Message to the Church of God: Blame

Burial versus Cremation in the Bible

For all of the ceremony and specificity of God's law, it doesn't address how to dispose of the dead.

Obscenity in the Bible and the Freedom From Religion Foundation

You can read the original story here, or check out this list of supposed "Sex, Obscenities, [and] Filth" in the bible. Do YOU have answers for how these scriptures come from a moral and loving God?

The 3 Types of Sweet-Aroma Offerings

As I explained in The 2 Types of Sin Offerings, there are two main categories of offerings described in the bible: those that were offered because of sin and those that are a "sweet aroma" to God. These "sweet aroma" offerings often involved the sacrifice of an animal, but not for the purpose of forgiveness! They are found in Leviticus 1, 2, & 3 with no mention of sin or forgiveness whatsoever. Rather, these were pure acts of worship intended to highlight different aspects of the worshiper's ongoing relationship with God.

Jesus Christ is the one-and-only offering for the sin of all mankind, meaning that no other person needs to make a sin or guilt offering ever again. By contrast, the sweet-aroma offerings reveal elements of our walk with God that we must strive to perfect. We can and do bring burnt offerings, grain offerings, and peace offerings before our God in the New Covenant!