🧵 Gerald Bray on Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and King 1. Prophet

🧵 Clement of Rome (late first century) on Justification 1. We have been called by God’s will in Christ Jesus, and are not justified by ourselves.

J. I. Packer on being made in the image of God 🧵 We humans fundamentally are made in God’s image;

Timothy George: What should be our attitude toward heresy today? 🧵 1. First, we must learn to distinguish between evangelical essentials, over which there can be no compromise, and secondary doctrinal matters about which orthodox believers may differ and still maintain the bond of Christian fellowship.

🧵 @davidsdockery on Timothy George and Retrieval for the Sake of Renewal

1. “I personally have had the joy of calling Timothy George a close friend and co-laborer for more than thirty-five years.”

a.co/d/6Obyqhs 2. “Over this period, I have observed his life and multi-faceted and wide-ranging work.”

🧵 @collinhansen on Timothy George’s work on the Reformation and it’s impact 1. “I don’t know of any better introduction to what the major 16th-century reformers taught and believed.”

🧵 @davidsdockery on the importance of studying Christian Theology. 1. “We don't want those who design the aircraft we fly in to be ignorant of the laws of aerodynamics.”

Timothy George studied at Harvard Divinity School in the 1970s and taught in a denominational SBC seminary in the 1980s before founding @BeesonDivinity in 1988.

In Retrieval for the Sake of Renewal I explore what his vision was for the @SamfordU new school. 🧵 1. “George held a vision of theological education that went beyond the categories of the progressive divinity school or denominational seminary.”

🧵 One example of George’s influence in local church ministry is his relationship with @MarkDever. 1. Dever is the pastor of @chbcdc in Washington, DC. He reflects on the important direction that George provided him.

🧵 @albertmohler (@SBTS) describes Timothy George as “a teacher of passion, a scholar of the first rank, a churchman of deep conviction, and a writer of great ability.” Mohler: “When I arrived as a seminary student, now almost four decades ago, my own vocation as a pastor and theologian was encouraged and immeasurably deepened through the influence of one professor above all others.”

Why is Timothy George and his view of historical theology a worthy subject of this book? 🧵 a.co/d/44L5D7I 1. Timothy George is a @HarvardDivinity-educated theologian from poverty-stricken Hell’s Half Acre in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This Thanksgiving holiday week I’m reminded of this wonderful little article “Gratitude Leads to Joy” by
@gavinortlund 🧵 I stop in the day, as often as I think to, and pause to recount things for which I am grateful.

Timothy a George @BeesonDivinity: It's often said that Protestants just can't agree on the Bible, they go in a thousand different ways, while Catholics are monolithically united. That's that's another myth, it's not true! 🧵 1. In fact, the Catholic Church contains within itself, as much if not more disagreement on matters of biblical interpretation as any Protestant denomination know.

Timothy George @BeesonDivinity on learning how to disagree with other Christians 🧵 1. “When we don't see eye to eye on everything, as we clearly and surely don't and won't,”

Dr. Timothy George @BeesonDivinity on the five marks of a gracious Christian 🧵 1. A grateful heart.

Dr. Timothy George: “In my office at @BeesonDivinity, two paintings stand facing one another on opposite walls.” 🧵 1. “One is a painting of William Tyndale shown in his scholarly garb holding a copy of the Bible in one hand and pointing at it with the index finger of his other hand.”

Timothy George @BeesonDivinity 🧵

1. “It may well be that Paul would not have had the wisdom to write Romans,” 2. “or the equanimity to deal with the fractious Corinthians,”

Timothy George @BeesonDivinity on the Priesthood of All Believers 🧵

https://twitter.com/nathanafinn/status/1554472323624886272

1. “No one should deny the importance of the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers.”

Martin Luther on his right to interpret the Bible even when his exegetical work led him to challenge the most learned theologians and scholastic teachers of the day. 🧵 1. Are they doctors?

So am I.

John Chrysostom on making time for the private reading of the Bible and the many excuses he heard. 🧵 1. “Do not let anyone say to me any of those vain words, worthy of a heavy condemnation, ‘I cannot leave the courthouse, I administer the business of the city, I practice a craft, I have a wife, I am raising children, I am in charge of a household, I am a man of the world.’”

Timothy George @BeesonDivinity outlines William Carey’s approach to missions in four words: 🧵 1. “Pray.”