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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 18h

The doctrine of inerrancy falls into trap of modernity’s doomed quest for pure objectivity. It doesn’t work. The doctrine of Christocentric hermeneutics is a better and more ancient option.

I describe more here: www.missioalliance.org/why-biblical...

Why Biblical Inerrancy Doesn't Work - Missio Alliance

A couple of years ago, I entered into an interview process to become an adjunct professor at an extension campus of a growing Christian university. ... Read More

www.missioalliance.org

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 18h

I love the Bible! I believe the Bible is true but we cannot defend the veracity of Scripture against modern attacks by using the tools of modernity. It’s like Satan trying to cast out Satan. It’s self-defeating.

Why Biblical Inerrancy Doesn't Work - Missio Alliance

A couple of years ago, I entered into an interview process to become an adjunct professor at an extension campus of a growing Christian university. ... Read More

www.missioalliance.org

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 1d

a baby is laughing while sitting on a bed with boxes .

ALT: a baby is laughing while sitting on a bed with boxes .

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 1d

For the record, modern Christian fundamentalism is a poor representation of the ancient Christian faith.

The tenets of fundamentalism include:
1. No FUN
2. A lot of DAMN
3. Not much MENTAL
4. All this wrapped in an ISM

#contendforthefaith

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 1d

I loved this conversation with Andrew Arndt on the strangeness and the graciousness of the story of Jesus based on his newish book A Strange and Gracious Light.

Go check it out!

open.spotify.com/episode/1jsm...

#PeaceableandKind

Episode 74 - A Strange and Gracious Light: A Conversation with Andrew Ardnt

open.spotify.com

Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 3d

Eugene the Wise on joy. It's not a requirement. It is a consequence. SO GOOD!

(As quoted by Rich Villodas in his new book Waiting For Jesus.)

#joy

Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 3d

Christian > Biblical

Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 3d

We may not fully agree on what makes up Christian truth, worldview, marriage, manhood, or parenting, but we can agree that Jesus is the standard by which all of these ideas are measured.

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 3d

A better (though not perfect) adjective is “Christian.” Christ Jesus gives coherence to Scripture and stands as its ultimate goal.

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 3d

So when we say things like biblical truth, biblical worldview, biblical marriage, biblical manhood, or biblical parenting, we might actually be referring to a handpicked set of verses (often the ones our tribe finds most relevant) while ignoring others.

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 3d

ADJECTIVE WARS: BIBLICAL OR CHRISTIAN? 🧵

The adjective “biblical” can be problematic. The Bible isn’t a single book. It’s a collection of books, each inspired by the Holy Spirit yet uniquely written in different genres, settings, and historical contexts.

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 5d

Part of the process of this maturity is letting go of simplistic religious clichés and accepting that the truth we find in Jesus is much more complex and nuanced than we first thought.

Some may call this "deconstruction" but it is really just Christian maturity.

#amwriting
#resurrection

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 5d

WOULD YOU GROW UP?!?
The temptation of the people of God from the beginning has been to become well-adjusted to the pagan culture around us. A worldly culture conforms us into its immaturity, but God the Holy Spirit transforms us into maturity—that is, to the full and complete standard of Christ.

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 6d

Jesus is the new and more glorious Temple where divinity and humanity meet, the place where peace is found.

#JesusIntheOldTestament

Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 6d

“The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. And in this place I will bring peace. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!” - Haggai 2:9 NLT

Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 6d

Jesus is the new and more glorious Temple where divinity and humanity meet, the place where peace is found (Haggai 2:9).

#JesusIntheOldTestament

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 7d

The loss of the value of character, moral integrity, and virtue is at the root of a number of cultural ailments..

I'm advocating for Christians to resume a holy quest for virtue. C.S. Lewis said the same thing 70 years ago and it is MORE true today.

#CharacterMatters

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 7d

“He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.” - Philemon‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 7d

While neither Jesus nor the apostles specifically called for the abolition of slavery, I believe Philemon 1:16 is a seed planted that would flourish into the end of slavery. You cannot own as property him you love as a brother.

#dailyoffice #lectionary #BibleReading

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 8d

Great bike ride on the River Bluff Trail this morning! 🚲

#getoutdoors

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 9d

The Missio Alliance editorial director and I sat down for a Q&A to talk more about the shared falsehoods of both of these popular, and yet deeply flawed, movements.

Read more here: www.missioalliance.org/a-needed-con...

#RejectChristianNationalism
#RejectProsperityGospel

A (Needed) Conversation on Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel - Missio Alliance

"Christian nationalism baptizes the American ethos of superiority, imagining that God’s purposes are uniquely tethered to one single nation’s flourishing on the global stage. The prosperity gospel bap...

www.missioalliance.org

Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 9d

Praying for an end to the government shutdown in part because it affect the least of these. Over a half million people in Missouri depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

www.kq2.com/news/second-...

www.kq2.com

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 10d

Both Christian nationalism and the prosperity gospel promise greatness without humility. They confuse self-determination with discipleship, and success without sanctification. We must courageously, and with great clarity, reject the false gospels of both.

www.missioalliance.org/how-christia...

How Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel Distort the Way of Jesus - Missio Alliance

"Both Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel promise greatness without humility. They confuse self-determination with discipleship, and success with sanctification. We must courageously, and ...

www.missioalliance.org

Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 11d

Christian nationalism baptizes the American ethos of superiority. The prosperity gospel baptizes the American dream of upward mobility. Both conflate God's purposes and God's power for personal gain.

www.missioalliance.org/how-christia...

How Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel Distort the Way of Jesus - Missio Alliance

"Both Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel promise greatness without humility. They confuse self-determination with discipleship, and success with sanctification. We must courageously, and ...

www.missioalliance.org

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Derek Vreeland @derekvreeland.bsky.social · 11d

My latest piece is up on Missio Alliance where the death of Charlie Kirk prompted me to reflect on how Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel share the same theological deficiencies and our need to reject both of them.

www.missioalliance.org/how-christia...

#RejectChristianNationalism

How Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel Distort the Way of Jesus - Missio Alliance

"Both Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel promise greatness without humility. They confuse self-determination with discipleship, and success with sanctification. We must courageously, and ...

www.missioalliance.org

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