Public Vs. Private Enemies: When To Stop Fighting Back

[@K81620]

You are such a clear teacher! I have had these same thoughts when reading scripture but I can never articulate it in the way you do so thank you

[@fogandwhirlwind]

This was absolutely wonderful. Praise God for Pastor Joel Webbon!

[@Jim-i1e]

"The often quoted "Love your enemies" reads "diligite inimicos vestros," and not diligite hostes vestros. No mention is made of the political enemy. Never in the thousand-year struggle between Christians and Moslems did it occur to a Christian to surrender rather than defend Europe out of love towards the Saracens or Turks. The enemy in the political sense need not be hated personally, and in the private sphere only does it make sense to love one's enemy, i.e., one's adversary... It certainly does not mean that one should love and support the enemies of one's own people." -- Carl Schmitt - The Concept of the Political

[@jakedemaggio8649]

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[@K81620]

I COMPLETELY agree with you!! Setting law against grace! It's crazy ..I never understood this

[@yellomoth]

I find it strange that people think Jesus is refuting the book that he wrote in the sermon on the mount.

[@RightResponseMinistries]

@@yellomoth yes. indeed.

[@RealllyREALLYReformed76]

This is such an excellent message brother Webbon. I am so thankful for your faithfulness in teaching God's truth that not only helps those in your own church, but also the body of Christ as a whole, for those who have ears to hear.

[@MountainofYahweh]

Thank you Joel - for being the only Pastor in America - that advocates for the authority of the Husband / Father in the family. Nearly every Pastor in America sides with the wife (out of their cowardice) - to submit to every whim of emotions and feelings of the wife - and attack the husband/father (and now thanks to Doug Wilson - can also claim her husband is ‘Nabal’ - to his church’s leadership). That’s why most men hate church today.

[@Goliad_Respector]

God Bless Joel Webbon and the church in Hutto.

[@CHRISTSlave7]

YHWH Is KING. Ahmein. Joel is far from the only.. please look into more Reformed Preaching.

[@SaltyApologist]

@@CHRISTSlave7agreed, but there aren’t nearly enough

[@OuterProduct351]

The reason why theologians distinguished public vs private enemies is because the could actually read Greek and the word used in the sermon on the mount means private enemies. Also in the Gospel of Mark, turn the other cheek means take the lesser insult since a back handed slap (on our right cheek) is more/less insulting than a forehanded slap (on our left cheek).

[@betty8173]

Thank you. A good word for hard times. Praying that the present argument resolves with grace and mercy. God bless you.

[@Glennfariss]

Thank you for this message. Definitely one of your better sermons. I really appreciated

[@tomd2836]

Fantastic sermon, brother Joel. God's word is truly nourishment for our souls. Praying for you 🙏 Christ is King!

[@bpmou9230]

Thank you for this teaching Pastor Joel. One of the few giving the clear instruction of God’s word in application to life. Praying for you and that the truth comes forward. Be strong in the Lord, and continue to preach the bold truth of our Lord Jesus.

[@mbeast1098]

We have heard of these concepts by those who respect and love the law God! And definitely love to hear it preach by you pastor Joel!

[@2GunRock]

Despite not being reformed, but non-denominational, I feel free to follow whomever the Holy Spirit leads me too, and right now, with Mike Heiser and Chuck Missler gone, He's led me to you. You are my idea of what a Pastor should be; strong, courageous and a preacher of God's word despite whose feelings the truth might hurt. That's how I viewed all of the OT Prophets straight thru to the NT; Jesus (God), John the Baptist and the Apostles.

[@jpleco9147]

Thank you for your faithful preaching of the Word Joel.

[@RussianBot4Christ]

Thank you, really helpful theological nuance!

[@commentator9693]

Amen! Jesus Christ is King! And no other person and/or group, however glorious or even tragic their heritage or history has been, can usurp that position. No quarter given! Because they can't even begin to compare to Him who is our risen Savior and Lord! Praise ye the Lord!

