Posts by SuperLutheran@poa.st
(DIR) Post #B2RpxZ5sSnZlCnZALA by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-19T16:16:39.587547Z
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Start your week with a VLL broadcast!Next week we'll be getting back to current events in the Church, for those who want to hear some updates on the chaos happening nowadays. But I just couldn't help myself when I noticed a whole lot of non-Christian religions sounding like someone gave up...Audio: https://m.soundcloud.com/verylutheran/vll-65-the-relig...Video: https://youtu.be/FN02gkZV7PQ
(DIR) Post #B2SCpTadLClGlS42FM by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-19T20:32:55.157393Z
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REVELATION BIBLE STUDY STREAM TONIGHT!We are VERY close to the end of this Bible study series my friends. Let's take a look at the end of St. John's vision and what it means for our blessed eternity.Catch the stream here at 9pm EST: https://t.me/VeryLutheran
(DIR) Post #B2TmL5FT4I4M5ivmQS by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-20T14:45:30.952007Z
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In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them;in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.-Isaiah 63:9So there are theo-nerds who occasionally like to toss around the term "impassibility" and apply it to God. The prefix "im" meaning no and "possible" coming from the Latin 3rd declension "Passio," meaning suffering. The idea goes that since God is infinite and invincible, He never suffers pain.But the theologians take it too far when they say that this applies to emotional matters. They believe God does not actually get angry or sad or distressed when witnessing the horrible things that happen here on earth. In fact, if you press them on it they eventually confess that they see God as some buddha-esque figure that remains in an emotional *blank* for all eternity. Now, the Scriptures say nothing of the sort, but our sophists like to defend their claim by saying that the Bible presents "anthropomorphic" language for God's activities and dispositions. For them, it's not that God is angry at sin, but when the Bible tells us He is it just means that we interpret His actions as being associated with anger. Yes my friends, these people are really willing to put their hermeneutics in the wood chipper to preserve an emotionless deity.But even a single verse like this one from Isaiah shows us how wrong headed such theobros are. God feels. He pities. he loves, and the Second Person of the Trinity even sympathizes with our own pains, having experienced them Himself. Since personhood consists of mind, will, and emotions, God has all of these *perfectly.* If you deny emotions on the part of the Godhead, then you deny any motivation He has to do what He does...like save us. Scripture attests that He loves us after all, and without an emotional and characteristic disposition of love from our Lord then there is no salvation.So let us praise God who is invincible, but also has a heart.
(DIR) Post #B2TmowtWgywaryuPLc by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-20T14:50:52.741529Z
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@madcuzbad Exactly, that's why I'm saying those theobros are wrong
(DIR) Post #B2U9wY7wxUClJkFTNo by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-20T19:10:00.413377Z
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The latest in the Evaluating Gnosticism series is now up!How does gnostic soteriology work? Well they all disagreed with each other, but a main idea coursing through the different schools was that if you're one of the elect, then you can climb the monastic ladder of divine ascent and then after committing suicide you get to climb another ladder for all eternity - but if you mess up once it's all in vain. https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/evaluating-gnostic...
(DIR) Post #B2UZcaYknr1VsTvczQ by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-20T23:57:43.563630Z
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24 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”-Genesis 32:24-28Occasionally you'll hear some well-meaning minister condemn combat sports from the pulpit. He'll say the violence is abominable, it's a human version of dog fights, etc. Some of the Church Fathers agree with his position. But I would point to Jacob's wrestling match with the pre-incarnate Christ as a positive example. Our Lord does not condemn Jacob for some sin, but rather commends him for passing the test of faith that night. The test was simple: could he hold on to God and expect blessing despite pain, exhaustion and fear? And to test him, our Lord chose to wrestle. He ground Jacob's face in the dirt, showed him what immeasurable strength looks like, and He upped the ante when Jacob showed his tenacity by ripping his hip out of its socket. Jacob prevailed, not because he beat God (he clearly lost in terms of his being harmed). He prevailed because it was his willingness to continue that proved he actually trusted that our Lord would deliver him. The more skeptical ministers have a point. Martial arts without positive development of character is condemnable, as it is violence for violence's sake. There's no point to it other than money, pride, and bloodlust if it is stripped of virtue. But if they are taught and practiced to engender the qualities Jacob had - tenacity, endurance, and bravery - then they are a worthwhile pursuit for believers willing to put in the work.
