Responding to Viewer Emails about communion, calvinism, and more!

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Responding to Viewer Mail and the Three-Sentence Rule

Hey guys, it's Keith. And today we're going to be responding to some viewer mail. If you go to KeithFoskey .com There is a way to email us directly. And if you do that Often times we try to respond to you as quickly as possible.

I've started a new rule on my email. It's something I learned from a friend. It's called the three sentence rule Which is I try to respond to emails In three sentences or less As a way to move through as many emails as I can And not leave important emails to the side To be able to get through them as quickly as I can.

So if you've gotten an email back from me It'll have a little disclaimer at the bottom. It'll explain the three sentence rule. And it's not that I'm trying to be rude It's just trying to move through And answer as many emails as I can.

And often you can do it in three sentences or less. But there are some emails that come in. And those emails are emails that I think Would benefit a larger audience. Not because their questions are any more important.

But the questions might deal with a subject That more people might be concerned about. Or more people might be interested in. And so periodically what I like to do Is just answer a few emails on the show.

And when I do that I try to reach back out to the person And let them know that I'm going to do that In case they don't want me to. So in the future if you do send an email And you don't want me to address it on the show.

Please put that in the email. That would be helpful. And I don't give out any names when I do this. And sometimes I reword the emails. If it's real specific I don't give out church names or anything like that.

So this is just to benefit as many people as possible And try to answer genuine questions that people have. And so today we're going to go through Three or four emails that I've received Over the last few weeks.

Answer them as best as I can And maybe even inspire some more questions. So again if you have questions You can go to KeithFoskey .com. You can send me emails there. And I'll try to get to you as best we can.

Open, Close, and Closed Communion

All right, so as I am pulling up the email here Looking at each one. We're going to start with one That I thought would benefit folks. Simply just because of dealing with definitions. This says I was wondering what your thoughts were.

Concerning open versus close versus closed communion. What does your congregation practice. And why did you come to those conclusions? I love that question. I love the question. How did you come to your conclusion?

That's a terrific question. It's a terrific way of getting Really to the meat of something. Especially when somebody's talking about a Bible verse. And they're talking about how they What they think about that verse.

A great question to ask is Well, how did you come to your conclusion? So I want to give kudos to the person Who sent that email in. That is a very good question. I want to read from the sbts .edu. So this is southernbaptistheologicalseminary .edu On this subject of open versus closed communion.

Because they give a good definition here Of what those terms mean. And I'm not sure that everybody understands. So let's walk through this real quick. It says Baptists have historically debated this question With three possible answers.

Open communion is the position That all believers present. When a local church observes the Lord's Supper May partake. Alternately, close communion without the D Close communion views Maintain that only those Who are saved, properly baptized And in fellowship with a church Of like faith and order Meaning holding to the same basic doctrines As the observing church May sit at the Lord's table.

Finally, closed communion with the D Is the most restrictive position Asserting that since communion Is connected to discipline Only members of the local church may partake. Alright, so this deals with Who is allowed to come to the table.

Or who is going to be served communion in your church. And in a church like ours Where we serve communion every week. This is a pretty important question Because it's not as if we have A particular communion service that we do Like on a Sunday evening.

And I know there are some churches That do it that way. And they do it for the purpose Of trying to fence the table. And fencing the table Simply means to put a guard around the table. Because the Bible does tell us In 1 Corinthians chapter 11 That this can be dangerous That taking the table It says that some have gotten sick And even died from mistaking Or taking the table in an unworthy manner.

I was going to say mistaking. But I guess that's right. But you get what I'm saying By taking the supper in a way that is It wasn't intended. And so this leads to the question Of what does our church do.

Because that's what the person asked Our church practices What I would say between the first two Between open and close communion. We don't have closed communion. We don't limit it only to members of our church Which typically is what closed communion is.

I understand those who do I appreciate what they're trying to do. They're trying to put a fence of protection Around the table. But we allow believers from other churches To participate in the table with us.

But we do have a word of fencing That we do at the table. That's what we call it. When the deacons will come forward Right before we participate in communion Four deacons will come forward. This will be after I have preached the sermon After I have given the call to repentance and faith And all of those things.

One of the deacons will say At this time we're going to participate in communion. And if you are a believer And you are coming from a like-minded church Meaning a church that would believe the gospel.