[@ChrisRoutson]

If you look, JW has his comments turned off and he blocks anyone who disagrees. He does not care what others think. He is right in his mind. I would just kinda do same. There is no reconciliation on his or Tobias part. God is your defender. I would just let H 8:33 im work and disapline them. You have explained you do not have to continue. It's on them. (This is Bekah on my husband's fb. )

[@K81620]

You are awesome! This got better and better by the minute. This is precisely why i dont really trust the majority of pastors

[@anavasiltcova1324]

Praise Lord! and God bless you and your family, praying for you🕊️

[@Ransetsu]

Praise the Lord! May God bless you and your ministry!

[@SaltyApologist]

Amen. There is continuity between Old and New Testament. The law of God is good and just and eternal. It is just applicable today as always

[@SaltyApologist]

Amen Brother! God did not break the law for love, he kept it at the cost of his son! Amen amen amen!

[@kpope7007]

God bless you Joel. I know you have been harmed by brothers but I also know and see that God’s grace is upon you. This message wasn’t from Joel but from God. God is being glorified by your humble and reasonable approach to the whole matter. I pray the brothers see and remove the log from their eyes 🙏🏻

[@jasonthegentleman2992]

Great word pastor!

[@Goliad_Respector]

Matthew Henry: “National Justice prevents National Judgement.”

[@brendangolledge8312]

You cleared something up for me that had been bothering me for a long time. I regarded that passage as basically being advocating for suicidal altruism. It seemed to me to basically say that the world ought to be controlled by evil men who are willing to use force, because good men ought not to use force. It also seemed to me to be inconsistent with the historical behavior of Christians. But your explanation of this passage answers all my questions in a reasonable way. The atonement theory you discuss afterwards sounds to me like a father tells his son, "You deserve to be beaten," and then the father goes and beats himself instead. It is strange to me.

[@nonuancemin]

this was excellent. Thank you, Pastor Joel

[@glorifyenjoy]

Excellent

[@MountainofYahweh]

Release the Kraken!

[@samknobeloch503]

*50 minutes of great preaching * Congregation: "Release the Kraken!" Congregation: "Amen!"

Too bad there was no truth in it.

[@brendangolledge8312]

What do you do when the magistrate is malicious and will not defend you?

[@ChrisRoutson]

Let God be your defender.

[@mickey_rose]

Release the kraken!

[@CarpentersMinistry1]

I gotta say that was done quite well, and didn't generally like your style of preaching but I think you killed brother.

[@micahlantz905]

Amen pastor Joel

[@dandathomas6852]

Dive in??? Hahaha.

[@random_person6041]

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[@Narikku]

Pastor Joel - what did Jesus do? I don't think you understand the cross, Joel.

[@jakedemaggio8649]

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[@jakedemaggio8649]

Christ is King 👑 ✝️👑

[@raymondoflaherty1173]

When your messages begin to focus on you and vindicating you , rather than lifting up and exalting Christ - you have crossed a dangerous line …

[@asherfong6906]

So that means churches can’t have a sermon about corona virus / lockdowns because it doesn’t explicitly lift up and exalt Christ by your standard. In fact any topic discussing anything happening in the outside world like elections would be crossing a dangerous line? What about sections of the Bible that don’t include a direct message of uplifting Jesus?

[@RealllyREALLYReformed76]

Good thing that's not happening then, huh. And in case you didn't know, when you preach the truth according to God's word, you actually are exalting Christ.

[@jessejames42]

Oh no…. A pastor using current events to lead and instruct his congregation…. Now we just ruled out reading any Pauline text… by your standard, now what do we do?

[@anthonycotto9251]

So true

[@theMolluskMan]

Jesus used personal attacks against Him to shape His sermons. Why shouldn't our earthly shepherds?

Their bodies, God's choice.

[@basedincali8707]

I measure Sproul by his son, as we should.

[@Arkeo36]

Sadly Bahnsen's son is also pretty lame. And Rushdoony's too.