What if everyone is actually destined for hell? When Christian Apologist Wesley Huff joined me on The Diary Of A CEO, he explained a central idea in Christianity that many people misunderstand. According to scripture, the standard for being “good” isn’t simply being better than other people. The standard is God himself. Which means, by definition, no human being meets it. That’s what Christianity calls the bad news. Humanity can’t save itself through good actions or intentions. Here's him breaking it down

“Raise your hands, all nations (if you’re able)! Clap your hands, all peoples (if you feel led)! Sing, if you’re confident! You may also want to bow before him in worship (or not, whatever), and kneel before the Lord your Maker (but no pressure).” #ThingsThePsalmistsNeverSaid

“If ‘hymns’ agree with Scripture, they are needless…” ❌ “If ‘pastoral counsel’ agrees with Scripture, it is needless…” ❌ “If ‘J.I. Packer books’ agree with Scripture, they are needless…” ❌ “If one portion of Scripture agrees with another Scripture, it is needless…” ❌

I’m thankful for Packer & the many wise things he wrote. But this frequently circulated quote is not wise. Let me illustrate why by applying the same logic.🧵 “If ‘sermons’ agree with Scripture, they are needless…” ❌ “If ‘the Supper’ agrees with the Word, it is needless…” ❌

Want to learn biblical languages? Here’s a little advice from someone who himself does not particularly feel gifted in languages but learned to love them: - Stay away from interlinears: if you don’t know the language(s) they’re not helpful, and if you do know the language(s) they’re not helpful. - Commit to learning something every day: a word (or a few), a grammatical form, etc. You’re going to learn best when you allow your brain to become familiar with the vocabulary, grammar, and syntax via slow repetition rather than attempting to cram. - Optimize your learning. There are SO many excellent resources now: 1. Frequent visits to @dailygreek @doseofhebrew and @DailySeptuagint IS going to help you regularly keep practiced and learn. 2. @biblingoapp is going to be your best friend and will help you learn, master, and gain comprehension in an easy and even gamified way (make sure to use promo code WESHUFF10 at checkout so you’ll get a discount!). 3. Subscribe to @Logos, and particularly, their Biblical Languages: Foundational Study Bundle. Logos Software has all sorts of helpful resources and you can try it for free for 60 days at logos.com/partner/huff?ircli…. - A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. The danger when you start to get the hang of it is thinking that now you know better than your pastor, or the choices of an English translation. It’s almost always better to assume that you probably don’t know what you don’t know. - Don’t expect to become an expert overnight. Commit to the task and take things in stride. The moment you open up a Greek New Testament or Hebrew Old Testament and realize you can make sense of the sentence you’re looking at is one of the most edifying feelings. But that takes time, and that’s ok! - Learn to build up, not to be puffed up. Learning the original languages is going to help you better understand scripture. Your learning should be used to encourage yourself and maybe even bless others with a greater and more relatable understanding of the Word of God. Stay humble.

Anyone know if you can get a hardback copy of the Anglican house BCP:2019 edition in the UK?

Shocked to read that Spurgeon’s College, London, is closing suddenly after 169 years. Many theological colleges across the UK are facing strains in recruitment and/or finance. spurgeons.ac.uk/

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Pro tip: ChatGPT summaries are not the equivalent of reading the actual book. Don’t do it.

Mature people are easily edified. Immature people are easily irritated.

I was ‘close to suicide’ in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The NHS is not in any way fit for purpose when it comes to mental health crises. There is presently a SIX MONTH wait on the NHS for an initial appointment with a psychiatrist. This is not a tenable way to run a dignified health service. But the NHS is to be trusted to prematurely go out of their way to end lives, when they cannot even effectively assist those who are in life. Ok. Got it.

“Only Christianity is up to the job.” Danny Kruger 100% right. The alternatives are starker than they’ve ever been for Britain: Christ or death.

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It feels kinda unfair that I'm writing a sermon about Pentecost, which I'll have to preach with a translator.

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I’m giving away a copy of our book 𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. RT and follow to enter. Tag a friend for an extra entry. Winner announced Jun 9.

And in the Anglicised edition it should be “yoos” and must be said in an Essex accent when read aloud.

This is an oxymoron. Isn’t it?

If the government issued one of these for every baby aborted since 1967, the stack of paper would be taller than Mt Everest.

“I must listen to the Gospel. It tells me, not what I must do, but what Jesus Christ, the Son of God has done for me.” -Martin Luther