The Very Lutheran Project

Featured in this episode: -Robespierre’s autistic screeching against the king -The declaration of rights (that the Jacobins both wrote and ignored) -Robespierre’s only sermon for his dopey cringefest religion -Marat coping, seething, malding and peeing himself over the French not being violent enough (Charlotte Corday did nothing wrong) -Danton’s weepy pathetic defense before his fellow murderers -Babeuf’s childish tryhard conspiracy

The latest Godcast is now out! Episode 380: How the Jacobins (accidentally) Prove Christianity It was the basedest of times, it was the cringiest of times. The French Revolution represents many things to many people, but it certainly didn’t represent anything approaching wisdom. Today Super reads from the writings, speeches and court transcripts from the radical Jacobin faction and shows how their buffoonery vindicates the Christian faith. Join us as we meander through the minds of men who loved the guillotine so much that they ended up (involuntarily) trying it out themselves. Direct Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thegodcast/GC_380.mp3 Awesome sites where you can find show notes: https://amerikaner.org/the-godcast-episode-380-how-the-jacobins-accidentally-prove-christianity/ https://exodusamericanus.wordpress.com/2026/06/21/the-godcast-episode-380-how-the-jacobins-accidentally-prove-christianity/ Support the show! https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/

SUNDAY RESOURCES NOW UP! For this week's homily, let's talk about a unique trait in the personality of Jesus. Audio: https://m.soundcloud.com/verylutheran/the-self-willed-christ Video: https://youtu.be/oeZwDJr7JGw And for the LEVITICUS BIBLE STUDY, let's chat about the Mosaic regulations regarding childbirth: Audio: https://m.soundcloud.com/verylutheran/leviticus-pt-14-the-laws-for Video: https://youtu.be/CI1LlPNAQ4c PDF manuscripts can be found here: https://verylutheran.biz/resources Support the VLP! If you can't, please let someone know about us, it helps to spread the word! https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/ https://verylutheran.biz/contact God bless your weekend everyone!

Laugh react emoji guy is laughing with happy tears, he realizes the truth 😌

Yes, this applies to Luther too, since he was an Augustinian and Augustine imported stoic and manichean ideas into his doctrine. Luther himself is touched by the syncretic aspect of history just as much as everyone else. Thankfully though he worked against it in his lifetime, and we have reason to believe it was complete once the Formula of Concord was signed.

Among the Apostolic and early Fathers, you don't find any calvinistic doctrines, let alone EO/RCC ones like prayers to the saints, marian dogmas, iconodulism, theosis, papacy, etc. They simply aren't there. The vast majority of Church history is accurately described as the squabbles between groups who syncretized with one non-Christian school versus those who syncretized with a different non-Christian school. Pick your poison too, whether it's platonism, hermeticism, manicheanism, gnosticism, stoicism, or Greco-Roman mystery schools. By the 5th century, most Christian branches stood for some mix between what the Scriptures teach and what their favorite pagans taught. Knowing "the original Greek" doesn't get us out of those woods. Filtering out the syncretic additions and being zealous for the Word does.

Guys that go into New Testament Greek all the time as if it proves their denominational distinctives are goofy. Homie the first two hundred years of recognizable Christianity had almost none of today's distinctives at all but they universally spoke and read Koine fluently.

Weekend checkpoint: you are doing ok, right anon? You holding up alright? Did you get your morning prayers in, are you relaxing?

