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The text for this sermon is Gen. 1:26-2:3.
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When the going gets tough, the faithful get…incredibly tempted to build golden calves (i.e., to call upon pagan deities). Like Israel at Sinai, we don’t intend to abandon the covenant God of Israel entirely. We just…want some immediate help and think another, more local deity might be willing and available.

In this episode we examine the heresy of syncretism – the mixing and matching of various deities to serve our purposes.

If you’ve ever worn your luck socks, you know what I mean. 😉

The text for this sermon is Exodus 32:1-6 (NRSV).

 

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If the church has a favorite heresy, it is likely that of gnosticism – the belief that the main problem with the spiritual life is that we have bodies. They seem to be forever getting in the way of pure spiritual pursuits, dragging us back into the baser elements of our nature. If only we could rid ourselves of the flesh!

It was an idea first offered by Plato and has been incorporated into the church nearly from the beginning. In this episode we look in depth at gnosticism and why it is so dangerous.

 

The text for this sermon is Colossians 2:6-12 (NRSV).

 

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