(DIR) Post #B2UeXaffScXqXwbA8G by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-21T00:52:51.068599Z
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@King_Noticer Since I'm not a grappler, I would probably make it about thirty seconds as opposed to Jacob's several hours. I can only imagine how much Christ would laugh at my pathetic Karate kicks before taking my butt down lol
(DIR) Post #B2WFdwHfuLB0mHE5qq by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-21T19:23:17.710881Z
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1 Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence—2 as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil—to make your name known to your adversaries, and that the nations might tremble at your presence!3 When you did awesome things that we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.4 From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear,no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.-Isaiah 64:1-4The prophet begins this chapter by expressing his longing that God would come down and fight against the nations. Then he recalls the fires on Mount Sinai and the way in which the people trembled, as if to say "Please! Do that but for all the pagans surrounding us!"But then he speaks of God the Deliverer, who does great things for those that wait for Him. I find the proximity of the fourth verse to be telling regarding Isaiah's thought process. He asks God to come down and thinks about a time far off when He did so...but then declares, against his own yearnings, that God is faithful to all who trust Him. It seems to me that in the midst of writing, the prophet remembered that our Lord DID come down within living memory, destroying the Assyrian army. Though it was not sin for him to express his desire for God to act, it is almost as though he reassures himself that God *has* acted, and thus he may trust in God's future deliverance. On our end, it is encouraging to see that even Isaiah had his moments of weakness and forgetfulness. Yet this also admonishes us to do as he did: when we long for our Lord to do something, we do well to actively remember when He has answered our prayers and showed us His care. This applies chiefly to remembering Christ and His Passion, but it also calls us to remember the times He has answered our prayers in our lifetimes - when we needed extra money for bills, when we asked for safe travels, or for safe deliveries for our infant children, etc. Thus we are reassured that He will continue to be faithful.
(DIR) Post #B2WFkRitvlPW1Q41js by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-21T19:24:28.217367Z
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The latest Sex&Marriage is now up!Let's talk about spousal abuse, but in this free-flowing discussion we'll try to keep it grounded in reality.Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/sexmarriage-stream...Video: https://youtu.be/CeTVtGqeH1M
(DIR) Post #B2Y7ghxNDrUTtSSZ4y by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-22T17:03:34.032539Z
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8 Thus says the Lord:“As the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,’so I will do for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all.9 I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and from Judah possessors of my mountains;my chosen shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there.10 Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down, for my people who have sought me.-Isaiah 65:8-10Is God worth worshiping?Someone might respond that this is a stupid question to even ask, but we must ask it. The answer depends on how you think of God. Recently I have come across quite a bit of "content" that portrays God as, well, insane. This new conception of our Lord is nothing but wrath. He created the world and humanity only to respond by hating all of it and sending everyone to hell for even the most minor departure from some extremely exhaustive plan of works and faith down to the last minute detail. No one can possibly do enough good works to satisfy Him, and even if they could it would all be undone by some infraction. Faith doesn't save either, as this portrayal of God shows Him damning the most devout of believers for getting even a single tertiary point of doctrine incorrect. Even if someone got all their doctrine correct, a single sin is seen as proof of faithlessness and therefore the striver is damned. This idea of God is present in every denomination, where love is absent from our Lord's character. Well, except when the ones proclaiming this are checking the "theologically correct" box to avoid heresy charges. For them, God loves you only on paper, but He hates you in reality. I doubt that such a conception of our Lord is worth worshiping, even if it were the correct one: why devote your life to someone who is always looking for a reason to send you to hell?Of course, that is not the God proclaimed in Scripture. As we see in Isaiah's oracle, even when the children of Israel and Judah were *saturated* with apostasy all over the land He still offers mercy. It is right for our Lord to punish those who rebelled against Him, to destroy them utterly for going off into idolatry. But for the sake of those who *love* the Lord, He gives even some of the rebels another chance at repentance. He promises to preserve, help, and rescue the faithful. And just look at that sole requirement. God promises this deliverance, saying it is for those "who have sought me." He does not require that you get everything right, nor does He require perfect behavior in all things. He offers mercy freely because He loves truly. All who merely *seek* Him for salvation and forgiveness, clinging to Him in penitent faith, are accepted. Contrary to all who would extinguish God's Love with their doctrines, those who are damned are the ones who reject His offer. This God, whom the Scriptures proclaim, loves His creation while not letting evil slide. That God, the real God who does not forget justice *or* mercy, is absolutely worth worshiping.
(DIR) Post #B2YDnPrXUgEFWmJRpI by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-22T18:12:01.299530Z
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I'm willing to bet money that, like, at least one dude divorced his wife because the guy saying this was a jew."Honey, I'm leaving you.""Wh-wh-what??? But we have a great marriage what could possibly be wrong???""A jew told me that marriage is good and completes us. Jews always lie. Marriage is clearly a jewish psyop. Heil Hitler."
(DIR) Post #B2YGwrOSnrH5NluKuG by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-22T18:47:20.704751Z
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@merchantHelios Agreed. There is a vague shadow of good that becomes more apparent the less seriously an individual jew takes his judaism. There are orthodox/conservative jews who have never read the talmud or gotten into the zohar or anything like that, and they're the most normal of the bunch
(DIR) Post #B2YHacnsT5GNiPkwFM by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-22T18:54:31.802712Z
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The latest in the Church Fathers series is now up!Let's finish reading Irenaeus' second book in Against Heresies, and hear him wrap up his attacks on the gnostics before he gets into a more positive assertion of the truth.https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/reading-the-church...
