I don't know how you set the parental controls on your cable TV. I
don't even have cable, but if I did, I'd filter certain episodes to
protect my three sons. Of course, we could similarly restrict some
scriptural episodes due to explicit content not suitable for all
audiences. Maybe that's one reason many churches censor parts of the
Bible for being too crass, violent, or sexual.
Who wants to hear the sex laws of Leviticus 18 at 11 a.m. on Sunday while sitting next to your mom? Or what mom wishes to cradle her newborn as she listens to Psalm 137
bless those who dash their enemies' babies on the rocks? And what
teenage girl desires to sit next to pubescent boys as she hears how
Abraham circumcised his whole house in Genesis 17? What kind of church would preach this stuff?
My church has preached each of these texts over the past few years,
and I want to encourage you to do the same. Why? Because I believe
Christians and non-Christians alike need these R-rated texts to make
sense of their R-rated world. Continue at Josh Vincent
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