CBF. And don’t forget the CBF now controls evangelical church music via Brentwood-Benson now part of the CBF’s Mercer.
There is archeological evidence of this, and I recall a secular archeology professor citing it when mocking Christians. The poor ignoramus evidently didn't know the Old Testament very well, because evidence like this doesn't contradict the Bible, it confirms it. Throughout the OT we have descriptions of the Jews falling away and worshipping other Gods and participating in vile practices, and this was just part of their apostasy.
The false part is claiming the Bible ever taught God had a wife. That's nonsense. But heretical Jews were certainly worshipping Asherah and bringing God's wrath down on them.
There are lots of religious stories that are not “in the bible.”
Understanding what they are, where they come from, and why they are not included is interesting reading for people interested in “comparative religion.” I would imagine that anyone with a formal religious education would recognize a lot of those stories.
That said, teaching them as part of bible study in a traditional Christian church is probably ill advised without a lot of “disclaimers.”
People say stupid stuff daily. It oughtn’t make headlines.
But then what else would satan do to distract us from a Godly thought.
Attention-seeking behavior.
That’s as crazy as calling Mary, the mother of God.
This so-called Pastor probably reads too much Greek Mythology and now confused the True God with the horny Zeus.
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The collection of religious institutions that call themselves “Baptist” has been notorious for overlooking a lot of the axioms that make up the more orthodox Christian theology, and preaching a freewheeling interpretation of the Scriptures that read a lot of things into the text that are simply not there.
Not all Baptists do this, or course, but those who do bring down much of the grief that critics of the whole concept of Christianity heap upon all who are of that persuasion.
Nothing to see here, just more false teachers the Bible speaks of...
In the Bible, Asherah is both an ancient Canaanite mother goddess and a physical wooden cult object that the biblical prophets strongly condemned.
The word “Asherah” (and its plural form, asherim) appears about 40 times in the Hebrew Bible. Most of the time, it refers to carved wooden poles rather than the goddess herself.
Liberals like Jimmy Carter
and the Alliance of Baptists
"faith-based justice, anti-racism, and community initiatives rooted in Baptist values and inclusivity." and "Act to dismantle systems of white supremacy, patriarchy, and abusive power, Raise prophetic voices for liberation and justice"
Sounds like he has been watching too much YouTube.
Helton seems to be one of those “pastors” who has just enough education to know a little bit about such things, but not enough to realize that he doesn’t know what he is talking about.
Written out?
It is as if she was Brother Chuck on Happy Days.
The pastor is buying into the controversial concept that Yahweh and El were the same. El had a wife, Yahweh did not.
That is NOT a pastor.....THAT is what the Jesus meant by false prophet.
Soy boy cannot imagine that because of love and loyalty, the safety and the worth as dowry of most women was zealously safeguarded by their fathers, brothers, uncles and cousins.
Nothing, nobody, nothing and nowhere is 100% perfect. But strong families are the bedrock of civilization; and the Jewish religion then and to this day emphasizes strong family ties with its Friday night devotions at home. Israeli women of seventh-century BCE didn't need to look up to a female diety to feel blessed and loved by God; they had strong mothers who raised children, crops and cattle and fought off snakes and mountain lions alongside the strong males who protected them.