The Theological Word you need to Know

[@kenoziah5085]

Thank you pastor! I became Lutheran after leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses. I was a 3rd generation JW. Praise God for his good work! This is a very important topic!!

[@schellfamily2340]

WOW! That's fantastic! Praise God!!

[@travist7777]

Terrific, Ken! What specific, God the Holy Ghost-provided person/argument/scripture freed your mind and got you out? Thanks be to God-- the angels ARE rejoicing, Brother.

[@jgeph2.4]

That’s glorious brother!

[@ulty1472]

Epic! Hope your doing well!

[@janetgeist8505]

Praise Jesus…❤, what a Friend you have in him🥰❤️.

[@osmoregulatoryorgan]

Ps Rosebrough gave me "..American Christianity..." when he was doing his Pirate Christian conference down in Australia a couple of years ago. So glad he did. It really simplified Christianity for me [I'm ex-charismatic pentecostal] and showed me just how light Christ's burden is.

[@schellfamily2340]

I'm an ex-charismatic as well and I love resting in Christ's finished work on the cross.

[@jalapeno.tabasco]

As a former Pentecostal turned confessional Reformed/Presbyterian, these videos are such a great resource and perfectly describe the errors of what I was taught growing up

[@fivesolas25930]

Excellent! Coming from a former Charismatic, this is Spot On!!!!!

[@MTFitzpatrick7]

Pastor Brian, I love your teachings and have learned so much from you - now considering myself a “KZbin Theologian!” I have been a Charismatic Pastor / Word of Faith Minister for 35+ years but have now come to join the LCMS and LOVE IT! Regarding Luther’s Smallcald Article teaching on Enthusiasm, can you please explain this Scripture? Thanks in advance. 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. I John 2:27 Thanks so much.

[@mechengineer]

Since you have been doing a few videos on prayer, and now this one on enthusiasm, would you be able to do a video on how we are to pray; both knowing that: God answers prayer, and that we are not to expect a special revelation from God? It is a dichotomy that I struggle with occasionally - especially when I hear that important decisions were "prayerfully considered". Like this if you fellow commenters agree...

[@jalapeno.tabasco]

God's special revelation is in regards to Christ and His redemption He isn't some personal assistant that gives you tips and hints the Spirit speaks in and through His objective word

[@MrGassemann]

And now this..! It’s enough to make me enthusiastic (in a good way) about theology! More of the same, please! Thank you!

[@jefweb5043]

You could stay on this topic for an eternity, and I'd still never tire of it! Thank you, Pastor! I enjoy going over the Book of Concord.

[@checkplz6626]

Your lessons are eye-opening! Lots of "a-ha" moments. I learned a lot. Thank you!

[@EmilyHercamp17]

*SO* wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with us all. I am adding this to my theological 'reference' playlist

[@LisaB_12204]

Your use of the text printed and writing on the pages is very helpful! Thank you.

[@lois6221]

This answers the question I submitted to you regarding the highly popular devotional Jesus Calling. Many thanks!

[@schellfamily2340]

Just started reading the book. I am already underlining so much of it!

[@judithtaylor6713]

This is so important and seems to be such a pivotal point.

[@JoeHenkel]

I've never heard the word enthusiasm in a theological context before this video.

[@nospam865]

8:46 "Against the Heavenly Prophets" Luther's Works volume 40

[@JoeHenkel]

Great way of explaining Luther's text using the highlighters.

[@judithtaylor6713]

Mighty truth here. Thank you.

[@robertdouglas8895]

It's curious that Luther used the word enthusiasm to be not of God. The noun enthusiasm comes from the , from enthous, meaning “possessed by a god, inspired.

[@deconmardi852]

I am from India, May God bless you and keep sharing the word of God. I have one question for you, Can you please explain about the number 666 in your next message.

[@anthonyhilton4168]

Excellent.

[@markster136]

Just a thought could the super apostles mentioned by Paul be enthusiast?

[@lorenzomurrone2430]

I think "innward" means "towards the inn"...

[@stephaniedorothy6525]

Can I download what you were showing somewhere?

[@787Earl]

thank you

[@marianneb5457]

This is great!!

[@JO-dr2mf]

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the Theologia Germanica. Seems to be a rather mystic book but I hear Luther really liked it.

[@jonsolo4776]

Very helpful

[@memesofconcord1]

How do we reconcile this with Jan Hus's prophecy of Luther? Especially since Luther even thought it referred to him, and even if Luther hadn't it seems like its clearly true and is thus the Holy Spirit working outside of the Word and Sacraments

[@bobdunn4179]

So can it be said that enthusiasm is the principle tenet of “The Theology of Glory”?

