Tag: Leviticus

  • Sermon: Don’t Let The Church Tell You What To Do!

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  • What does the Bible say about homosexuality?

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    I am a white, straight, male pastor in the United Church of Christ. From 2008-2014 I was the only one in the entire state of Utah. All the other UCC pastors were female, minority or LGBTQ. Among UCC ministers it is not unusual that the white, straight, male is the odd one out and I…

  • How Holy Art Thou?

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    Dost Thou Speak King James? And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, dost thou offer it at your own will? No, really, on a scale of 1-10 with ten being God-like: How Holy Art Thou? How do you rate your own Holiness? That is the challenge that the Holiness Code…

  • Scapegoating

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    Everybody needs a scapegoat, right? Sometimes you just need someone to blame. Well God’s people have had a wonderful tradition to channel this desire into an annual event called Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement): Once a year Aaron shall put both of his hands on a goat’s head and confess over it all the evils,…

  • Leviticus 19:1-18

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    Today’s Reading is Leviticus 19:1-18.This chapter is central to the so-called Holiness Code. The motto is; “Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy.” The Hebrew word for “holiness,” “kedushah” (Hebrew: קדושה‎) has the connotation of “separateness”. So since God is separate from the world so his people are supposed to be special.…