Can we please have a Q&A about the Harrowing of Hades? Just about whether its orthodox to believe Christ preached to departed souls who may not have fully known Him/had less given to them? Thankyou.
Thought provoking, it gave me a conversation starter with my family regarding space travel and baptism. Been tuning in, thankful for what you are sharing
My concern with going to other planets is that Jesus promised to return to earth. So I think it is wonderful to be here when he returns. We can worship him in outer space too, but as a Christian, I want to be here.
A couple of years ago, it was discovered that a RC priest in Phoenix was saying “WE baptize you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit” rather than “I baptize…” while baptizing babies. English was his second language (although I’m not sure that was the cause of his use of “we.”) All of his Baptisms were deemed to be invalid by the Bishop and he was sidelined from his ministry and required to find all of the children he Baptized to correct his error (hundreds!) He was a friend of mine and a kind and spiritual man. I was raised RC and attend both RC and Lutheran ELCA where my children and grandchildren attend.
I am not Lutheran and the only Lutheran hymns I know are “A Mighty Fortress” and “Away in A Manger.” It is too bad Bryan and Andrew didn’t cite non-Lutheran hymns like “Abide With Me” or “Amazing Grace.”
@@user-bt6hh9yu1n I’m not sure what you mean. “Abide With Me” is a prayer set to music. “Amazing Grace” is not only a testimonial set to music, it is a doctrinally correct testimonial set to music. Both hymns are both deeply rooted in the doctrine of Sola Gratia.
The discussion revolving around extraterrestrials was interesting. The way I’ve always tackled it is the concept of why God created heaven and earth for the purpose of having a relationship with man his highest creation “in the image of God”.
Very good comments on all subjects. I think we can use hymns written by non-Lutherans, but we should recognize that those hymns might have false teaching in them, or at least ideas and frameworks that Lutherans don’t use. For example, in the hymn “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” Christ is called “fruit of the mystic rose.” I’m guessing that the Roman Catholic author is referring to St. Mary with that phrase “mystic rose,” but I don’t ever hear Lutherans use such language. Which doesn’t make it false, but it at least means that we might be singing phrases that are strange and foreign to our teaching. I think it’s better if we sing words which we truly know and agree with.
If Austin TX is the most influential city in the world, we need to rise up and make that history. Austin is the California of Texas and that generally is not a good thing.
Also remember that when Peter went to witness to the centurion in his household and proclaimed the gospel, they were baptized by the Holy Spirit before they ever had water baptism. That was what the first Jerusalem council was about. Should we baptize these gentiles.
A thought on the brothers Baptism. Was the baptism registered with the church? I think it says in the hymnal that that is what must be done as soon after the Baptism in say an emergency situation.
Where’s the, “pen” reference in this verse? John 10:16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.
We follow the confessions not the man, Lutherans are only bound to his writings in the Augsburg Confession , Apology, and his Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope.
Hello, Thank you both for your effort to deepen our Faith! I've been a Lutheran since 1957 (LCMS now),, I'm sure You are doing these videos for Love, not $,, so PLEASE turn off the commercials (there were 5 in this episode)(some disgusting).. I know You can make that setting in YT.. CHRIST's Peace ! !
This baptism issue is why I believe covenant theology is correct. Baptism brings you into covenant, the Holy Spirit makes you persevere in the covenant of Grace.
@Alex-l6k4j yes it does for people with true faith. But there are many in hell that had baptism. Or do you believe that faith is something you conjure up? Because if also says in the bible that the saints will persevere, and that all that the father gives to the son he will never let go of. So please explain this. Because I believe all those who are baptized are brought into covenant with Christ. But until they receive the spirit of life, they will never enter heaven. And peter even tells us be baptized for the forgiveness of sins and you shall receive the Holy Ghost. But we also know others in the acts of the apostles who recieved the holy Ghost before baptism. Therefore not all who are baptized with water persay recieve the spirit of grace. It's those whom God chooses. God chooses us we do not choose him. And Luther would be on my side on this argument. Because he taught monorgism, not synergysim, melanchton taught synergism and thats why there was a split in the Lutheran Church before concord. And I do not believe in double predestination, and Calvin never did either, although alot of unlearned people love to say he did. And I agree with alot of Lutheran doctrine, I go to Lutheran church, but I believe that Baptism is the sign of the new covenant. That it is a work of God, not man, and that all of those whom God elects will never let go of and they will persevere until the end. it all boils down to the heart of stone being replaced with the heart of flesh by God. And I say this with love. I love Luther's teaching to backsliders to look back towards their Baptism. Because that is the sign that we are saved. But there are those in hell whom were baptized, and I do not believe that they had spirit of life. Because I do not believe the Lord Jesus Christ will ever let them go.
