Breaking: new doctrinal announcements from @churchofengland. 🧵
The CofE doctrine of the Trinity will not change.
And the bishops will be publishing new prayers to a new, fourth person of the Trinity.
The CofE doctrine on theft will not change.
And the bishops will be publishing prayers to be used for successful bank robberies.
Nov 2, 2022 • 25 tweets • 5 min read
Mainstream, orthodox Christianity, as is found across all main denominations, could well be illegal to teach or practice in the UK within two years. This is not alarmism; it is a real possibility which Christians need to be aware of.
a🧵on why we have written the @GLDeclaration.
There are two problems, now deeply embedded in our media and political classes.
First, a profound ignorance of what normal, historic Christianity is.
Second, a new quasi-religious conviction about the priority of the self, and the moral imperative to satisfy the self’s desires.
Apr 6, 2021 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
The Government is considering introducing Covid Status Certification, and it has been suggested churches could use them as a way to open again fully.
This seems such a good idea that I have a further proposal: Leprosy Status Certification.
(Thread) 1/
Leprosy is a very serious disease, and highly infectious; many believe it can be spread just by touching. 2/
Jan 5, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
The new lockdown in England, while it (and the pandemic itself) brings great hardship, is a great opportunity for the church to proclaim the gospel. (Thread) /
Christ brings hope in the face of despair; life in the face of death; joy in the face of mourning; blessing in the face of hardship; delight in the face of disappointment; good in the face of evil. So hard times are always the right time to proclaim Christ. /
Jun 18, 2020 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
A thread on the UK Lockdown and the theology of church and state, in which I argue that we do not need the permission of the state before we hold church services.
The church and the state hold separate commissions from Christ, to proclaim and apply the gospel and the law respectively.
Sep 23, 2019 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
We only appreciate how very very big God is when we think of him as very very small. Here's why - from Mary's song, the Magnificat (Thread).
Mary's poem (Luke 1:46-55) is all about 'magnifying' the Lord: not making him bigger, for that cannot be, but (like looking at a galaxy through a telescope) expanding his size in our hearts and minds so that our thoughts of him get a little nearer to who he really is.
Sep 14, 2019 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Sinclair Ferguson: if the children of believers aren't included in the new covenant promise, it doesn't even qualify as a covenant. Why not? My summary of his argument: (Thread)
God created mankind with particular blessing on marriage and children. This blessing is included in the covenant he made with Adam in Eden.
Jun 27, 2019 • 9 tweets • 1 min read
'Sexual liberation and political tyranny are ontologically coupled', says Robert Jenson. Here's why (thread):
'there is in fact a casual connection between sexual disorder and general civil and political disorder...'
