I loved it when Joel Beeke said that when Christians start reading the Puritans their level of holiness goes up. I've experienced that in the way he describes.
So deeply grateful to learn of this ministry and look forward to listening to the rest of your podcasts and sermons: Joel Beeke is always a treasure worth listening to. He has personally been enormously discipling in my conversion five years ago from a lifetime of fifty years of Roman Catholicism, far more than the worthless and useless OPC I attended in Crystal Lake, Illinois with a congregation of less than two dozen. "The Puritans led me to spiritual freedom in Christ" indeed, and I never in a million years would have learned about the Puritans through my local OPC: I owe everything to RHB and Banner of Truth. Tim Keller and John Piper just don't cut it. The Puritans' emphasis of the need for conversion was utterly absent in the indifferent and purely academic and detached OPC, which couldn't have cared less whether I remained Roman Catholic or not abd coddled my now-dead Episcopalian friend to hell. And amen about worldliness: I heard more about the Cubs than I did about Christ in the so-called "Orthodox" Presbyterian Church, and in the OPC in Wheaton, Illinois, the WTS graduate had more passion for Clint Eastwood and movies than he did for Christ and the gospel. And the s-word was never preached, let alone the r-word, for fear of "offending" anyone: it was basically just a religious social club
I have a dramatic reading of "Sinners In The Hands If An Angry God" on my channel as well as "The Excellency Of Christ". Both are amazing sermons, it was an honor to do dramatic readings of these two sermons.
So neat, we had difficulty having children, infertility and miscarriages for 3.5 years and then I had my daughter, now pregnant again when shes 9 months! I also didnt think I'd have another one or even this soon
Christ alone is our Righteousness. When the Holy Spirit gives us the gift of faith to believe in Him, the Second Person of the Triune God, the Incarnate One who fulfilled the Eternal Covenant, then His Righteousness is put to our account. We are "saved sinners by this grace." The danger of Puritanism is its tendency toward Monasticism and being tempted to go through the door of temptation to make a religious matrix to project upon others rather than proclaiming Christ.
Thank you for Beeke interview, as ' I'm a big fan of his; but, i was hoping that he would of spoke more on the connection between the Puritan influence on theonomic thought ....maybe you can comment? Thanks again, Rich
Pastor Joel. I have a question that i have not been able to get an answer to. I use medical marijuana for anxiety. It works much better and is much safer than benzodiazepines. Why do many pastors such as John MacArthur think it is a sin? I would rather use a plant created by God for my symptoms than pharmaceuticals produced by man. Thank you for your ministry.
Such a good point toward the end. We shouldn't jam the Gospel into a sermon where it isn't necessarily found. Dr. Beeke rightly related, let the text be your guide.
Thank you for all your wonderful content! Weird question, but is there a way I can get one of those sweet decal/stickers on your laptop? I’d love to rock one on my car. Thank you
I actually don’t have any more, but I could try to get some. However, in the meantime, we have some awesome shirts available in our store on our website. rightresponseministries.com
The pursuit of pure love to "The" entirely perfectly infinite "pure" loving Sacred Supreme Being is a daunting endeavor, only to be approached with a broken and contrite heart and spirit completely reliant on His equally mercifully, gracefully, and faithful majestic Holiness. How can it be, that you my King [GOD] would die for me? John 15:13 No greater love....
Might have to chase down that William Gouge work on marriage and family…conveniently modernized and reprinted in 3 volumes by reformation heritage books 😁
It is easy (that's why so many do it) to toss around the label of legalism wherever and whenever they encounter someone who is striving to overcome or avoid sin in their life. In fact, any more, "legalistic" has become a synonym for moral. Christians would do well to remember (or perhaps learn for the first time) that legalism, rightly understood, pertains only to those who by their avoidance of sin believe that such avoidance has earned them a seat in heaven. In other words, legalism is a sin that violates the doctrine of justification...not the doctrine of sanctification. Flipping this thing over, have you ever noticed that you rarely hear of the opposite criticism: "Oh, she's just being antinomian." Many of you won't know what that is, thus proving my point that it is rare to hear of it. It means that you believe that because you are saved by grace as a free gift of God, now that you're "in" you can live any way you please. It is at this point that Calvinists and Wesleyan-Arminians diverge. The former say it just shows the hussy wasn't saved to begin with, while the latter say she turned into a hussy and lost her salvation. In either event, both agree she ain't nearly as "in" as she'd like to think. Ain't no hussies in heaven...ask the Puritans. (By the way, Dallas Willard (now with our Lord) covers this topic (antinomianism, not hussies) very well in his "The Divine Conspiracy." MacArthur takes a drubbing, but he needs it from time to time to keep him humble.)
