In a sermon titled, “Clean and Unclean,” Coty Pinckney says: Leviticus 11-15 tells the Israelites what is unacceptable, but also shows them how to become acceptable. Just so, Jesus tells us what defiles us, but also tells us how to be cleansed from those defilements. Hebrews 10:22 reads like this: let us draw near with … More Leviticus 11-15: Clean? or Unclean?
Coty Pinckney on Leviticus 5: Recall that on Mt Sinai the Israelites had promised to abide by the commands they had heard God pronounce — yet within a matter of hours they grossly violated those very commands. They were unable to live up to the law. But God in his grace provides these offerings, painting … More Leviticus 5: Blood, guilt and grace
Coty Pinckney, in a sermon, “Oh, No! Not Leviticus!” What is your favorite book of the Bible? One of the gospels, perhaps Mark or John? Or the tale of the rapid spread of the early church told in Acts? Those who delight in a logical presentation of the Christian message might choose Romans, while others … More Coty Pinckney: “Oh, No! Not Leviticus!”
C.S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity, writes (and it relates to the last two chapters of Leviticus that we are finishing up today): People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which God says, “If you keep a lot of rules I’ll reward you, and if you don’t I’ll do the other thing.” … More C.S. Lewis on Christianity and Rule-keeping
We have come to the FINAL day in Leviticus! Coty Pinckney wraps up our read-through with a challenge to see two big questions in Leviticus 26, “Who is GOD? ….and Who am I?” We have seen that the book of Leviticus is not, as is so commonly thought, a book which lays down the law, … More “Who is GOD? ….and Who am I?”
Let’s look at Leviticus 25: 8 “‘Count off seven sabbaths of years– seven times seven years– so that the seven sabbaths of years amount to a period of forty-nine years. 9 Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout … More The Year of Jubilee!
Coty Pinckney has a very helpful summary, or a look back at where we’ve been reading in Leviticus and some questions to prompt more study: This chapter (Leviticus 23) has been called God’s calendar, because it describes festivals God planned for the people of Israel. Most of us turn to calendars to plan or … More A Calendar and the Deep Questions of Life
Pastor Coty Pinckney shares some insights that help us understand Leviticus in light of the New Testament: The break in Leviticus between chapters 1-16 and chapters 17-27 is similar to the break in Ephesians between chapters 1-3 and chapters 4-6. Remember, in the first half of Ephesians Paul details the nature of our calling, … More Me? Obey the Law?
In a sermon, “As Far as the East is From the West”, a sermon on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), Leviticus 16 by Coty Pinckney, This sacrifice, while different and more detailed than the usual sin offerings, nevertheless is similar to that daily ritual. The next act on the Day of Atonement, however, is unusual, … More The Scapegoat
Biblical Leprosy: Shedding Light on the Disease that Shuns by Dr. Alan Gillen, found at the Answers in Genesis website: Disease is a constant reminder of just how much things have changed since God pronounced a curse on the earth. At first, everything was “very good,” but Adam’s sin brought death and decay into the world. … More Biblical Leprosy-Shedding Light on the Disease that Shuns
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