9 And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” 10 And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” 11 He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. 12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. -Matthew 17:9-13 What if Jesus had shown His glorified appearance to the world? If He walked around shining and the Father kept proclaiming that He is the Son of God from the heavens, what would happen? Certainly He would have gained plenty more followers. It would cause a stir among the Gentiles as the Romans and Greeks would begin bringing Him olive branches and laurel wreaths. Animal sacrifices would be made, everyone would scramble to obey the Mosaic Law, and the various schools of jewish thought would compete to get His endorsement. There would have been a religious revolution, but the moment Jesus wasn't seen for a day they would immediately return to their previous paganism and sin. In our reading, Christ tells Sts. Peter, James and John to keep the Transfiguration a secret. If they had not done so, then at best they would have invited the same results as the *last time* Jesus dwelt among men in His glorified state. St. Jude identifies Jesus as the Lord in the pillar of fire and cloud (Jude vs.5), meaning the Israelites were in His direct presence every day for forty years. Despite seeing that God was near them every day, they still sinned, still engaged in idolatry, and still grumbled against being delivered from slavery. Christ opts to keep His Divine nature a secret for the time being instead of repeating history. The three Apostles start thinking out loud. Jesus said He will rise from the dead, and *then* they can talk about their experience. But doesn't Malachi say that Elijah must come first? Didn't they just see Elijah at the mountain? What good is a Messianic Secret if a prophet returns and brings the people to such an expectation anyway? Christ replies that Elijah already showed up - that is, John the Baptist taught under the authority of Elijah and all the prophets - and Herod had him killed. The same must happen to Jesus, our Lord explains: He too must die so as to fulfill everything needed for salvation. Otherwise, our sin problem remains and no amount of Divine intervention (short of killing us all) would stop it. Thus, the vision of Transfiguration must remain a secret.

Mr. DeMars wants you to "die to self" (he probably has a nice home security system and benefits from his countrymen)

I really hope the people who voted Quaker don't refuse to accept the results and then have me guillotined

By a thin margin, the people have spoken. We'll start covering quakerism next week

This poll is turning out to be a nail biter. I'll leave it up for another hour or so.

SUNDAY RESOURCES NOW UP! For this week's homily, let's talk about a unique trait in the personality of Jesus. Audio: https://m.soundcloud.com/verylutheran/the-self-willed-christ Video: https://youtu.be/oeZwDJr7JGw And for the LEVITICUS BIBLE STUDY, let's chat about the Mosaic regulations regarding childbirth: Audio: https://m.soundcloud.com/verylutheran/leviticus-pt-14-the-laws-for Video: https://youtu.be/CI1LlPNAQ4c PDF manuscripts can be found here: https://verylutheran.biz/resources Support the VLP! If you can't, please let someone know about us, it helps to spread the word! https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/ https://verylutheran.biz/contact God bless your weekend everyone!

A few more hours before I start recording. Make your voices heard!

1 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 5 He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” 8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. -Matthew 17:1-8 In the previous passage, Jesus said that whoever would be His disciple must take up their cross and follow Him. This means taking up the way of the Cross, imitating Jesus and obeying His commands. Whoever does this shall receive rewards when He returns. Now to the common man, this is a big ask. You would think I was either a psychopath or a conman if I told you to submit to my every word while promising some cushy afterlife for your troubles. After all, we rightly condemn the founders of islam and mormonism for their bad faith demands of loyalty in exchange for fanciful rewards. The heresiarch muhammad promised an eternal drunken orgy to his followers, while joseph smith promised godhood to his; both of them convinced men to commit vile atrocities on their behalf. In most cases, it is perfectly fine to be skeptical of some would-be prophet trying to bind your conscience. This is why the Transfiguration is so important. After making the Big Ask, Jesus makes sure to prove to the Apostles that He is who He says He is. This requires witnesses, and the Mosaic principle is that two or more are needed to establish a truth (Numbers 35:30, Deuteronomy 17:6, 19:15). To put a finer point on it, Christ has *double* the number of witnesses to His revealing: the Father, Moses, Elijah, Peter, James, and John. This way, the Apostles see clearly that Jesus is no mere man and nor is He a charlatan. Of course, there are many other things going on here, and time would prohibit me from diving into it in greater depth. But it appears that St. Peter didn't get the message until later in life. Here we see him asking to build some tents for Christ and His two guests, as though they were equals (something that our Father corrects immediately by His pronouncement). But later in life he will understand that it is the highlight of his life. He recognizes the intent of the Transfiguration as a matter of witness, writing in his second epistle that this is how his reader can know Christianity is true (2 Peter 1:16-21). He passes along this precious truth to us, knowing that we too will hear about the Big Ask: thus, being assured of the truth of Jesus's claims, we can walk confidently knowing that His claim of authority is legitimate - and so are His rewards.