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S3E3: Lot, Sodom, Gomorrah, and Jesus

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We all know this story. It is one of the bad ones, the fire and brimstone ones. This is one our favorite texts to club our neighbor over the head with the Law. Homosexuality, incest, unbelief, pillars of salt: It has it all, and it’s seemingly all about the Law. But it can’t just be about the Law. Jesus’ cross is for Lot and his daughters. It is for Lot’s salty wife and for smoldering Sodom and Gomorrah. Jesus and His cross is for all people. So if Jesus died for the sinners in these infamous cities then that should probably affect the way in which we hear this. That isn’t to say that the Law has no place. It does, it always does. But the cross does, too. Let’s not forget about that. The cross has a place, even amongst the ash heaps of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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We all know this story. It is one of the bad ones, the fire and brimstone ones. This is one our favorite texts to club our neighbor over the head with the Law. Homosexuality, incest, unbelief, pillars of salt: It has it all, and it’s seemingly all about the Law. But it can’t just be about the Law. Jesus’ cross is for Lot and his daughters. It is for Lot’s salty wife and for smoldering Sodom and Gomorrah. Jesus and His cross is for all people. So if Jesus died for the sinners in these infamous cities then that should probably affect the way in which we hear this. That isn’t to say that the Law has no place. It does, it always does. But the cross does, too. Let’s not forget about that. The cross has a place, even amongst the ash heaps of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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