@joncollins7129 yes they break covenant, that's what apostasy means. They tasted the grace, but they never truly had the spirit. Because the spirit of life puts to death sin. Paul teaches that over and over again. To whom he called he justified, to him he justified he sanctified, to him he sanctified he glorified. I love these talks. I do not believe any of God's elect will ever apostatize, now I do believe there are those whom tasted the grace of God by baptism and through God's grace in His church, his own body, but they never truly repented. That's why I. Believe in covenant theology because it deals with why people apostatize. And on the last day it would have been better if they never knew the truth peter says.
I think Elon Musk would be opened to talk about religion and especially in a Lutheran perspective. If you watch his interview with Jordan Peterson it seems like he opened up to the idea of their been a God and Jesus Christ was really. I just think that he needs a more educated informative conversation on it. I would defiantly watch an interview between Pastor Wolfmueller and Elon that would interesting to see.
@run4cmt I have learned that as well. I was just pointing out the fact that when I listened to Elon and Jordan's interview. I thought that he was more open to the thought of there being a God. I would suggest you go take a look at it. It's quite eye-opening.
Are there any Lutherans who refuse to sing the hymn Holy, Holy, Holy (Nicea)? This hymn was written by an Anglican. It is similar to Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.
Many Peotestant hymns focus inward, i.e. are pietistic. These hymns would not be acceptable in a Lutteran divine service. But there are good hymns by Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, Fanny Crosby, etc. One can only have a service book or hymnal that is so big, so Lutherans cant put all the possibly good non Lutheran hymns in their hymnal.
I'm sorry I love the Germanic Lutheran Rite, but Calvin reached out to Luther alot, and Luther disregarded all the reformed because of Zwingli. Non of the reformed after Zwingli even held to his view of the sacrament. Which by the way is the only point out of the 14 points the caused Luther not to allly with the reformed. That was Zwingli. I'm sorry lutherans need to hold councils with true reformed elders, and we need unity again. I pray that one day, the reformed and the lutherans will unite under one church again. Which was the hope of the 1st generation reformers. Bucer was a Lutheran basically, and also Melanchton loved Calvin and Bucer. And Calvin always gets blamed for the synod of dort, which happened a century after him. It's time for unity.
The different views of the Holy Sacraments will always separate the Reformed from the Lutherans. Also the 5 points of Calvinism is rejected by true Lutherans, with the possible agreement in total depravity.
The original reformers didn’t want to leave the Roman Catholic Church (to your point about one church), and it is very clearly stated in the Augsburg Apologies that if it meant keeping one church they had no problem with having 7 sacraments in line with Rome.
1 Corinthians 2:4-8 KJV 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Psalms 139:1-24 KJV 1 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
I'm Pentecostal - you are half right and half wrong - Pentecostals from the Wesleyan side do have the synergistic understanding which is connected to their theology on Sanctification. Pentecostals who come from the Baptist/Reformed influence have Law and Gospel distinctions.
Roman Catholic here. I was one of those Catholics who responded to your previous video. I think I stayed in my lane, not attacking Lutheranism per se, but pointing out two factual errors you made-the one about the history of the Canon, and the other about the intention behind the expression _ex opere operato_ . My position on the latter is that you misunderstand its intended meaning, and that its actual meaning is closer to the Lutheran position that you expressed. It's not the doctrine that you seem to think it is-that it means that the sacraments work magically, is how I recall you saying it means. It could be that Catholics themselves at the time of the Reformation were misunderstanding the doctrine and Lutherans rightly tried to correct it. If there was a misunderstanding, I think neither side should perpetuate it. How about taking a closer look at what the Church teaches about it before speaking about it? At least you will be better informed. I did have one more criticism about the advice you gave the Lutheran man with the Roman Catholic wife, and I stand by it-merely that he should try to avoid questions with underlying assumptions that may be false. Ask, and even challenge a bit, but ask without assuming, I say. Now, there were others in the comments, at all Lutherans, I suspect, who used your video as an occasion to attack Roman Catholicism in ways more radical (and even slanderous) than what I heard from you. But that's UA-cam.
