#presbyterian — Public Fediverse posts
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James Balmford, 16th-century Presbyterian minister, on plague survivors who spread the rumour it isn't contagious: this poisons others and insults God's providence by denying the miracle occurred. Recently saw Christians arguing ADHD meds are unnecessary, one claiming he beat it via sheer discipline. Same spirit: your survival becomes universal proof, others' suffering a discipline failure.
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Ellinwood extols medical missionaries who brought vaccines, drainage, sanitation, and anesthetics to the developing world—heritage of all nations. Was this distraction from the gospel or its fruit? Certain Christians today pursue a rather different conquest, whose benefits appear less universally distributed.
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