Old Paths Podcast

Piety Provoked

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S2E8: Piety Provoked

Benjamin, Michael, and Cody take up the topic of piety provoked, derived from Psalm 119:139. They parse through the key parts, raise a number of scriptural examples and confirmations, and give some applications. They touch on things like:

  • Zeal must issue in being provoked.
  • Should we have enemies?
  • Is there a place in the Christian life for hatred? to be indignant? to wield anger?
  • The danger of false or misguided zeal.
  • Examples from Paul, Phinehas, David, Elihu, and Christ.
  • The balance between mocking and weeping.
  • Whether warnings against being a reactionary are useful or straitjacket us from agency?
  • The inevitability of zeal and being provoked.
  • Why did Luther counsel Melanchthon to sin boldly?
  • The unintended danger of faddish zeal.
  • What are some benefits of being provoked?
  • Is it always wrong to allow the enemy to dictate the terms of battle, or are there instances where God blesses those who fight in faith and embrace the antithesis?
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