Do you think Catholics are more smooth and slick with their offensiveness and Lutherans are more straight forward? It seems that way to me. Lutherans can be brutally honest and blunt. while Catholics play word games, where they say really nasty things but sugar coated. Then they can say we Catholics are nice but you Lutherans are mean. Magic sacraments in the Catholic church? You mean at mass when the priest says the magic spell that changes the bread in to flesh?
According to the ''Catholic Answers'' it means ''Ex opere operato is a Latin expression meaning “by the work worked.” It refers to the fact that the sacraments confer grace when the sign is validly effected - not as the result of activity on the part of the recipent but by the power and promise of God. Now, to receive the fruits of the sacraments, you should be properly disposed. At least in adults, there must be a predispositional receptivity to receive the grace that is always available in a validly effected sacrament. This means reception of grace via the sacraments is not automatic. But the ex opere operato nature of the sacraments reminds us that, while a proper disposition is necessary to receive grace in the sacraments, it isn’t the cause of that grace''. It mentions nothing at all about FAITH. So, the RC understanding IS NOT the Lutheran one.
@Λουθηρανισμός what do you think "predispositional receptivity" means if not faith? Seriously, you reject it because it is not worded the way you would word it?
@Λουθηρανισμός CCC 1266 "The Most Holy Trinity gives the baptized sanctifying grace, the grace of justification: - *_enabling them to believe in God_* , to hope in him, and to love him through the theological virtues; - giving them the power to live and act under the prompting of the Holy Spirit through the gifts of the Holy Spirit; - allowing them to grow in goodness through the moral virtues. Thus the whole organism of the Christian's supernatural life has its roots in Baptism." There's faith mentioned. Now, I recall Dr. Jordan Cooper saying basically the same thing: that Baptism effects faith. By the way, I don't mean that the Catholic and Lutheran views of Baptism are identical. I mean that they don't differ in the way it was presented.
@Λουθηρανισμός here's another one from CCC 1271: "For men *_who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized_* are put in some, though imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church. *_Justified by faith in Baptism,_* [they] are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." [Emphasis added here and in the previous comment.]
Koontz has said that JD Vance is a fake Appalachian, because he comes from Ohio, and he has accused him of cultural appropriation. I think it is only halfway tongue-in-cheek. You know how sensitive those Scots Irish can be! 🙂
Wasn't ALL of creation cursed by the consequences sin? Also, to accept that there is other life on other planets would mean that other created beings possibly be be made "in the image of God". If so, then it begins to beg the question...if they don't have sin, is it due to something different between us and them? Really though, the quest to find life elsewhere in the universe has been primarily driven by a need to prove that Genesis isn't the true account of creation and life actually occurs through the right set of random circumstances.
I know most people will disagree with me but I believe in the fixed immovable earth and the dome firmament - I don’t believe we can travel anywhere, Earth is the center of creation
Elon Musk is the"intellectual" who looks out into the great unknown and thinks he can use his simple earth-bound tools to make sense of it. Try as he might, the great unknown is too big. The mystery is too profound. The intellect cannot navigate through it. It is only faith that can triumph here because faith knows on the other side of the great unknown is God. And it is only God who can take the mystery out of the profound questions with his divine word.
I don't agree with you, because God is who gives the gifts of intelligence, He the giver and creator of all things. Babel didn't make them experts at anything except shaking their fist at God, which because of fall, they're already experts of it naturally.
Can we please have a Q&A about the Harrowing of Hades? Just about whether its orthodox to believe Christ preached to departed souls who may not have fully known Him/had less given to them? Thankyou.
Christ descended to Hell to show his victory over sin and Satan. It was not to convert.
Another excellent video-podcast. Thank you.
Thought provoking, it gave me a conversation starter with my family regarding space travel and baptism. Been tuning in, thankful for what you are sharing
Amazing Grace, Holy Holy Holy, come thou font, come ye needy,
My concern with going to other planets is that Jesus promised to return to earth. So I think it is wonderful to be here when he returns. We can worship him in outer space too, but as a Christian, I want to be here.
We want to be where He is.
It seems unlikely humans will leave the solar system. His final appearing will probably still be visible from Mars..
Awesome. Thanks.
Good advice on baptism.
A couple of years ago, it was discovered that a RC priest in Phoenix was saying “WE baptize you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit” rather than “I baptize…” while baptizing babies. English was his second language (although I’m not sure that was the cause of his use of “we.”) All of his Baptisms were deemed to be invalid by the Bishop and he was sidelined from his ministry and required to find all of the children he Baptized to correct his error (hundreds!) He was a friend of mine and a kind and spiritual man. I was raised RC and attend both RC and Lutheran ELCA where my children and grandchildren attend.
