I love my theology PRECISELY because it points me in every way to Christ my Savior and rightly gives HIM all the glory, fills my heart with gratitude and joy, fills my mind with peace, fills my mouth with praise the likes of which I never knew/experienced in all my previous 50 years as an Arminian. Nobody could ever connect the inconsistent dots of the non-Reformed faith, the unscriptural reasoning that is used to justify a man-centered theology. I’ve no idea how anyone who has actually studied the Reformed faith (which is to say SCRIPTURE) can come away saying it’s dangerous. That’s the statement of one who clearly does not understand what Calvinism teaches. I praise God that He’s opened my eyes to the truth about who He is and who I am in relation to Him. I will praise Him and glorify Him forevermore!
The Lord God Almighty placed earth on the outer edge of one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, thereby allowing humans to look up into the night sky and see both the billions of stars inside the Milky Way as well as trillions of other galaxies outside our own. All so that men everywhere are without excuse and that we might seek Him and perhaps find Him and sing of His glory. I praise the Lord God Almighty and His Son Jesus Christ!
Reformed theology emphasizes the parts of the gospel that people find most offensive. It makes so much of God and so little of man in salvation that even those claim Christ are offended by it. It is glorious.
“There is no other theology that takes the deadness, the ugliness, the depravity, the helplessness of human nature more seriously than Reformed theology.” AMEN, AMEN, and AMEN.
The Bible and in His Word alone (and with the help of the Holy Spirit, in our human frailty/weakness) --- in our journey with God on this earth - we seek Him and we will find Him. And as we search for Him with all our Heart - we will be found of Him)
Without Theology, we are fallible humans who, left to ourselves, can run ourselves into a ditch where we are stranded without help. Among other things, Theology tells us Who each Person of the Trinity is along with His attributes; the function of every Person of the Trinity; and how They planned and carry through salvation. And if you trust in Him, you had nothing to do with it (your salvation Eph 2: 4-5), but the inevitable response, “Thank you, Lord Jesus!!”🌟♥️
Rob Bell called Reformed theology boring, but when life smacks you in the face and steps on your neck… We look at the cross! For we have been lead like sheep to a slaughter, knowing the sovereign God holds us in this life or the next. We believe He can save us but even if He doesn’t we will praise Him for His glorious purposes!
I totally fail to understand why so often congregations laugh at things he says which ought to be drawing a “Hallelujah!” or an “Amen!”, or something that would demonstrate that they understand the profundity of what he’s saying. It’s rather like clapping after hearing a worship song. We still see this stuff as entertainment rather than contemplating our own sinfulness in light of God’s glory.
That's a great point! A friend recently said and I agree with him that, "People can appear to be doing things for the Lord while at the same time not obeying His will." I've seen this time and time again.
I think John Piper explains very well how we don't love our Reformed theology in itself. It is a true picture that shows us the depth and breath of God's love and grace.
And some people create a false God to suit their on pre-suppositions and what they think should be right. Truth is important. Having bumper lanes are necessary to prevent you from falling into the gutter of error. If one person claims one action to be prompted by the Holy Spirit, and another the opposite action to be of the Spirit, who is right? You can’t go off of how you feel all the time. You have to compare it to Scripture. And if you cherish Scripture, you inherently cherish theology. And if you claim to have a relationship with Jesus, but don’t know your theology, it’s quite contradictory. Milk before solid food.
Why is the term "New Covenant" not found in the man-made confessions of "Reformed Covenant Theology"? The term is found in the Bible multiple times. New Covenant Whole Gospel: How many modern Christians cannot honestly answer the questions below? Who is the King of Israel in John 1:49? Is the King of Israel now the Head of the Church, and are we His Body? Who is the “son” that is the “heir” to the land in Matthew 21:37-43? Why did God allow the Romans to destroy the Old Covenant temple and the Old Covenant city, about 40 years after His Son fulfilled the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 in blood at Calvary? What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. If you get mad and upset when someone challenges your man-made Bible doctrines, that is your flesh resisting the truth found in God's Word. Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary. God is not now a “racist”. He has extended His love to all races of people through the New Covenant fulfilled by His Son’s blood at Calvary. The Apostle Paul warned against using “genealogies” in our faith in 1 Tim. 1:4, and Titus 3:9. If the New Covenant is "everlasting" in Hebrews 13:20 and the Old Covenant is "obsolete" in Hebrews 8:13, why would any Christian believe God is going back to the Old Covenant system during a future time period. What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below. Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8, 3:16? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36) We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24. 1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. The following verses prove the Holy Spirit is the master teacher for those now in the New Covenant. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. 1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. Watch the UA-cam videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
@@RustyShackleford-1689 I have never seen the term "new covenant" in the Westminster Confession, or the 1689LBCF. If I am in error, please show me where it is located.
Reformed theology is the true God centered gospel of the Reformation. Luther believed in total depravity and God's sovereign election more fervantly than Calvin.
Man centered theology that treats the will of man as something God must bow down to is dangerous. Calvinism only threatens those whose theology is built more on the influence of humanism and western thought than on scripture.
I love my theology PRECISELY because it points me in every way to Christ my Savior and rightly gives HIM all the glory, fills my heart with gratitude and joy, fills my mind with peace, fills my mouth with praise the likes of which I never knew/experienced in all my previous 50 years as an Arminian. Nobody could ever connect the inconsistent dots of the non-Reformed faith, the unscriptural reasoning that is used to justify a man-centered theology. I’ve no idea how anyone who has actually studied the Reformed faith (which is to say SCRIPTURE) can come away saying it’s dangerous. That’s the statement of one who clearly does not understand what Calvinism teaches. I praise God that He’s opened my eyes to the truth about who He is and who I am in relation to Him. I will praise Him and glorify Him forevermore!
