This And That

This And That

What about that Olympic Opening Ceremony?!! I’m sure you’re sick of hearing about it now.  Never be surprised when pagans act like pagans. Many are now claiming that it was not their intention to parody The Last Supper; however, that seems to conflict with earlier claims.  What appears to have really happened is they intended to juxtapose images of the Festival of Dionysius with Da Vinci’s The Last Supper to emphasize a LGBTQ+ message of inclusion and now they are backtracking because of the uproar.  It is not an uncommon strategy to undermine conservative, biblical teaching that conflicts with their goals. Regardless of intent, the entire spectacle was offensive. Again, Never be surprised when pagans act like pagans.

I am surprised with some Christians.  As I have said before, I follow a lot of social media circles that deal with religious matters.  Two things have disturbed me this week: 1) How much hate and vitriol that has been poured out on these LGBTQ+ activists and 2) How many Christians have defended the message of inclusion or downplayed the Festival of Dionysius.  We are called to love our enemies, but God has never asked his people, out of love, to approve of what he, himself has declared to be an abomination. In 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, Paul commands us not to judge sinners without the church, but those within. In 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, he further explains how God will be the judge of pagans.  In chapter 10, Paul warns about pagan feasts and calls them demonic—meaning the actual worship of demons.  There is a message of inclusion in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34; however, it applies to those who have been washed and sanctified (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). The message of inclusion centers around the Lord’s Supper and God’s sanctified people.

                                                                                               Joey