I was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I still have relatives out there.
I am Lutheran. We have all the hymns we need.
I am not Lutheran and the only Lutheran hymns I know are “A Mighty Fortress” and “Away in A Manger.” It is too bad Bryan and Andrew didn’t cite non-Lutheran hymns like “Abide With Me” or “Amazing Grace.”
lol, the LSB is full of it
“I am” “we have” “we need”
There’s the problem
@@user-bt6hh9yu1n I’m not sure what you mean. “Abide With Me” is a prayer set to music. “Amazing Grace” is not only a testimonial set to music, it is a doctrinally correct testimonial set to music. Both hymns are both deeply rooted in the doctrine of Sola Gratia.
@@barefootinroannI was replying to the op, not you.
The discussion revolving around extraterrestrials was interesting. The way I’ve always tackled it is the concept of why God created heaven and earth for the purpose of having a relationship with man his highest creation “in the image of God”.
Very good comments on all subjects.
I think we can use hymns written by non-Lutherans, but we should recognize that those hymns might have false teaching in them, or at least ideas and frameworks that Lutherans don’t use. For example, in the hymn “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” Christ is called “fruit of the mystic rose.” I’m guessing that the Roman Catholic author is referring to St. Mary with that phrase “mystic rose,” but I don’t ever hear Lutherans use such language. Which doesn’t make it false, but it at least means that we might be singing phrases that are strange and foreign to our teaching. I think it’s better if we sing words which we truly know and agree with.
If Austin TX is the most influential city in the world, we need to rise up and make that history. Austin is the California of Texas and that generally is not a good thing.
Plenty of Christians in Austin
How many days have you been in protest outside the legislature?
@Alex-l6k4j That's a good reply. I like it. I live in TN with relatives living in TX.
Also remember that when Peter went to witness to the centurion in his household and proclaimed the gospel, they were baptized by the Holy Spirit before they ever had water baptism. That was what the first Jerusalem council was about. Should we baptize these gentiles.
A thought on the brothers Baptism. Was the baptism registered with the church? I think it says in the hymnal that that is what must be done as soon after the Baptism in say an emergency situation.
Where’s the, “pen” reference in this verse?
John 10:16
I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.
Watch out talking about synergism, because remember, melanchton was a synergist later on in his life due to his EO studies.
We follow the confessions not the man, Lutherans are only bound to his writings in the Augsburg Confession , Apology, and his Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope.
@@couriersix7326I think that fact needs to be stressed more. 👍
Hello, Thank you both for your effort to deepen our Faith! I've been a Lutheran since 1957 (LCMS now),, I'm sure You are doing these videos for Love, not $,, so PLEASE turn off the commercials (there were 5 in this episode)(some disgusting).. I know You can make that setting in YT.. CHRIST's Peace ! !
The ads you see are greatly based on your own personal Google information, not necessarily by the UA-cam video itself.
This baptism issue is why I believe covenant theology is correct. Baptism brings you into covenant, the Holy Spirit makes you persevere in the covenant of Grace.
Baptism saves
Unless you believe the Word of God where it says, "Baptism now saves you."
@Alex-l6k4j yes it does for people with true faith. But there are many in hell that had baptism. Or do you believe that faith is something you conjure up? Because if also says in the bible that the saints will persevere, and that all that the father gives to the son he will never let go of. So please explain this. Because I believe all those who are baptized are brought into covenant with Christ. But until they receive the spirit of life, they will never enter heaven. And peter even tells us be baptized for the forgiveness of sins and you shall receive the Holy Ghost. But we also know others in the acts of the apostles who recieved the holy Ghost before baptism. Therefore not all who are baptized with water persay recieve the spirit of grace. It's those whom God chooses. God chooses us we do not choose him. And Luther would be on my side on this argument. Because he taught monorgism, not synergysim, melanchton taught synergism and thats why there was a split in the Lutheran Church before concord. And I do not believe in double predestination, and Calvin never did either, although alot of unlearned people love to say he did. And I agree with alot of Lutheran doctrine, I go to Lutheran church, but I believe that Baptism is the sign of the new covenant. That it is a work of God, not man, and that all of those whom God elects will never let go of and they will persevere until the end. it all boils down to the heart of stone being replaced with the heart of flesh by God. And I say this with love. I love Luther's teaching to backsliders to look back towards their Baptism. Because that is the sign that we are saved. But there are those in hell whom were baptized, and I do not believe that they had spirit of life. Because I do not believe the Lord Jesus Christ will ever let them go.
