How to Ward off Despair | D. A. Carson
Lecture Title - A Firm Foundation: Six Pillars of Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Death
Without exception, human beings come face to face with suffering and evil. We may entertain only the vaguest and most cliché-driven grasp of such matters until we ourselves suffer, or until we ourselves recognize the sheer malignity of evil in ourselves or others-and then suddenly we swirl around and gradually sink into faith-devouring despair. Far better is it to build the mental and emotional structures, generated by Scripture itself, that train us how to think about suffering and evil before the evil day comes. This lecture seeks to establish six major pillars that together support a way of thinking about such matters-or, to change the metaphor, a kind of prophylactic medicine to ward off the most debilitating elements of despair.
D. A. Carson (PhD University of Cambridge) is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is author, co-author, and editor of over 45 books, including the Gold Medallion Award-winning book The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism (Zondervan Academic, 1996), An Introduction to the New Testament (2nd edition) (Zondervan Academic, 2005), and The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures (Eerdmans, 2016).
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Suffering the past couple of years. Pain. Heartache. Misery. Absolute Aloneness. Fear. Exposed. Felt the bitter cold of the “sentence of death.” The stinging accusations of the Enemy. Reached out for the only One who is the solid rock in the midst of raging storms. As I lay on my sick bed, I listen to scripture and messages like this to focus my attention away from myself. I too am chief among sinners. Meditations on Truth. (The Absolutes e.g. God is good and holy in all His other attributes. I cannot save myself and powerless to improve my condition. Etc.). All these led to Repentance. Renewed hope-filled desires. For radical transformation of the unredeemed parts of my heart. By heart, I mean the mind, will, emotions and deepest seat of thought and decision.. His mercy. His grace. Unmeasurable. Unimaginable. Renewed faith, hope, and love. “Thankfulness” is the door to gratefulness and praise. Without borders. I plunge back into the sea of pain. Not knowing what to expect. Knowing and trusting His Sovereign better. It seems the only path to transformation between the Garden and final consummation. Yet will I praise Him. Thank you Dr. Carson for stretching the bounds of my hearts deepest thoughts and feelings.
Genius. Thanks for posting this video. I appreciate Carson’s teaching on the Bible. God bless.
Amazing teaching
Well done sir. Well done.
Wonderfull to hear an intelligent truth.
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Agreed !! *Intelligent truth* as you name it, within the confines of pure Biblical instruction is significantly rare by today's standards. I wish to offer you an excellent link in support of the above lecture. I hope you are able to glean from it whatever God intends. www.gracegems.org/31/Case_rod_and_the_word.htm The Rod and the Word, A Treatise on Afflictions - Thomas Case, 1653
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I think this is in response to the Paris terror attack.