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?