Now the definition from Southern said That they would have a similar view of baptism. We would allow people who weren't Baptists To share in the table with us As long as they understand the gospel. So a Presbyterian would be allowed To share the table with us.

So in that sense We'd be more of an open communion. However, we do say this If you are not in good standing With your own church. If you are under discipline From your local church Then we would ask you to abstain From coming to the table.

We would not allow someone Who is under the discipline of their church If it is unreconciled discipline For them to come to our table. So we are putting out a fence. But that's where our fence is. It regards discipline.

But if a person is visiting us From another church Maybe they're in from out of town Or some other reason That has brought them to us. We would not forbid them To come to the table. We don't think that that is something That is necessary For the sanctity of the table Or the sanctity of the meal.

But there are those Who have differences of opinion That just happens to be where we are. We believe that these people are Christians. They are in good standing with God If they are in good standing With their church.

But we do also remind them That the Bible says to examine yourself. And so if there is some reason Why they have determined It would be unwise for them To participate in the table. Then we would agree with that And ask them not to partake.

And certainly we would say If a person is not a believer Then they're not welcome To come to the table either. So that is our method For fencing the table. And I'm sure there will be a lot of you Who have differences of opinion.

And this is a place where I do think Good, godly people can disagree. So if you have differences of opinion You want to share them in the comments. I would encourage you to do so. Alright, so we're going to move on To our next question.

Whether Calvinists Should Leave an Anti-Reformed Church

This one deals with the subject of Being in a church Where they're teaching things That you disagree with And particularly on the issue of Calvinism It says. I'd like to thank you For your recent podcast episode Going over your experience When your church realized You were Calvinistic.

It was extremely informative And a blessing to me and my family. My question would be As a church member Should we worry about Causing division in our church Over these biblical truths. Or may it be best to leave quietly And not stir up trouble.

To make a long story short We thought we were in a church That was non-reformed But have found out We are in an anti-reformed church. Sunday sermon a few weeks ago Compared Calvinists and reformed believers To the dogs and mutilators Of Philippians 3 And need to be put out of the church.

Your podcast was very timely for us And helped answer some questions We had in our own home. I hope you can share some wisdom with us To help us with our decision Moving forward. I also want to mention I'm not going to read it But I did do a follow up email With this family To ask them If I could talk about this on air.

They said yes. But they also mentioned That they're in a situation Where they're not. They don't have a lot of churches To choose from. So it's not as if They can just leave one And go to the other Based upon their second email Which I'm not going to read All the way through.

But so this My response is going to be Somewhat motivated By what they said In that regard. But let me just start out By answering the questions Sort of as they come. First, I appreciate you being thankful For the podcast.

I'm so grateful for everybody who listens And the fact that this is actually Encouraging people Praise God From whom all blessings flow. I'm so thankful for everybody Who sends me a message For everybody who hits The like and subscribe And all those little things That people don't think really matters.

Those are very encouraging And encourage me to keep doing these things. So thank you You said something here. I want to really mention How important this is. You said As a church member Should we worry about Causing division in our church?

Yes. The Bible says That one of the things That God hates Is one who sows discord Among the brothers. And so it should never be our desire To divide the church. And I want to mention Going back to my podcast Where I talked about me being Calvinistic In the church I had somebody make an accusation In a comment That I had done wrong in that.

Because I had not That I basically was a hidden Calvinist. I was subverting And I didn't respond to the comment. Sometimes I don't Just because of time. Sometimes I don't want to get into A back and forth with somebody With whom I disagree.

But it's important to understand The context I was in. Is the church did not have A particular statement of faith That it was holding It had left the old denomination That it used to be a part of. And we were moving forward As saying we want to believe What the Bible says.

And this is what I believe The Bible teaches. And that's what I said When I stood up in front of the church. This is what I believe The Bible teaches. Therefore if I'm preaching This is what I have to preach.

Because this is what I see The text preaching. And it's not as if I was going against The statement of faith Or against what the church Had formerly taught. I was in a situation Where I'd been in the church Since I was seven years old And had been called To move the church In the direction of scripture.

And that's what I believed I was doing. And nothing was hidden Nothing was subverted. Even though I wasn't using The language of Calvinism. It wasn't because I was afraid of it. It was because quite frankly At that point I wasn't even sure That that's what I was Going to call myself Or what I was.