The Puritans believed in personal, as well as collective, self-government within each community or settlement. Their faith was known as Congregationalism, which can still be found in some communities today. Their belief in self-government gave them local control over both religious and political matters. Morethingsjapanese
Congregationalism is a great problem in this time was the begining for schism. Was so serious, but People ignore this in the history and theirs result today. It is so strange that pastor like Beeke doesn't talk about it, because it is a key so important.
@@margaritalopez4990 I guess that was the problem when the early church elected their bishops. ekklesia Throughout the Greek world and right down to NT times (cf. Acts 19:39), ekklesia was the designation of the regular assembly of the whole body of citizens in a free city-state, “called out” (Gr, ek, “out,” and kalein, “to call”) by the herald for the discussion and decision of public business (Lambert 1929, 651).
Books... Books... Books... Does a person need any book other than a Bible to be born again and learn how to live the Christian life. How many books... and which ones... does one need to learn to be saved and live the ultimate justified and sanctified life?
Nothing new under the sun, Paul new the OT was allegory like Jesus, John 17:5 should be your prayer, or are you just a sinner. your church is made with hands. no ones lost in this play.
I loved it when Joel Beeke said that when Christians start reading the Puritans their level of holiness goes up. I've experienced that in the way he describes.
Just ordered "Puritan Treasures for Today". Looking forward to this journey. Thank you gentlemen.
Joel Beeke is my favorite author/preacher/teacher
He is certainly up there and is solid in his theology. As an added bonus, he is authority on the Puritans!
Dr. Beeke is a national treasure. A real man of God.
Thank you!
Joel’s KJB study book is a good tool! Highly recommend.
Soli deo Gloria!
So deeply grateful to learn of this ministry and look forward to listening to the rest of your podcasts and sermons: Joel Beeke is always a treasure worth listening to. He has personally been enormously discipling in my conversion five years ago from a lifetime of fifty years of Roman Catholicism, far more than the worthless and useless OPC I attended in Crystal Lake, Illinois with a congregation of less than two dozen. "The Puritans led me to spiritual freedom in Christ" indeed, and I never in a million years would have learned about the Puritans through my local OPC: I owe everything to RHB and Banner of Truth. Tim Keller and John Piper just don't cut it. The Puritans' emphasis of the need for conversion was utterly absent in the indifferent and purely academic and detached OPC, which couldn't have cared less whether I remained Roman Catholic or not abd coddled my now-dead Episcopalian friend to hell. And amen about worldliness: I heard more about the Cubs than I did about Christ in the so-called "Orthodox" Presbyterian Church, and in the OPC in Wheaton, Illinois, the WTS graduate had more passion for Clint Eastwood and movies than he did for Christ and the gospel. And the s-word was never preached, let alone the r-word, for fear of "offending" anyone: it was basically just a religious social club
Thanks for your comment and your raw honesty. Joel Beeke is undoubtedly a gift to the church.
Another great discussion pastor, it makes me want to read from the puritans. Thank you ❣️
5:02 I think a "severe conviction of sin" is what is the common denominator of the Puritans and those who appreciate their writings.
I have a dramatic reading of "Sinners In The Hands If An Angry God" on my channel as well as "The Excellency Of Christ". Both are amazing sermons, it was an honor to do dramatic readings of these two sermons.
This was great stuff 🤭 Thank You Very Much
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So neat, we had difficulty having children, infertility and miscarriages for 3.5 years and then I had my daughter, now pregnant again when shes 9 months! I also didnt think I'd have another one or even this soon
Great disscusion pastor! Thank you for sharing
Very interesting discussion.
Christ alone is our Righteousness. When the Holy Spirit gives us the gift of faith to believe in Him, the Second Person of the Triune God, the Incarnate One who fulfilled the Eternal Covenant, then His Righteousness is put to our account. We are "saved sinners by this grace." The danger of Puritanism is its tendency toward Monasticism and being tempted to go through the door of temptation to make a religious matrix to project upon others rather than proclaiming Christ.
This is great.
Thank you for posting!
Thanks.
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Thank you for Beeke interview, as '
I'm a big fan of his; but, i was hoping that he would of spoke more on the connection between the Puritan influence on theonomic thought ....maybe you can comment?
