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Mar 6, 2023 • 22 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
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“History, not philosophy, is the key to understanding God.”

- Peter. F. Jensen, p104, “The Life of Faith: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine”

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“Once the secret of grace has been understood, it becomes determinative for every aspect of the Christian life.”

Today’s grab from Peter Jensen, p123, “The Life of Faith”.

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Today’s grab:
“Christianity is Christ. Without him it has nothing to offer to the world. He is its foundation and its touchstone. He is its gospel.”

- Peter Jensen, p165, “The Life of Faith”

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“The ultimate redress of wrong in the world will occur when Christ returns; and there is a danger in thinking that we are responsible for setting up his kingdom here and now.”

- Peter Jensen, “The Life of Faith” Image
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More of Peter’s reflections on personal and social, present and future justice, social action and evangelism, the now and the not yet. I find them helpful! Image
"The new creation is from God, but he commits the reconciling word through which it comes to his human ambassadors"

– Today's grab from Peter Jensen, "The Life of Faith"

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“The very reason for the choice of faith as our key response to the gospel is faith's weakness. Faith is humility. But its strength is immense if it depends on the immensely strong.”

- Peter Jensen, “The Life of Faith”

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“The God who says "I will not acquit the wicked" (Exod 23:7) is the very one who, Paul says, "justifies the ungodly' (Rom 4:5).

Between these two contradictory statements is the cross.”

- Peter Jensen, “The Life of Faith” Image
“As part of such wonderful, life-changing news, "justification by faith" may sound rather formal and stilted. But it is embodied to perfection in Jesus himself, who only sought for faith in those who came to him…

What Paul taught, Jesus was.” Image
These are the last grabs I’ll share from Peter Jensen’s excellent new introductory systematic theology, “The Life of Faith”

I’ve written a review which I’ll share when published…
But I hope you’ve seen enough to see it will be helpful to a newer or younger Christian who wants to grasp the basics of biblical faith, & refreshing to the experienced Christian who wants to think about his reflection questions at the end of each chapters matthiasmedia.com.au/collections/la…
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Mark Thompson at the book launch cites Dr Chase Kuhn: “Peter Jensen is the Mr Myagi of theological education!” - teaching us (young theology students at @MooreCollege) not just what to think but how to think, shaping us into young theologians without us even realising it!
A student’s perspective from Carmelina Read, Dean of Women, Christ College (Presbyterian) cited Spurgeon on Bunyan of Peter: Read anything of his, and you will see that it is almost like the reading the Bible itself. He had read it till his very soul was saturated with Scripture.
“A clear sighted vision of God’s glory and grace in the gospel” - Archbishop @KanishkaRaffel says he revelled in Peter’s exposition of doctrine as a first year student at @MooreCollege, being them of only six years’ standing as a Christian. Image
Peter Jensen replies: “This is like listening to your funeral. I at a loss for words…” but actually no, he had a few more things to say!

…Not least thanksgiving his teachers like Broughton Knox, and further back great theologians like John Calvin; and then to family.
“I’ve learned so much from students. Their questions cause me to keep learning. Grahame Cole says you learn one third lectures, one third in the library and one third over lunch.”
And offers thanks to @TonyJPayne, @geoffrobson23, Gavin Shume and all at @matthiasmedia!

This is the book to give early theological students who can then go on to bigger discussions… but inspired to worship God for the rest of their lives!
“My aim was to shape people better than me, students and especially faculty, in a united approach to the knowledge of God… to stand for gospel truth.”
(Peter also cites “The Joy of Bad Verse” and “Tootle” and works of Roald Dahl - especially to assist theological students with an engineering background! …And a few other jokes you had to be there for!) Image
And one last launch event photo of the author with Carmelina Read and Archbishop Kanishka Raffel… Image

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@SteveMeisterVDM Steve, Paul has been such an encouragement as an historian, NT scholar, and as a church leader here I. Sydney Australia. As a young man, “Is the New Testament history?” was so helpful, and his brief “Apocalypse Now and Then: Reading Revelation Today” so sensible.
@SteveMeisterVDM Later “Jesus and the Logic of History” and “Jesus and the Rise of Early Christianity” (& two others in that series) were such stimulating history. And obviously his 2 Corinthian commentary. But…
@SteveMeisterVDM Walk over hot coals to find the now out of print: “Paul and His Friends in Leadership: How They Changed the World” - fascinating biblical exploration of the scores and scores of often incidental partners in ministry that Paul names! Brilliant and encouraging.
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Welcome to my final day of live-tweeting from #gafcon23 at Kigali Convention Centre. The land of a thousand hills is also a land of morning mists (& maybe a little wood burning smog?) and this week, morning rains. But here’s today’s dawn from out 11th floor hotel room. Image
On 3 of my 5 mornings here, I’ve run a 5km circuit of the centre. Seen institute of forensics and statistics, bank head offices, also small traders, coffin shops, many small pharmacies (which will please mum & dad), endless motos, and many large bags of bananas on people’s heads! Image
It’s pretty much all up hill & down hill, with not much flat, & all at altitude of ~1500m. For comparison the highest point of the Blue Mountains is 1100m. So I was puffing but on the day I was on my own I was able to go at 4:49/km pace! Thanks for indulging a personal interest! Image
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Welcome to Day 4, #Gafcon23. Each day the Bible reading has been delivered by memory by an American cathedral Dean! (Couldn’t quite get all of Colossians 3:1-17!)
Archbishop @KanishkaRaffel addresses ‘identity’ in a world where
* identity has been used to divide from the land of his heritage - 🇱🇰- through to the nation that hosts us here - 🇷🇼;
* sexuality & identity have often merged as one, and ‘male & female’ are oppressive to some.
And he asks us: we are many cultures, backgrounds, languages, style or emphasis … how can we be one?

His key verse is Colossians 3:11 - “Christ is all” - and he puts everything else into second place. Image
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Apr 19, 2023
#gafcon23 Day 3 started with one of the great hymns, and here’s a sample… I reckon we sung the chorus another dozen times too. How Great Thou Art, God, How Great Thou Art!
Today’s keynote sermon - Colossians 1:28-2:23 - is delivered by James Wong, Archbishop of the Indian Ocean, on the 40th anniversary - to the day - of his ordination. Image
Archbishop Wong notes that the Colossians church was struggling with some kind of gnostic thinking - asserting possession of secret knowledge hidden from ordinary Christians and question deity of Christ. He sees parallels in those who question whether the Bible is fully divine.
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Apr 18, 2023
Bishop Jay Behan from New Zealand opens up Colossians 1:15-23 for us in the first morning session of #Gafcon23 Image
We always want more, better, newer… So too in Colossae… maybe Jesus is a good start, but is there more?

No, our theme is “go to Christ” and you cannot get a more exalted picture than that given in Colossians 1:15-23.

We must be breathless at the dignity & glory of Jesus!
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him... Image
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Apr 17, 2023
#gafcon23 begins in Kigali, Rwanda. This is our theme this week. Image
The chairman of the GAFCON primates conference. @FoleyBeach calls us to be
1. A repenting church (Mark 1:15, Acts 2:38)
2. A reconciling church (2 Cor5:18-20)
3. A reproducing church (Acts 28:19)
4. A relentlessly compassionate church (1 Tim 1:5)
This included the serious and sad point…
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