So just going back to that show For anybody who may Have thought about those questions. But coming back to this I desperately did not want To divide our church. And that's what The conversation I had With Tom Askell I said I don't want To divide the church Because I know that God Is in his word Tells us that we shouldn't seek To sow discord among the brothers.

So right away I would say yes. If you're asking Should you be concerned about that Even over biblical truth. You have to be careful Because these are God's people. And even if this church Is wrong on some issues I would not assume This is a synagogue of Satan.

And so I would be careful. But going on to your story I do want to follow up. Because you said that You thought the church Was non-reformed But didn't realize They were anti-reformed. And now they are basically saying That the position that you hold Is a position which is Worthy to have you Put out of the church.

At least if I read The email correctly It said that reformed believers Were compared to dogs, mutilators And need to be put out of the church. If that was stated from the pulpit That would be really a struggle for me.

Now it would not make me want To necessarily stand up And fight a battle Again. I'm not looking to divide a church But I would have a hard time Continuing in a place where What I believe about God And about the scripture Was being called heresy.

Because that's essentially The simplified version of that As they've said That what you're teaching is Or what you believe Is worthy of excommunication. And the only thing That's worthy of excommunication Regarding doctrine Is that which is heretical.

I believe the issues of Calvinism Specifically, soteriologically Regarding predestination and election Those things I believe those things Can be differed between brothers Who are brothers in the faith.

This is one of the areas That I've been pretty honest about In my ministries I've said, hey I think you can disagree on this And still be brothers in Christ. And that's why I have conversations With people who have Various different views And still call them brothers in Christ.

I just had a brother on last week I think it was Big John From the Church of God. He didn't agree with me on Calvinism. But I think he's my brother in Christ. And I'm going to treat him like that. So it would be hard for me To maintain the commitment to a church That was calling My understanding of God heresy.

But what do you do? I don't think you seek to divide the church. I think possibly a conversation With your pastor If you are a member of the church. Specifically, if you're a member of the church Having a conversation with your pastor Would be good And be honest with him.

And at that point That may tell you more About what you really want to know. Because sometimes in the pulpit Men can be fiery and verbose And say things that When you have them in a private conversation They may say Well, I didn't really mean That you should be excommunicated.

I didn't really mean you were a dog. Perhaps he would say that. And at that point Maybe you could call into question A little bit of integrity there But at least if he knows And you have that conversation.

And he says Well, I think you're a heretic Or whatever. At that point You'll know whether or not It's continuing to be the best place To take you and your family. And it may not be. I don't have a good answer For where you can go If there are no other good churches In the area.

And again, it's so hard Because I'm in a situation In Jacksonville Where I know several good brothers And good churches That are in our area. And I mean, there's basically One or two on every side of town Because we have And there's churches all over Jacksonville.

I'm talking about solid reformed churches That I would be able to If somebody Because it takes an hour To get from one side of Jacksonville To another. It's a big landmass area. It's not a big city But it's a big area.

And so sometimes people visit our church. And I'm like Hey man, this is kind of far for you. There's a good church On the other side of town That's like right near you. Like Pastor Kenny Roberts From Mission Way Church He's been on the show before And he's a great pastor.

He's on the other side of town. He's somebody I would certainly point people to. In fact, he's going to have me Preach for him in July. I think it is He's taking a time off. So I'm going to be preaching at his church And looking forward to it.

So again, it's hard for me To give you a great answer As to what you need to do. But the first thing I would say Is have a conversation with your pastor. Have a candid conversation. Be honest about your understanding.

Be willing to listen to him. You know, stick your guns On what you believe is true And ask him if Ask him if he really thinks That what you believe about God Is worthy of having you put out of the church.

And if the answer is yes Then that may be an indicator That it's time to begin At least trying to search For something that may work Better for you. And here's something to think about. I heard this years ago And I think it's true.

A good church is worth the drive. So if there is a church That may be a little further But you have to make the drive. A good church is worth the drive. That's number one. Number two is A good church can also be worth relocating.

And I don't know how realistic that is for you. But I have been very encouraged To see people who were in areas That didn't have solid churches And they were willing to move As a result. You'd move for a job.

