Casting Nets Podcast

246. Five easy ways to become a Pietist (and Dave goes off the rails)


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Pietism is a movement or spirit that has its roots in Lutheranism but has spread throughout Protestantism. Our "steps" are a lighthearted journey through Pietism's effects and current temptations you will encounter today.  Dave will go off the rails today, but which one and why?

5 easy ways to become a pietist

  1. Reinvent what is the lifeblood of the church. What’s in your heart pumps harder than the Gospel in Word and Sacrament.
  • Ain’t no standard like your standard.
  • Stop testing the Spirits.
  • You are your own illuminati.
  • Take your toys and go home (Ban the Fellowship)
  • 5 ways to prevent pietism

    1. Be firmly grounded in Scripture.
  • Practice doctrinal & moral discipline because that is what you are in Christ, not because it proves anything to you or to anyone else.
  • Aim at the head and the heart in preaching & teaching and properly distinguish between the law & the gospel as you do so.
  • Trust the Holy Spirit’s promise to accomplish what he desires through His means. 
  • Don’t make ad hominem attacks or judge hearts and motivation based on what you see.
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