevKevDeYoung, @between2worlds, and @collinhansen is quite good. KDY even uses the positive, neutral, negative framework that @aaron_renn has written about. Starts about 29:00. One thing occurred to me… 1/7
The guys start by describing what they think people mean when they use the “evangelical elites” term and then go on to have a good discussion about the very real temptations and pitfalls of evangelical elites. 2/7
What occurred to me is that they acknowledge EE temptations that aren’t substantially different than the concerns I hear in discussions with non-elite evangelicals. It makes me wonder how much of this divide with solidly conservative EE is just a communication problem. 3/7
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Oct 19, 2021
This essay by @aaron_renn is key to understanding the growing divide within conservative evangelicalism. Many of the so-called evangelical elite are still operating from within the Neutral World paradigm that was valid when they built their platforms. 1/5 americanreformer.org/welcome-to-the…
They can't comprehend that anti-Christian sentiment has reached critical mass and that no amount of contrite cultural engagement will win over a culture that despises us not for what we've done wrong but for what we believe. 2/5
Paradigm shifts are hard for anyone, but particularly for those with a vested interest in the old paradigm. This is why many evangelical leaders have been slow to acknowledge our most pressing problems. Those problems don't make sense in the old Neutral World paradigm. 3/5
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