@87DAM1987 baptism saves, but some apostatize. Simple as.
@joncollins7129 yes they break covenant, that's what apostasy means. They tasted the grace, but they never truly had the spirit. Because the spirit of life puts to death sin. Paul teaches that over and over again. To whom he called he justified, to him he justified he sanctified, to him he sanctified he glorified. I love these talks. I do not believe any of God's elect will ever apostatize, now I do believe there are those whom tasted the grace of God by baptism and through God's grace in His church, his own body, but they never truly repented. That's why I. Believe in covenant theology because it deals with why people apostatize. And on the last day it would have been better if they never knew the truth peter says.
I think Elon Musk would be opened to talk about religion and especially in a Lutheran perspective. If you watch his interview with Jordan Peterson it seems like he opened up to the idea of their been a God and Jesus Christ was really. I just think that he needs a more educated informative conversation on it. I would defiantly watch an interview between Pastor Wolfmueller and Elon that would interesting to see.
Unfortunately Jordan Peterson is on a journey to know God as well, but is not there yet.
@run4cmt I have learned that as well. I was just pointing out the fact that when I listened to Elon and Jordan's interview. I thought that he was more open to the thought of there being a God. I would suggest you go take a look at it. It's quite eye-opening.
Are there any Lutherans who refuse to sing the hymn Holy, Holy, Holy (Nicea)? This hymn was written by an Anglican. It is similar to Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.
It’s one of my favorites personally.
Many Peotestant hymns focus inward, i.e. are pietistic. These hymns would not be acceptable in a Lutteran divine service. But there are good hymns by Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, Fanny Crosby, etc. One can only have a service book or hymnal that is so big, so Lutherans cant put all the possibly good non Lutheran hymns in their hymnal.
You talk about the Efficacy of the Word what precisely do you mean by that?
I've always understood it to mean that the Word of God is clear and accomplishes what it says. "Let there be light" "This is my body" etc.
It is effective in all matters. Nothing else is required.
Wouldn’t you include knowing that Jesus rose from the dead as necessary for salvation?
Wouldn't confirmation cover any questionable baptism?
Confirmation is not a sacrament.
I'm sorry I love the Germanic Lutheran Rite, but Calvin reached out to Luther alot, and Luther disregarded all the reformed because of Zwingli. Non of the reformed after Zwingli even held to his view of the sacrament. Which by the way is the only point out of the 14 points the caused Luther not to allly with the reformed. That was Zwingli. I'm sorry lutherans need to hold councils with true reformed elders, and we need unity again. I pray that one day, the reformed and the lutherans will unite under one church again. Which was the hope of the 1st generation reformers. Bucer was a Lutheran basically, and also Melanchton loved Calvin and Bucer. And Calvin always gets blamed for the synod of dort, which happened a century after him. It's time for unity.
The different views of the Holy Sacraments will always separate the Reformed from the Lutherans. Also the 5 points of Calvinism is rejected by true Lutherans, with the possible agreement in total depravity.
The original reformers didn’t want to leave the Roman Catholic Church (to your point about one church), and it is very clearly stated in the Augsburg Apologies that if it meant keeping one church they had no problem with having 7 sacraments in line with Rome.
1 Corinthians 2:4-8 KJV
4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Psalms 139:1-24 KJV
1 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
I'm Pentecostal - you are half right and half wrong - Pentecostals from the Wesleyan side do have the synergistic understanding which is connected to their theology on Sanctification. Pentecostals who come from the Baptist/Reformed influence have Law and Gospel distinctions.
I do not doubt it, but even the latter confuse them all because they do not see baptism as salvation.
Christ took on flesh to become the perfect propitiation for mankind. Martians or other ET’s would need their own Jesus.
Roman Catholic here. I was one of those Catholics who responded to your previous video. I think I stayed in my lane, not attacking Lutheranism per se, but pointing out two factual errors you made-the one about the history of the Canon, and the other about the intention behind the expression _ex opere operato_ . My position on the latter is that you misunderstand its intended meaning, and that its actual meaning is closer to the Lutheran position that you expressed. It's not the doctrine that you seem to think it is-that it means that the sacraments work magically, is how I recall you saying it means. It could be that Catholics themselves at the time of the Reformation were misunderstanding the doctrine and Lutherans rightly tried to correct it. If there was a misunderstanding, I think neither side should perpetuate it. How about taking a closer look at what the Church teaches about it before speaking about it? At least you will be better informed.