You know, most people would But they were willing to move Because they wanted to be a part of a church That they knew was encouraging And pointing them toward What they believe the Bible taught. So, you know, I don't say that often But I have seen it And have been encouraged by it.

So that's number two. Hope it was helpful And may God bless you. As you go through this It's going to be a difficult time, I'm sure. Number three. This one is very interesting Because this one deals with The qualifications of a pastor And specifically a pastor's How a pastor's family Is responding to his ministry.

Family Concerns About a Call to the Pastorate

It says, I came up with a Excuse me, let's start over. I can read, I promise I have a question for you That came up with a pastor In our non-denominational congregation. He's currently finishing up his MDiv And has been in preaching rotation In our church for the last few years.

And he's likely going to be Taking the full-time pastorate In the next few years. Okay, so he's moving through the process. We had a dinner with the congregation And he mentioned that his parents Especially his mother Aren't enthusiastic about His call to the pastorate.

And he and his own wife and kids are Let alone the congregation Who is glad that he's taking the steps To entering the pastorate. And for some context His mother was not in the room Lives hundreds of miles away And is currently Not involved in that church at all.

So she said his statement Confused me a little Because he seems Or the person writing this said His statement confused me a little Because he seems to be Really enjoyed preaching And offering what roles he can As an elder in the church While waiting to become A pastor on his own.

And here's the question What advice would you have for pastors In such a situation as this Where there may be some tensions Between a pastor who feels Called to the pastorate And his parents Who may have their own opinions About his choice In accepting his pastoral call And for the congregation Who would be on the receiving end Of his pastorship All right Right away.

This is a very interesting situation. Because if the man's parents Don't recognize his call Or don't support his call to ministry I would want to know why. But if the reason is That perhaps his parents In this case his mother If she's not a believer That would be one right away That I would want to know Is this person not a believer.

Because if the person's not a believer They're probably not going to support Any ministerial efforts Would rather they do something else. But there's also another reason Why parents may not support A man's call to ministry.

And that is out of fear. And I think about the story Of Martin Luther a little bit. And it's not the same at all. But Martin Luther's father Had sent him to law school Because he wanted him to be a lawyer.

And when Luther chose instead To be a monk And there's a whole story That goes with that. There was a lot of consternation In the heart of his father Because monks tend to be Relatively poor. And all of the things that All the hopes and dreams That he'd had for his son Are now kind of out the window.

And so I think about this situation With this young man Who's entering into the ministry. One of the things that is difficult About ministry is it's a hard life. Ministry is a hard life. It's hard on your family.

It's hard on your heart. I remember Spurgeon talking about How the position that men sit in When they study Tend to be crumped over The book and pen in hand. And this is before computers And things like that Bad lighting and all.

And he said these things Tend toward the discontent Of the body. I'm not saying it exactly As nicely as Spurgeon did. But basically it's a hard life. Just studying for a living is hard. That's why as a pastor You have to make yourself exercise Get out in the sunlight Do things.

Because if you sit in your office All day with your knees under your desk That's tough. And Spurgeon recognized that. And I think mothers and fathers Want the best for their children. And they don't want their children Necessarily to have hard lives.

And so I do think Trying to think the very best of this woman Because I don't know her at all. It could be that she's just concerned That her husband's going to live a life Or excuse me That her son is going to live a life That's difficult.

That her son's going to live a life That's poor. Ministers don't tend to make a lot of money. I remember R .C. Sproul In an early conference I went to Where he said that As far as ministerial Churches expect ministers to have degrees And have gone to school And have all this training.

And then the pay that is usually Not commensurate to that level of education. Whereas in secular work It would be much more If a person went and got a master's degree And doctorate degrees And all these things Tends to be The payment for that In the secular world Tends to be much better.

And so Sproul was just saying Understand men. He was a room full of pastors. He says you're entering into a As it were a vocation That doesn't have a lot of worldly benefit. But we're doing this for God Not for our paychecks per se.

And so that's always been helpful to me Just kind of keeping in mind That I went and did the degree I went and did all those things Because I knew I wanted to do a good job for God. But I'm just like I said Trying to think of this mom.

The only thing that would give me Any pause about this man Would be if the mother Knew something about his life That was being hidden. And I don't think that's the case. Based on the way that this email is worded I don't think the mother Is concerned about him being a minister.

