S2E8: Piety Provoked

Benjamin, Michael, and Cody take up the topic of piety provoked, derived from Psalm 119:13 9. They parse through the key parts, raise a number of scriptural examples and confirmations, and give some applications. They touch on things like:

• Zeal must issue in being provoked.


• Should we have enemies?


• Is there a place in the Christian life for hatred? to be indignant? to wield anger?


• The danger of false or misguided zeal.


• Examples from Paul, Phinehas, David, Elihu, and Christ.


• The balance between mocking and weeping.


• Whether warnings against being a reactionary are useful or straitjacket us from agency?


• The inevitability of zeal and being provoked.


• Why did Luther counsel Melanchthon to sin boldly?


• The unintended danger of faddish zeal.


• What are some benefits of being provoked?


• Is it always wrong to allow the enemy to dictate the terms of battle, or are there instances where God blesses those who fight in faith and embrace the antithesis?