The Lord God Almighty placed earth on the outer edge of one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, thereby allowing humans to look up into the night sky and see both the billions of stars inside the Milky Way as well as trillions of other galaxies outside our own. All so that men everywhere are without excuse and that we might seek Him and perhaps find Him and sing of His glory. I praise the Lord God Almighty and His Son Jesus Christ!
Well said
Reformed theology emphasizes the parts of the gospel that people find most offensive. It makes so much of God and so little of man in salvation that even those claim Christ are offended by it. It is glorious.
“There is no other theology that takes the deadness, the ugliness, the depravity, the helplessness of human nature more seriously than Reformed theology.”
AMEN, AMEN, and AMEN.
The Bible and in His Word alone (and with the help of the Holy Spirit, in our human frailty/weakness) --- in our journey with God on this earth - we seek Him and we will find Him. And as we search for Him with all our Heart - we will be found of Him)
Without Theology, we are fallible humans who, left to ourselves, can run ourselves into a ditch where we are stranded without help. Among other things, Theology tells us Who each Person of the Trinity is along with His attributes; the function of every Person of the Trinity; and how They planned and carry through salvation. And if you trust in Him, you had nothing to do with it (your salvation Eph 2: 4-5), but the inevitable response, “Thank you, Lord Jesus!!”🌟♥️
Is the Bible incomplete without "Theology" ?
Rob Bell called Reformed theology boring, but when life smacks you in the face and steps on your neck… We look at the cross! For we have been lead like sheep to a slaughter, knowing the sovereign God holds us in this life or the next. We believe He can save us but even if He doesn’t we will praise Him for His glorious purposes!
I totally fail to understand why so often congregations laugh at things he says which ought to be drawing a “Hallelujah!” or an “Amen!”, or something that would demonstrate that they understand the profundity of what he’s saying. It’s rather like clapping after hearing a worship song. We still see this stuff as entertainment rather than contemplating our own sinfulness in light of God’s glory.
Some people are more in love with their theology than with Jesus.
That's a great point! A friend recently said and I agree with him that, "People can appear to be doing things for the Lord while at the same time not obeying His will." I've seen this time and time again.
But you can't Love Jesus the way he is worthy of Love without the Right and Biblical Theology.
I think John Piper explains very well how we don't love our Reformed theology in itself. It is a true picture that shows us the depth and breath of God's love and grace.
Some people clearly did not watch the first 3 minutes of the video. Or if they did, did not understand his response to this very objection.
And some people create a false God to suit their on pre-suppositions and what they think should be right.
Truth is important.
Having bumper lanes are necessary to prevent you from falling into the gutter of error.
If one person claims one action to be prompted by the Holy Spirit, and another the opposite action to be of the Spirit, who is right? You can’t go off of how you feel all the time. You have to compare it to Scripture.
And if you cherish Scripture, you inherently cherish theology.
And if you claim to have a relationship with Jesus, but don’t know your theology, it’s quite contradictory.
Milk before solid food.
This congregation really thought they were watching a stand up show.
Reformed theology is disgustingly absurd. There is no beauty in this theology, unless one considers modern art beautiful.
Why is the term "New Covenant" not found in the man-made confessions of "Reformed Covenant Theology"? The term is found in the Bible multiple times.
New Covenant Whole Gospel: How many modern Christians cannot honestly answer the questions below?
Who is the King of Israel in John 1:49? Is the King of Israel now the Head of the Church, and are we His Body? Who is the “son” that is the “heir” to the land in Matthew 21:37-43? Why did God allow the Romans to destroy the Old Covenant temple and the Old Covenant city, about 40 years after His Son fulfilled the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 in blood at Calvary?
What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. If you get mad and upset when someone challenges your man-made Bible doctrines, that is your flesh resisting the truth found in God's Word. Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary.
God is not now a “racist”. He has extended His love to all races of people through the New Covenant fulfilled by His Son’s blood at Calvary. The Apostle Paul warned against using “genealogies” in our faith in 1 Tim. 1:4, and Titus 3:9.
If the New Covenant is "everlasting" in Hebrews 13:20 and the Old Covenant is "obsolete" in Hebrews 8:13, why would any Christian believe God is going back to the Old Covenant system during a future time period.
What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below.
Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him.
He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8, 3:16? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis?
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart.
Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36)
We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24.
1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
The following verses prove the Holy Spirit is the master teacher for those now in the New Covenant.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Watch the UA-cam videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
Reformed theology is all about God's New Covenant of grace.
@@gedvalaitis4877 You did not answer the question.
Are you claiming there is not mention of a "New Covenant" in the Westminster Confession?
@@RustyShackleford-1689 I have never seen the term "new covenant" in the Westminster Confession, or the 1689LBCF. If I am in error, please show me where it is located.
Calvinism is dangerous. Tons of biblical truth mixed with just enough error and man's wisdom.
But you didn’t even watch the video to see what he said 🤔
explain
There’s no way you listened to this sermon
Reformed theology is the true God centered gospel of the Reformation. Luther believed in total depravity and God's sovereign election more fervantly than Calvin.
Man centered theology that treats the will of man as something God must bow down to is dangerous. Calvinism only threatens those whose theology is built more on the influence of humanism and western thought than on scripture.
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