Monday, 20 May 2024

J D Greear

J.D. Greear | Pastor, Author, Theologian

Blog can be found on:

http://www.jdgreear.com/

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Have you ever started to post something on Facebook that you just really needed to get off your chest but then stopped right before you published it? Like me, you probably wish you had an anonymous account where you could post whatever you wanted without people knowing who you are. (I see you, @fakejdgreear.)

That never felt more true than during the presidential debates a few weeks ago. So many times during the debates I typed something out on Twitter and then thought, “I can’t say that. I’m a..

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Your weekly installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web.

Video of the Week

The Gospel and Politics, Dr. J.D. Greear, Chris Pappalardo, Kami Mueller, Dr. Terrance Ruth, Dr. Bruce Ashford. This past Tuesday, several leaders from the Summit gathered to discuss how Christians can approach politics through a gospel lens. The goal of this panel discussion was two-fold: first, to help people think through this present time, asking the right questions and making biblically inf..

5 Things We Learn from the Tragic Deaths of Ananias & Sapphira

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We initially posted this article in 2013, shortly after a weekend message on the same passage. For reasons known only to God and the angels, this has been the most frequently searched (and viewed) article in this blog’s history. We present it again today, because the warning of Ananias and Sapphira is an endlessly relevant message for the church. -CP

The story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 lets us know that despite the explosion of growth in the early church, they had moments of weakness, e..

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This is the first of a two-part series on Christian engagement in politics. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more specific thoughts about the presidential candidates. And join us tomorrow night, from 7–8:30 p.m., as we host a panel discussion on this very issue.

I’ll go ahead and tell you from the start that I’m not going to tell you which presidential candidate I will vote for. That’s not because I don’t have a viewpoint. Rather, because I am a pastor, I don’t want an indication of what I pl..

Four Myths Christians Believe About Politics

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Back in February, we at the Summit hosted a forum addressing the interaction between the gospel and politics. As the past few months have taught us, politics can be a messy, confusing, infuriating venture. Christians often don’t know what to do with politics—myself included. On one side, I feel like I may not be speaking up enough on key issues. On the other side, I feel like I may be speaking up too much and causing a stumbling block for the gospel. That’s the tension I wrestle with, and that m..

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Our God is a sending God. He sent his best into the world to save us. Jesus is referred to as “sent” forty-four times in the New Testament. After his resurrection, Jesus passed his identity on to his disciples: “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” (John 20:21).

To follow Jesus is to be sent.

Jesus’ command to every disciple is to “go” (Matt. 28:19). We may not all go overseas, but we are all to be going. This means that if you are not going, you are not a disciple; and, church leader,..

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When Jesus showed up to be baptized, his cousin John thought he might have been confused. “Um, Jesus, I appreciate your support and all. But this is a baptism of repentance. You’re sinless, so … you don’t really have anything to repent of.”

But Jesus insisted: “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15a ESV). What was Jesus up to?

Jesus, at his baptism, was beginning his ministry of substitution.

Jesus didn’t need to repent. John was right abo..

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Articles of the Week

The Beginner’s Guide to Conflict Resolution, Tim Challies. Scripture makes it clear that Christians are going to clash. Scripture also makes it clear that we should resolve those clashes. Challies offers a helpful way forward for interpersonal conflict within the church. It begins with two basic questions: What kind of conflict are we in? And, What do we need to do to resolve this kind of con..

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I am a Baptist pastor. The church I lead may be known for a lot of things (and should be known for a lot of things), but one of the most critical elements of our theology centers on that often controversial word—Baptist. We make a big deal out of baptism.

Making a big deal out of baptism tends to draw some objections. I’ve heard a lot of them, most of which boil down to one basic question: What’s the big deal about baptism, anyway?

Here are four truths that shape the way we view baptism:

1. B..

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Many of you have been in situations where you look at something in your life and wonder, “Is God even aware? What could he possibly be up to right now?” Maybe your circumstances are so dismal that you aren’t even sure there is a God. You’re in pain, you can’t see the end of it, and you can’t see any purpose in it.

That’s the situation in 2 Kings 5, with the story of Naaman. Through this story of two sufferers—the powerful Naaman and an anonymous little girl—we see the answer to one of the bigge..

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