Because he doesn't quite fit The qualifications. And as you said His wife His children And the church Recognize him to be a godly man And meeting the qualifications Of 1 Timothy 3 and Titus. So I don't think that's the issue.

I think mom's just concerned About her son. And either it's from An unbelieving perspective. Or even as a believer We can still struggle with anxieties. And maybe she just has anxieties About her son's vocation.

And it doesn't make it right. But it does maybe give a context Of understanding That can help us to understand Where mom's coming from. And if you're a young man If you're a pastor And you're listening to this And you've struggled Maybe with not having all the support That you thought you should get From your parents.

Maybe think of that As one of the potential reasons As to why. Maybe they were just concerned for you. Maybe it really was out of love. Even if it's not being expressed In the best way We try to think the best of people Unless they force us To believe otherwise.

So I hope that was a helpful answer To that question. All right. Let's go to our final question. And this one I reworded it some. It was a little long But it was also a little personal Because this one is about A man who sent this to me Who is waffling Some in his theology.

And when I say waffling That maybe is a negative term. So let me back up. He's struggling With a back and forth In his theology He uses the word poser. So I'll let him I will use that word. He's worried about being a poser And worried about waffling.

So I want to read Like I said I reworded the email here A little bit. Actually I'll tell you what I did. I took it into chat GPT And I said reword this a little bit. It's a little too personal Simplify it some.

So yes Every once in a while I will use chat GPT To simplify things. So and I've done shows about it before. It can be a tool But I don't write my sermons with it Just so you know. Okay So it says this.

Why Reformed Theology Must Be Chosen for Biblical Reasons

When I first discovered Reformed theology I embraced it fully And even saw Armenians And others as heretics. Over time Listening to Mike Winger Dr. Michael Brown And Leighton Flowers Changed my perspective.

I realized they loved the Lord And the Bible And their views made sense. For the past 5 to 7 years I felt confused And conflicted. Now I'm considering Returning to Reformed theology. Because I appreciate Its structure, clarity And its roots In traditional Historical Conservative Protestant theology.

Are these good enough reasons To choose Reformed theology. And if I do How do I overcome the feeling Like a wishy-washy poser For identifying as Calvinistic Or Reformed again. One thing I guess it missed There is a part where he says That he had Well I guess In the original That I changed it from Said he sort of had stopped Calling himself Reformed.

So he was First he was Reformed Embraced it completely Saw Armenians as heretics. Then he began to listen to some people Who were not Reformed. Mike Winger Who I really like Really appreciate What he's doing right now With Benny Hinn.

He is nailing it. I did a One of my very first videos Back in like 2008 I did a Benny Hinn video Hit 250 ,000 views. It was huge at the time Because YouTube was new back then. And Maybe I should repost that video.

If you'd ever like to see that video I could find it and repost it. It's a little weird Because I But it's old. It would be old Keith. So if you're interested Let me know But Got off topic there. But Mike Winger's great.

And obviously you guys know How I feel about Leighton. Leighton's been on the show A few times. We have a good relationship. And Dr. Michael Brown I think Is a Is good in many areas Even though Really felt like the American Gospel thing With him and Justin Peters And Jim Osmond And Sam Storms Didn't really think He did well with that.

But I will say this though His defense of Penal substitution In his debate with Ryan Zahn. I just listened to that again Yesterday Because I'm Preaching on Penal substitution this week. Michael Brown did a great job Of defending Penal substitution.

And That's something We should be able to defend. So Having said all that Kind of went off On a tangent there Let me get back to The email. So the question is You were You felt like you were Reformed.

Then you were not. And now you feel like You want to be again. And You said you're Considering returning Because you appreciate Structure, clarity, and roots In the historical Conservative Protestant theology.

Alright So I have a lot of thoughts On this And I want to make them brief And I don't want to Opine for too long. But first of all What it seems to me Is that You have Had some Major Back and forth. And You You mentioned These men who have Online ministries Ministries like mine I have an online ministry And I think they're valuable And I think they can be Very useful.

But where they do Create a problem. And I would say this to anybody Even people who listen To my show Where this can create A problem Is on the issue Of Receiving Multiple voices In your discipleship.

You know You're not Necessarily a new believer If you've been a believer For you know Over seven years Apparently Because you said This is all within Five to seven years That you've been Feeling confused And conflicted.