Thanks again,
Rich
Pastor Joel. I have a question that i have not been able to get an answer to. I use medical marijuana for anxiety. It works much better and is much safer than benzodiazepines. Why do many pastors such as John MacArthur think it is a sin? I would rather use a plant created by God for my symptoms than pharmaceuticals produced by man. Thank you for your ministry.
Such a good point toward the end. We shouldn't jam the Gospel into a sermon where it isn't necessarily found. Dr. Beeke rightly related, let the text be your guide.
Thank you for all your wonderful content! Weird question, but is there a way I can get one of those sweet decal/stickers on your laptop? I’d love to rock one on my car. Thank you
I actually don’t have any more, but I could try to get some. However, in the meantime, we have some awesome shirts available in our store on our website.
rightresponseministries.com
Very much appreciated, brother! However I (for one) did not hear the 10 min or so Dr. Beeke's comments.
Much needed, I personally am in need of a Puritan book on personal spiritual discipline any recommendations?
Mortification of sin by owen and reformed catholic by william perkins are my favorites.
The Christian in Complete Armour 3 volume set-William Gurnall
The pursuit of pure love to "The" entirely perfectly infinite "pure" loving Sacred Supreme Being is a daunting endeavor, only to be approached with a broken and contrite heart and spirit completely reliant on His equally mercifully, gracefully, and faithful majestic Holiness. How can it be, that you my King [GOD] would die for me? John 15:13 No greater love....
Might have to chase down that William Gouge work on marriage and family…conveniently modernized and reprinted in 3 volumes by reformation heritage books 😁
Dr Beeke said he "came to Spiritual Liberty".....What does that mean? Thank you.
It is easy (that's why so many do it) to toss around the label of legalism wherever and whenever they encounter someone who is striving to overcome or avoid sin in their life. In fact, any more, "legalistic" has become a synonym for moral. Christians would do well to remember (or perhaps learn for the first time) that legalism, rightly understood, pertains only to those who by their avoidance of sin believe that such avoidance has earned them a seat in heaven. In other words, legalism is a sin that violates the doctrine of justification...not the doctrine of sanctification.
Flipping this thing over, have you ever noticed that you rarely hear of the opposite criticism: "Oh, she's just being antinomian." Many of you won't know what that is, thus proving my point that it is rare to hear of it. It means that you believe that because you are saved by grace as a free gift of God, now that you're "in" you can live any way you please. It is at this point that Calvinists and Wesleyan-Arminians diverge. The former say it just shows the hussy wasn't saved to begin with, while the latter say she turned into a hussy and lost her salvation. In either event, both agree she ain't nearly as "in" as she'd like to think. Ain't no hussies in heaven...ask the Puritans. (By the way, Dallas Willard (now with our Lord) covers this topic (antinomianism, not hussies) very well in his "The Divine Conspiracy." MacArthur takes a drubbing, but he needs it from time to time to keep him humble.)
Very good thoughts. Couldn't agree more. The word "legalist" is used as an offensive weapon.
How do you approach the subject of the puritans owning slaves ?
I would consider Edwards a Puritan
Your life will change if you dive into the Puritans (for the better, strongly likely).
The Puritans believed in personal, as well as collective, self-government within each community or settlement. Their faith was known as Congregationalism, which can still be found in some communities today. Their belief in self-government gave them local control over both religious and political matters. Morethingsjapanese
Congregationalism is a great problem in this time was the begining for schism. Was so serious, but People ignore this in the history and theirs result today. It is so strange that pastor like Beeke doesn't talk about it, because it is a key so important.
@@margaritalopez4990 I guess that was the problem when the early church elected their bishops. ekklesia Throughout the Greek world and right down to NT times (cf. Acts 19:39), ekklesia was the designation of the regular assembly of the whole body of citizens in a free city-state, “called out” (Gr, ek, “out,” and kalein, “to call”) by the herald for the discussion and decision of public business (Lambert 1929, 651).
Joel, do not compromise your ministry by sharing a conference with John Piper. Don’t do it. Don’t piddle away your credibility.
It is a great problem with New calvinism, that if a pastor say and do heresies o sins doesn't separate.
Reject the globe earth.
It’s very interesting how he esteems the writings of the Puritans and the Puritans themselves rather than the Bible
Books... Books... Books... Does a person need any book other than a Bible to be born again and learn how to live the Christian life. How many books... and which ones... does one need to learn to be saved and live the ultimate justified and sanctified life?
Nothing new under the sun, Paul new the OT was allegory like Jesus, John 17:5 should be your prayer, or are you just a sinner. your church is made with hands. no ones lost in this play.
Grace and love laughs at you church works, God is in everyone and your to blind to know a play.