{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chunks: The Book of Psalms","title":"Episode 139: The Jim Elliot test","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f8ca898d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":391,"description":"Psalm 91 contains some of the most confident statements of God’s protection to be found anywhere in the Psalter; such words have been a comfort to countless believers through the centuries. But as I’ve suggested repeatedly, I'm concerned about how people treat verses like these as inviolable \"promises\" from God, even to the point of teaching that faithful Christians shouldn't suffer, or at least suffer too much. Counter to that way of thinking, I propose the “Jim Elliot test”: would someone who drew encouragement from Psalm 91 still believe in the faithful love of God even in martyrdom?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/m4wWP6RhgtaQVY-Fm9O749o40PLOWY6s4PUGIxxoi8E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OGU5/YTlmZTk0ZmFmZWZl/OTk0NTgyNDEyMTBj/MDM0ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}