I did have one more criticism about the advice you gave the Lutheran man with the Roman Catholic wife, and I stand by it-merely that he should try to avoid questions with underlying assumptions that may be false. Ask, and even challenge a bit, but ask without assuming, I say.
Now, there were others in the comments, at all Lutherans, I suspect, who used your video as an occasion to attack Roman Catholicism in ways more radical (and even slanderous) than what I heard from you. But that's UA-cam.
Do you think Catholics are more smooth and slick with their offensiveness and Lutherans are more straight forward? It seems that way to me. Lutherans can be brutally honest and blunt. while Catholics play word games, where they say really nasty things but sugar coated. Then they can say we Catholics are nice but you Lutherans are mean.
Magic sacraments in the Catholic church? You mean at mass when the priest says the magic spell that changes the bread in to flesh?
According to the ''Catholic Answers'' it means ''Ex opere operato is a Latin expression meaning “by the work worked.” It refers to the fact that the sacraments confer grace when the sign is validly effected - not as the result of activity on the part of the recipent but by the power and promise of God.
Now, to receive the fruits of the sacraments, you should be properly disposed. At least in adults, there must be a predispositional receptivity to receive the grace that is always available in a validly effected sacrament. This means reception of grace via the sacraments is not automatic. But the ex opere operato nature of the sacraments reminds us that, while a proper disposition is necessary to receive grace in the sacraments, it isn’t the cause of that grace''. It mentions nothing at all about FAITH. So, the RC understanding IS NOT the Lutheran one.
@Λουθηρανισμός what do you think "predispositional receptivity" means if not faith? Seriously, you reject it because it is not worded the way you would word it?
@Λουθηρανισμός CCC 1266 "The Most Holy Trinity gives the baptized sanctifying grace, the grace of justification: - *_enabling them to believe in God_* , to hope in him, and to love him through the theological virtues; - giving them the power to live and act under the prompting of the Holy Spirit through the gifts of the Holy Spirit; - allowing them to grow in goodness through the moral virtues. Thus the whole organism of the Christian's supernatural life has its roots in Baptism."
There's faith mentioned. Now, I recall Dr. Jordan Cooper saying basically the same thing: that Baptism effects faith.
By the way, I don't mean that the Catholic and Lutheran views of Baptism are identical. I mean that they don't differ in the way it was presented.
@Λουθηρανισμός here's another one from CCC 1271: "For men *_who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized_* are put in some, though imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church. *_Justified by faith in Baptism,_* [they] are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." [Emphasis added here and in the previous comment.]
Koontz has said that JD Vance is a fake Appalachian, because he comes from Ohio, and he has accused him of cultural appropriation. I think it is only halfway tongue-in-cheek. You know how sensitive those Scots Irish can be! 🙂
Wasn't ALL of creation cursed by the consequences sin? Also, to accept that there is other life on other planets would mean that other created beings possibly be be made "in the image of God". If so, then it begins to beg the question...if they don't have sin, is it due to something different between us and them? Really though, the quest to find life elsewhere in the universe has been primarily driven by a need to prove that Genesis isn't the true account of creation and life actually occurs through the right set of random circumstances.
You cannot be declared innocent unless you are at first found guilty. The law condemns and the LORD acquits!
Pennsylvania is quakers, they were pacifists.
I know most people will disagree with me but I believe in the fixed immovable earth and the dome firmament - I don’t believe we can travel anywhere, Earth is the center of creation
21:10, Elon Musk talk
Man, your content has taken a dive, if this is your concern today. Bummer. I used to enjoy your talking points.
What should we have talked about?
@@andrewpacker2592 Is moon water good for baptizing with?
Elon Musk is the"intellectual" who looks out into the great unknown and thinks he can use his simple earth-bound tools to make sense of it. Try as he might, the great unknown is too big. The mystery is too profound. The intellect cannot navigate through it.
It is only faith that can triumph here because faith knows on the other side of the great unknown is God. And it is only God who can take the mystery out of the profound questions with his divine word.
man was given dominion over the earth, not outer space or other planets.
I don't agree with you, because God is who gives the gifts of intelligence, He the giver and creator of all things. Babel didn't make them experts at anything except shaking their fist at God, which because of fall, they're already experts of it naturally.
Pennsylvania is better than Ohio?! Never. PA had to be saved by the Amish.