(DIR) Post #B2aJYm7pQYcWGuFmgC by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-23T18:26:01.611434Z
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So it's supposed to get a little chilly out this weekend, might even snow a little. So let's get a bit toasty this Sunday with the SUNDAY SERVICE RESOURCES OUT NOW!First up, let's start with a homily about an ostrich. Well, more than an ostrich, you'll see.Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/the-psalm-2-ostric...Video: https://youtu.be/_MPHNzbbjYgAnd as we are almost done the REVELATION BIBLE STUDY, let's talk about the New Eden within the New Jerusalem.Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/revelation-pt51-th...Video: https://youtu.be/evEM4a3jVuMGet the PDFs here!verylutheran.biz/resources Support the VLP! verylutheran.gumroad.com/verylutheran.biz/contactGod bless your weekend everyone, stay safe out there!
(DIR) Post #B2au43jvaFZEEGI6HQ by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-24T01:15:01.770770Z
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@madcuzbad It helps to wear two or three pairs at once. Just make sure to move around while you do, keep circulation up
(DIR) Post #B2auZRZb1Pa97kQKLg by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-24T01:20:42.950699Z
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@themilkman @madcuzbad I am so excited to summer, man. You know what you do for your feeties when it's hot out? Just go barefoot, wear sandals. It's way more simple
(DIR) Post #B2aukvomuanA730VsW by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-24T01:22:48.636454Z
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@themilkman @madcuzbad Heck yeah.
(DIR) Post #B2cnXjVZ3flUo2h91M by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-24T23:09:11.575584Z
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1 Thus says the Lord:“Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool;what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest?2 All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be,declares the Lord.But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.3 “He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck;he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;4 I also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring their fears upon them,because when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen;but they did what was evil in my eyes and chose that in which I did not delight.”-Isaiah 66:1-4Isaiah ends his book the way he began it, pronouncing an oracle from the Lord which condemns the hollow worship offered by the children of Judah. The very first chapter gives the same message, but now it is louder. And what does our Lord find so important that He bookends Isaiah with it? Simply put, worship is sin when faith is absent.This applied first to the Mosaic system of sacrifice and to Solomon's Temple, but it rings true to this day. If you do not trust in the Lord for salvation, your prayers for forgiveness are empty. If you do not love the Lord, then your works of charity are token of evil against your neighbors. The tribes of Judah could point to the Law's commands, but people are not made righteous by laws. They are made righteous by the Lord who can *make* them good. So long as there are those who think that their rote obedience suffices for true worship, wrath remains on them. Meanwhile, the one who is humble and contrite, fearing and loving the Lord, he is the one who is saved.
(DIR) Post #B2gVk64zex0z3lOk52 by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-26T18:10:48.189773Z
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10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her;rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her;11 that you may nurse and be satisfied from her consoling breast;that you may drink deeply with delight from her glorious abundance.”12 For thus says the Lord:“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees.-Isaiah 66:10-12The Christian has many parents. We have our earthly parents of course, and we honor them as our first neighbors, but God sees to it that none of us are ever fully orphans. He becomes our Heavenly Father by adoption in the faith. By sharing the faith of Abraham, St. Paul says that the patriarch of old is a father to us. We are united to Christ in our Baptism, and because this is a real union His mother becomes our mother as well. Whoever brought us to the faith serves as a spiritual parent as well.Here the prophet adds another mother to the set of parents we have, but he speaks of Jerusalem the *place.* How can a place be a mother to someone? We could say the prophet is speaking in symbolic terms, sure, but symbolic language always points to something real. Jerusalem will be a mother to the believer in the sense of maternal comfort. In our future place of residence we shall all be fed, safe, warm and at peace. Every believer will feel that they belong there and no one shall be lonely. For the weary, there will be rest.St. John says in Revelation that God will wipe every tear away. The way in which He shall do this is found in the city He is preparing, by which we shall grow into the holiness and eternal life imparted to us.
(DIR) Post #B2gcnual0mueGj1O7c by SuperLutheran@poa.st
2026-01-26T19:29:55.656125Z
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Here's this week's VLL broadcast!We can't all be sunshine and rainbows all the time. Sometimes hard stuff needs to be hashed out with hard conversations. But these days, the "Christian Influencer" class is starting to turn hard conversations into their bread and butter in the worst possible way.Let's have a crass and self-aware discussion on the latest attention economy feeding frenzies (which are the same as the old feeding frenzies).Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/vll-66-balaams-new...Video: https://youtu.be/A51XSeZNbT0