[@Ogata123]

Sounds like the apostles and early church were enthusiasts

[@travist7777]

What makes you say that? They had the Word, spoken by the Word-Became-Flesh, or Christ Jesus in their minds and hearts, right?

[@jordantsak7683]

Could we say that ''enthusiasm'' threatens the soul of the enthusiast even if the enthusiast says and is sure that he is a believer? Also, what if the Catholics and modern Evangelicals say they don't interpret the Scriptures according to their hearts but according to what it really says? Yesterday, in my ex evangelical presbyterian church, ex for sure as I think, the Presbyters said to me: ''We don't care about the Reformation, we are not Lutherans, we don't care about the lutheran or calvinian confessions (Westminster Confession of Faith comprised!!! on which the specific church's confession is based upon!!!), we live the christian life, we read and interpret the Bible by ourselves and we do good works. You have made Luther and Calvin your idols. We don't ''. So many protestant denominations say they go to the Bible always, my dear friend. They say ''yep, we always go to the word, the word, the word'' and they try to find new perspectives and new interpretations. I 'm so tired, Bryan. So tired.

[@travist7777]

...endure to the end, Brother. Your crown is awaiting...

[@lc-mschristian5717]

Thank you Pastor. This evil is everywhere! God's peace

[@MikeDubya]

Please forgive my lack of understanding, but isn't there a certain irony in studying Luther's teachings about enthusiasm, when Luther himself is perhaps the greatest example of enthusiasm in human history? On the one hand, Luther says (basically) that anyone who places anything (reason, feelings, etc.) above the Holy Scripture is in error, yet Luther himself had the audacity to determine what scripture was, in contrary to the original church fathers in the very line of tradition from Peter himself, scriptures that were accepted for over a thousand years by Luther's lifetime. The very notion that Luther can delete or truncate scripture from the Bible while condemning enthusiasm screams of not just heresy, but also hypocrisy.

[@Nick.T.A]

Luther, Melanchthon, and the other reformers often went back to the writings of the early century church fathers to formulate their theology. Taking a cursory glance at the Book of Concord (the Lutheran confessional document) you will find that the church fathers (I have listed them below) quoted and referenced extensively. Luther did not set out to create new doctrine rather to go back to the historic doctrine of the church which had been changed throughout the years. List of church fathers quoted: Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and Tertullian from the second century Origen, Cyprian, Anthony of Egypt, Athanasius, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, and Leo I covered the third, fourth, and fifth centuries Gregory I, Bede, and John of Damascus from the sixth, seven

[@MikeDubya]

@@Nick.T.A Interesting, I will check it out.

[@MikeDubya]

@@Nick.T.A help me out here, what part of the Book of Concord? I've been looking through it where does it say all this about which books are scripture?

[@Nick.T.A]

@@MikeDubya the Book of Concord doesn't specify which books are scripture. Many of the reformers held to a 66 book canon. As far as the books which are known as Apocrypha or Deuterocanonicle they were described as "Books which are not considered equal to the Holy Scriptures, but are useful and good to read"

[@MikeDubya]

@@Nick.T.A I'm trying to understand your point about how Luther justified removing certain books from the Bible in order to be more like the original church fathers, so where can I find the arguments and justifications for Luther's stance on that? From previous reading, it seemed to me his arguments were his own creation, I want to know where you got this information because it could change how I see Luther dramatically.

[@defenestratefalsehoods]

The dumbest part of your point and religion is why didnt god want adam and eve to have knowledge and know good and evil? Why was they punished whe they had no concept of good and evil

[@jordantsak7683]

Could we say that ''enthusiasm'' threatens the soul of the enthusiast even if the enthusiast says and is sure that he is a believer? Also, what if the Catholics and modern Evangelicals say they don't interpret the Scriptures according to their hearts but according to what it really says? Yesterday, in my ex evangelical presbyterian church, ex for sure as I think, the Presbyters said to me: ''We don't care about the Reformation, we are not Lutherans, we don't care about the lutheran or calvinian confessions (Westminster Confession of Faith comprised!!! on which the specific church's confession is based upon!!!), we live the christian life, we read and interpret the Bible by ourselves and we do good works. You have made Luther and Calvin your idols. We don't ''. So many protestant denominations say they go to the Bible always, my dear friend. They say ''yep, we always go to the word, the word, the word'' and they try to find new perspectives and new interpretations. I 'm so tired, Bryan. So tired.

[@jalapeno.tabasco]

those "presbyterians" are about as presbyterian as the ELCA is lutheran