But I would ask you The question of Who is discipling you Who in your life. Not Not the online guys Not me And not Michael Brown And not Mike Winger. But who in your life Has invested in you Personally.

And That would Begin with the question Are you in a local church. Are you in a place Where there are men around you Who are willing to invest in you A pastor Deacons Elders Just other godly men Who are willing to invest in you.

And if you don't have that That would be my first Encouragement to you Would be to find A church Where there are people Who are willing to invest In your spiritual growth. Because Before Before I would say That you should Worry about Whether you're reformed Or not reformed Or any of those things.

And because Again traditional Historical conservative Protestant theology I obviously believe that I believe reformed theology. Well I believe Reformed Baptist theology. Don't Don't shoot me R. Scott Clark.

I believe What I believe and teach Which is Consistent with Baptist theology Particularly Calvinistic Baptist theology Is Historical Is conservative Is Protestant. I believe those things. I believe they're good things.

And I believe they're They're Wholesome And righteous. So You know If I were being somewhat Selfish I would say Yes Go after those things. Because that's what I believe. But Instead What I want to say to you Is Having someone In your life Who loves you And will disciple you Even if they were to Disagree with me On a few of those things.

And how we formulate those things How we understand those things Would be so much more Valuable to you. So if you are not Currently in a local church Where that's happening Please go to your pastor. Please Tell him that You're yearning To be taught And to be instructed Don't feel like you Know more than other people.

Therefore you don't need To be discipled That is. And I'm not saying That's you buddy. Because again I don't know you personally. But I know that's a danger That some people fall into. Is they say Well I've You know I've heard I've listened to every video Mike Winger's ever done.

Even when we did 36 Hours on Women Pastors I've listened to every James White thing That he's ever done. And therefore I don't need Personal interaction And discipleship. You do. We all do. We need to be able To have somebody That we can work through These things with That we can struggle Through these things with.

I'm so thankful I have one of my fellow elders I spend two or three hours a week On the phone with him. He drives a lot for work. And so He'll just call me And say hey I'm on drive. You got time to talk.

And we talk. And sometimes we'll talk For an hour and a half. And normally It's theological. Because I'm growing too I'm still learning. And I'm asking him What he thinks about certain things. He's asking me What I think about certain things.

We're going back and forth. And it's one of the most Blessed relationships That I have. And both of my elders I can call them at any time. I know that Both that I serve with It just happens to be This one man Likes to talk on the phone.

And so First and foremost That And if you're not In a local church I mean obviously I would point you To a solid Reformed Baptist church. If there's one in your area I would point you there. But I would say this I had an interesting Interaction with somebody Recently who said They went to a Reformed Baptist church.

And Immediately It was I guess they had lunch Or something with the pastor. And immediately It was It was What I Almost hyper Focused On all of the Reformed stuff. It's important It's good stuff It should be Talked about It should be discussed.

But Something else When you're at a church And you're meeting a church Is listen to the sermons. Are they Following the text of scripture. Are they preaching Through the scripture. Are they preaching The truths of the scripture.

Or are they Basically Topical Calvinism Which is A term I just invented. Topical Calvinism is Every message that's preached No matter where they are In the text. They're going to Find some way To go back And prove Calvinism From that text That's Unbalanced.

And so If you can find A really good Solid church That's balanced That loves you And Will invest in you. That's my recommendation First and foremost. And I want to Last question When you said Are these good enough reasons To choose Reformed theology.

The only good reason To choose Reformed theology Is if you believe That it's biblical I do. I've heard the arguments For both sides. I've read So many Books I've listened to so many people Preach. I have discussed With some of the Smartest people in the world On this subject.

And that's not to Elevate myself at all. It's just by God's grace I've had the opportunity To sit and talk with people That are On the front lines Of these issues. And I am convinced That Calvinism Calvinistic soteriology Is biblical.

I'm convinced That reformed theology Is biblical. But I'm convinced That it's biblical. And that's what's Most important. Not that it's Historic or conservative Or protestant Or that it has Great confessions And all those things Which it does.

But what's most important Is that this is What the Bible teaches. And if you are Convinced That this is What the Bible teaches That would be the reason To embrace it. And If you're still not Convinced That that's what The Bible teaches That doesn't mean That you can't Have a good Solid Uh Relationship With the Lord.