First got into your amazing Tolkien and Lewis series (which I have rewatched so many times). And now I am attending a reformed church in the UK after going to a charismatic one my whole life, so I'm getting much more interested in the history of the protestant faith, and remembered your other playlists which I had previously neglected because I thought it was a boring subject. How wrong I was! :D Thanks for all of your incredible videos!!!!

Thank you for lighting a fire with your lectures!!!! It is refreshing, and I love this hunger for the history!

Thanks much for your lectures -- they're super helpful, well presented, entertaining.

Really enjoyed your work. Can't wait to watch them all. Thank you for taking the time to produce these.

Good coverage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. My own experience is that a valid Confession truly brings me together with God. The Penance is done in fully humility that salvation is a gift we reach to receive. I have recently read of a priest who would go to his spiritual advisor and confessor ( another priest) and think of some monumental penance that would give a sense of accomplishment - and be given a minor penance, purposefully, to bring the humility and thankfulness into focus. We should not believe we are earning our way out of guilt via the penance. It is a spiritual exercise. Luther appears to have suffered from scrupulosity - a persistent and irrational sense of guilt. To which the Sacrament of Reconciliation is the antidote, realizing salvation is a gift and the challenge is to receive and protect it gracefully. "His Gracis is sufficient for me." Accept the gift. Of course, the journey may not be free from sacrifice, even suffering.

Very good series of Videos. Thanks for your kindness to share them.

Accurate history and excellent theology!

Great vocabulary. Pithy, well-articulated explanations. When, Dr. Reeves, are you writing another book? The lead up to the Reformation seems to be your topic. Don't wait too long!

@RyanReevesM

7 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Yes I have a book in the works on the history of the church. Writing should be done by Fall and then released the following year. Another short book on how we get the Bible (from canon to today).

One thing I see as a little under-reported here (in an otherwise excellent presentation of the Catholic system of salvation) is that an indulgence is not a "purchase-only" sort of ordeal- the most common indulgences involve prayer and works of service (with the former far outstripping the latter). Perhaps I am need of correction on this point, but I just thought this clarification was needed in light of your explanation.

Great video series.

@rosesandsongs21

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

You should have an entire segment on Vatican 2

@RyanReevesM

7 жыл бұрын

In the works. Too many videos to make, too little time :)

Thanks man. I've recently started listening to your lectures and they are very entertaining, especially for someone who loves history, fantasy, etc... I've found that learning about history helps inspire storytelling. :)

@RyanReevesM

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you like it. Yeah storytelling is one of the reasons I found this project interesting, so I'm glad you found that part interesting. :)

Paying for penitence always gives me the vision of a Buggs bunny type rich guy from Daffy's Robinhood, paying a member of the clergy. Then some poor monk spending eternity praying for his unpentent sinning. I get that the church needs money, but I still never see it working for the faithful (and I use that term loosely).

Great series. I heard from a very nice Catholic lady that commented on my last post and I'd like to continue the conversation with Paige Burns. So Paige, if you see this post, please reply to this so I can find you and we can talk. I've been praying to the Lord to send me a lady to talk to about our differences between Born Again Christians and Roman Catholics. Thanks, God bless.

@lmkdr777

7 жыл бұрын

Lauren Holladay you can also go on the internet catholic answers. com

Ryan Reeves for Pope!

@RyanReevesM

7 жыл бұрын

That would be scary! I'd be the only pope in jeans...

This is top-shelf historiography. I appreciate the nuance and myth-dispelling here. From a Protestant perspective, not everything was an abysmal trainwreck prior to 1517. I'm curious whether you are familiar with the Richard Muller thesis about theological continuity between Medieval and Reformational catholicism? Also, out of curiosity, do you ever do public lectures?

@brianchidester3334

7 жыл бұрын

I read Muller's "The Study of Theology" in undergrad during the 1990s. Would be interested of the title of the book to which you refer. I'm working on a grad thesis as we speak on a Catholic artwork that toggles the line between medieval and renaissance, pre- and post-reformation.

