S2E8: Piety Provoked — Benjamin, Michael, and Cody take up the topic of piety provoked, derived from Psalm 119:139. 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?