"Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood."
Hosea 4:1-2
Some good clarifying footnotes on this one, letting us know that "break out" means breaking bonds, and "blood toucheth blood" means bloodshed leads to bloodshed. And a good list of some of the things that we can really get wrong. What struck me as I was reading the list though is that the list just sounds like an average movie. These are things that we as a society often *glory* in, rather than thinking of them as this verse does... as abhorrent.
I'm not saying never watch a movie. I like them too. I'm just using that as an example of how pervasive these things are in our lives, and how they leak into our perspectives as well. Perhaps today we can think about this idea and figure out ways to eject these things from our lives a little bit more, and how to re-inject some truth, mercy, and knowledge of God into our lives instead.
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood."
Hosea 4:1-2
Some good clarifying footnotes on this one, letting us know that "break out" means breaking bonds, and "blood toucheth blood" means bloodshed leads to bloodshed. And a good list of some of the things that we can really get wrong. What struck me as I was reading the list though is that the list just sounds like an average movie. These are things that we as a society often *glory* in, rather than thinking of them as this verse does... as abhorrent.
I'm not saying never watch a movie. I like them too. I'm just using that as an example of how pervasive these things are in our lives, and how they leak into our perspectives as well. Perhaps today we can think about this idea and figure out ways to eject these things from our lives a little bit more, and how to re-inject some truth, mercy, and knowledge of God into our lives instead.
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