My husband and I are enjoying these series Dr. Reeves! I was able to get that message to you on Twitter. I'm wondering why some people are mistaking you for a Romanist. I think you said in a thread that you attended RTS? Great place! I just wanted to post that I don't think you are teaching anything that is pro-Papist, but are being fair to Romanists when there is not a scandal going on. Although they are a false church, I don't believe everyone in Roman Catholicism is lost. If they believe in Justification through Faith Alone, by Grace Alone, in Christ Alone, then, the Bible says they are saved. I would hope though that after realizing that it is Christ alone who saves, they would leave their "church" and "come out of her".... Thank you Dr. Reeves for these excellent sessions!God bless you!

@paigeburns8295

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Lauren, I'm a Catholic and I love these lectures. I find them to be really engaging in the historical account of our joint Christian Faith. Might I suggest, that you rethink you use of terms "papist" (it's really understating the whole of catholic faith) and maybe not fret so much on the undertones of Romanism . So much of our shared belief has a historic mark in Rome and the Catholic understanding of life. I would love to discus this further with you, I really enjoy ecumenical discussion. God Bless. And peace be with you.

@lmkdr777

6 жыл бұрын

Lauren Holladay you say that the catholic Church is a false Church, Well i think you should go back and start watching this series from the begining and also read some history book for your self and also humble your self and look for the truth.

At about eight minutes you mention the health of the church in England. Your point is very surprising to me and I look forward to researching it more. It seems to me that in the common western progression of the protestant narrative England is among the worst-in that the story progresses from Wycliffe, to Tyndale, The Jesuits, and the back-and-forth of the monarchy between the mother church and her new Anglican faith. I suppose that view is guilty of tunnel vision. It picks out individual characters like cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Moore, The Archbishop of Canterbury, etc. I suppose though there were thousands of clergy throughout England. Could you point me to one of your videos that discusses the Council of Trent? Specifically why the church seems to have waited so long to set up an official Council on the matter? Would you also perhaps consider recommending one of your videos that may talk about the balance of power in Europe post reformation? Again the narrative seems to indicate that only Italy and Spain remained family Catholic for a time, but there never seems to be a good source for that statement. I can't thank you enough for your videos by the way I found you about six months ago and really enjoy your work.

Have you done a lecture on the myths of "The Inquisitions"?

@RyanReevesM

8 жыл бұрын

+Johnnyc drums // Not yet. It's on the list, though, of videos I want to make soon.

Here's Valla's book in Latin and English archive.org/details/cu31924029363706

i apologize in advance to the Western school system...what semester in college is this...I'm 30 and I knew the basis, the sauce so to say, of this lecture 15 years ago? The only part that I maybe didn't understand so well are the neuroses that drove Luther to put a nail in it.

@RyanReevesM

7 жыл бұрын

Great point. I think most people only rely on theories about Luther's crisis. For one, he only tells us about it after the fact, and his own descriptions are not psychologically precise. But this is true in all history: we can only guess at the heart based on their words and actions. But a lot of books are written trying to figure out Luther! :)

wearer of awesome hats... lol

UK had a relatively good church? It was only in Latin and the vicar had only to preach about 20 sermons a year. Preferably no sermons as that meant you could be a heretic. So no, there was no good church about. Not for the salvation of common people

Confession has nothing to do with being a Christian. A human can't forgive your sin...

@seanculligan8592

7 жыл бұрын

in my humble opinion ofc !

While the basics are good in some of these videos, I really wish our Christian universities would find true reformed Christians to teach history rather than Roman Catholics. Their are so many apologists for Roman Catholics in all the universities today it has really destroyed what true and faithful history is all about. These poor students have no chance to learn anything unless they research it themselves.

@RyanReevesM

8 жыл бұрын

***** // If you're referring to me, I'm not sure what you mean. MDiv and MA from RTS Orlando.....not everything is a Catholic conspiracy. Some things are just telling the actual history of the period without hyperbole.