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.

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."

“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

It’s fascinating to me that the thing I see most often on social media when celebrities commit suicide is something along the lines of, “Hey y’all if you’re ever feeling depressed or suicidal, call this toll free phone number!” 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.