OMG. That acronym is as common nowadays as ETA or ASAP. “Oh my God.” “Jesus Christ!” “Oh Lord.” “Good Lord.” These phrases are a regular part of most people’s vernacular, including many Christians. Smack in the middle of the 10 Commandments, Exodus 20:7 tells us, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy […]
Satanic Statue of Baphomet in Detroit is More Than Meets the Eye
So Satan is in Detroit now… Sort of. There was an unveiling of a one-ton, 9-foot-tall bronze statue of Baphomet in Detroit on July 25th. The Detroit Metro Times reported on the event and interviewed Jex Blackmore, a member of the Satanic Temple’s executive ministry and a Detroit resident. While still being bizarre and creepy, […]
Part 1 Q&A on how we are to understand the laws of the Old Testament
This past Sunday, my sermon was about the old covenant the Israelites made with God in Exodus 19-24. I asked for people to text in questions they had throughout the sermon and I attempted to answer them at the end of the teaching. Due to time restraints, we only got through two questions, so I […]
Why the Old Testament promises and laws don’t apply to us
(This post is Part 2 in a series on “Understanding Weird Parts of the Bible”, read Part 1 “Old vs. New Covenant” here) The foundational understanding we need when approaching any part of the Bible is to figure out “What part of this text is the divinely inspired, authoritative message that can be applied in […]