One of the biggest mistakes that Christianity makes is the idolatry of strength. When we praise strength, desire strength, or want 'strong leaders,' we walk away from the way of Christ. Following Jesus means letting go of what this world considers strength. We should live according to how Jesus taught us. To be a follower …
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The rapture has once again reared its head with people on social media claiming the rapture was coming which led to some more...gullible...people selling their belongings off cheap. Things like this aren't new. There have been loads of end-times cults over the millennia. But now TikTok is a thing, its ended up in the popular …
I believe that the attractive power of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders can best be understood through the lens of the cult of the Virgin Mary. When understood as a form of modern sacred virgin-mothers, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (DCC) reveal the continuing power of the courtly ideal of love to unite lust with the sacred. …
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It is possible to make God into an idol when we worship our ideas of God rather than committing ourselves to an active relationship with the living Jesus. Idolatry is the First Sin Idolatry is the first sin. It is the sin that begins every other sin. Idolatry means we treat something, or someone, that …
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