Thankyou for the teaching and the resources. I was at the Issues etc conference this weekend, but had to leave before your talk. I was so looking forward to hearing you speak. I did get to meet some of your church members.
When people say this, do you think they might be referring to this? Paul tells us: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
@@kgebhardt1187 That's an 8th Commandment-keeping way of thinking. However, I'm afraid it's more often thought of something like, "God knows your capacity and protects you from suffering or difficulty beyond that." However, there's 2 Corinthians 1:8 (ESV), "For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself." You can probably think of other examples where the saints were driven to desperate prayer exactly because they were experiencing more than they could handle (another example, Mark 6:35 and following).
@@ChristopherBrowne-y3k Thank you for that argument. When we claim a false promise that God never gives. Christians think that they have an option not to serve or to be diligent in Christ if though they’re avoiding some type of suffering that comes with faithfulness.
This is a wonderful breakdown on the promises. Reminds me of taking the promises to ancient Israel and applying them to ourselves (Jer 29:11 for example).
Thanks again for thoughtful reflection on God's Word. One category/danger that I might suggest as an additional one, or it could be under "misapplication", though just in a different direction: when people hold God to promises He didn't actually make. This is significant in my pastoral work; people are often distressed because something didn't happen that they wanted, or something did happen that they didn't want, and they're wrestling with God over it. I've found that often it's because people (and I include myself in this too) have wrongly believed that God promised this or that thing would or wouldn't happen in their lives. It's the converse of your Mary example - there God promised her and not us, but then we take something God hasn't promised anyone and attribute that as His promise. I often counsel people to focus on the promises He actually did make and try to lead them away from the idea that their struggles are a result of God not delivering on His promises, when in fact He never promised that thing.
i just downloaded it! thank you! I loved seeing you in Chicago!! Thank you for all your teachings. You are helping me understand Lutheranism as I was formally a Baptist but have recently joined a LCMS ( 2 years ago) ❤
I have a question about a promise I read this morning from Isaiah 55: “You shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace…” a very popular verse to make songs out of (“the mountains and the trees will… clap their hands”. I can hear it in my head from my college days.) Am I off in what I see here for the first time, that the promise is not made to us directly? The verses before before talk about the word of God being sent and will accomplish its purpose (already personified) and the verses after say “It (not they or he) shall make a name for the Lord”. Now you could say that Jesus is the Word of God and we are his body so yes, this promise could sort of be applied to us, but only so far as we are proclaiming his word. But the promise is not made directly to us.
It seems that God doesn't "directly" give promises, as such (eg, how would Abraham even "know" what God was telling him to do, or if he even was "talking" to God?), but rather, that's the sort of language the Prophets and NT writers used to frame the narratives. And it seems the promise language, to a large degree, was intended to guide the meditations/prayers in the liturgies (as opposed to a situation where a guy could just pick up a Bible for the first time, read something like "whosoever believeth...", then say "hey! I believeth....I'm a whosoever...therefore this must apply to me right here and now!")
@@caelachyt Do you think God would assign you to protect others and keep them safe? Are you a disciple of Kay Nash? Will you take up her green purple mantle some day? Then you will know for sure what God is telling you to tell us?
@@br.m God's presenting of the "Love your neighbor as yourself" standard rather assures that we should endeavor to keep others safe from our activities and act in a responsible way.
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Thankyou for the teaching and the resources. I was at the Issues etc conference this weekend, but had to leave before your talk. I was so looking forward to hearing you speak. I did get to meet some of your church members.
Really enjoyed your “Making the Case For God’s Promises” at the conference. Thanks for all the great work you do!
Thank you for all you share on social media.
There's at least one more danger of promises: holding to a promise that God never made, e.g. "God will never give you more than you can handle."
When people say this, do you think they might be referring to this? Paul tells us: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
@@kgebhardt1187 That's an 8th Commandment-keeping way of thinking. However, I'm afraid it's more often thought of something like, "God knows your capacity and protects you from suffering or difficulty beyond that." However, there's 2 Corinthians 1:8 (ESV), "For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself." You can probably think of other examples where the saints were driven to desperate prayer exactly because they were experiencing more than they could handle (another example, Mark 6:35 and following).
@@ChristopherBrowne-y3k
Thank you for that argument.
When we claim a false promise that God never gives.
Christians think that they have an option not to serve or to be diligent in Christ if though they’re avoiding some type of suffering that comes with faithfulness.
Good morning. What a great way to start the day. God’s promises. Thank you!
Excellent video. Can you please do a video on Luther's teaching on the Priesthood of all Believers?
This is a wonderful breakdown on the promises. Reminds me of taking the promises to ancient Israel and applying them to ourselves (Jer 29:11 for example).
Thanks again for thoughtful reflection on God's Word. One category/danger that I might suggest as an additional one, or it could be under "misapplication", though just in a different direction: when people hold God to promises He didn't actually make. This is significant in my pastoral work; people are often distressed because something didn't happen that they wanted, or something did happen that they didn't want, and they're wrestling with God over it. I've found that often it's because people (and I include myself in this too) have wrongly believed that God promised this or that thing would or wouldn't happen in their lives. It's the converse of your Mary example - there God promised her and not us, but then we take something God hasn't promised anyone and attribute that as His promise. I often counsel people to focus on the promises He actually did make and try to lead them away from the idea that their struggles are a result of God not delivering on His promises, when in fact He never promised that thing.
i just downloaded it! thank you! I loved seeing you in Chicago!! Thank you for all your teachings. You are helping me understand Lutheranism as I was formally a Baptist but have recently joined a LCMS ( 2 years ago) ❤
It was great to see you again at the conference. I appreciate all you do!
Thank you
I heard that pastor Packer drives around with a Martin Luther doll on his back seat that he got from Issues Etc...
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I have a question about a promise I read this morning from Isaiah 55: “You shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace…” a very popular verse to make songs out of (“the mountains and the trees will… clap their hands”. I can hear it in my head from my college days.)
Am I off in what I see here for the first time, that the promise is not made to us directly?
The verses before before talk about the word of God being sent and will accomplish its purpose (already personified) and the verses after say “It (not they or he) shall make a name for the Lord”. Now you could say that Jesus is the Word of God and we are his body so yes, this promise could sort of be applied to us, but only so far as we are proclaiming his word. But the promise is not made directly to us.
It seems that God doesn't "directly" give promises, as such (eg, how would Abraham even "know" what God was telling him to do, or if he even was "talking" to God?), but rather, that's the sort of language the Prophets and NT writers used to frame the narratives. And it seems the promise language, to a large degree, was intended to guide the meditations/prayers in the liturgies (as opposed to a situation where a guy could just pick up a Bible for the first time, read something like "whosoever believeth...", then say "hey! I believeth....I'm a whosoever...therefore this must apply to me right here and now!")
I think God might tell you not to make these videos while driving.
Any thoughts on what God might tell you about your comment?
@@br.m He probably would approve of my being concerned for the safety of others.
@@caelachyt Do you think God would assign you to protect others and keep them safe?
Are you a disciple of Kay Nash? Will you take up her green purple mantle some day? Then you will know for sure what God is telling you to tell us?
@@br.m God's presenting of the "Love your neighbor as yourself" standard rather assures that we should endeavor to keep others safe from our activities and act in a responsible way.
@@caelachyt So you follow Kay Nash? Are you a prophet too?