Why You Should Be Concerned that Jesus Killed Pigs

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TLDRThe video analyzes the biblical account of Jesus casting demons into pigs, exploring the significance of the location, the meaning of the demon's name 'Legion', and the implications of Jesus' actions against Roman oppression. It emphasizes the cultural context, the symbolism of pigs, and the broader message about the influence of culture on personal identity and faith. The narrative serves as a reminder of the importance of recognizing and resisting cultural influences that may lead us away from Jesus.

Takeaways

  • 📖 Jesus encounters a demon-possessed man.
  • 🐖 Demons are cast into a herd of pigs.
  • 🌊 The pigs drown in a lake, symbolizing Jesus' power.
  • 📍 The location of the event is significant.
  • 👥 'Legion' signifies many demons and Roman oppression.
  • ⚔️ Jesus confronts dark forces in a culturally significant area.
  • 🐷 Pigs represent uncleanliness and Roman authority.
  • 🗺️ The story highlights the importance of understanding biblical context.
  • 💔 Cultural influences can distract us from Jesus.
  • 👑 Jesus calls for exclusive devotion to Him.

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    In this segment, the narrative begins with Jesus encountering a demon-possessed man, leading to the dramatic event where Jesus casts the demons into a herd of pigs, which subsequently drown in a lake. The discussion highlights the geographical confusion regarding the location of these events, particularly the mention of 'Gasa,' which is not near water. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding the correct location, as it ties into the broader themes of the story and its implications for the audience.

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    The focus shifts to the significance of the pigs in the context of Jewish law and Roman symbolism. The pigs represent uncleanliness and the oppressive Roman forces, particularly the 10th Roman Legion, which had a boar as its standard. The narrative suggests that Jesus' actions symbolize a confrontation with these dark forces, indicating His authority over them. The drowning of the pigs serves as a powerful statement about Jesus' ability to remove oppression, paralleling the cultural influences that shape individuals today, urging the audience to remain vigilant against competing influences in their lives.

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Video Tanya Jawab

  • What happens in the story of Jesus and the demon-possessed man?

    Jesus casts demons into a herd of pigs, which then drown in a lake.

  • Why is the location of the story significant?

    The location ties into the cultural and historical context, particularly regarding Roman oppression.

  • What does the name 'Legion' signify in the story?

    It refers to a Roman legion, symbolizing the many demons possessing the man and the Roman oppression of the Jewish people.

  • What does the drowning of the pigs represent?

    It symbolizes Jesus' power over oppression and the forces that harm God's people.

  • How does this story relate to modern culture?

    It highlights how culture can influence our identity and distract us from following Jesus.

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    one day Jesus encounters a man possessed
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    by
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    demons so he cast the demons into a herd
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    of pigs who then run down a hill and
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    drown themselves in a lake this should
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    concern you greatly now before we can
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    understand why Jesus kills these pigs we
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    first have to understand why Jesus
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    Encounters this man in the first place
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    soon after Jesus calms a storm in the
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    middle of the Sea of Galilee Mark's
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    gospel tells us that Jesus and the
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    disciples continue across the sea to the
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    region of the gines but this is where we
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    run into our first major problem in this
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    story because the region of the gines
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    doesn't make any sense because gasa
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    which is the region of the gines is
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    nowhere near the Sea of Galilee in fact
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    gasa is nowhere near water the closest
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    body of water the jabak river is several
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    miles away none of this makes any sense
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    with Mark's account of this event not
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    only does Mark later say that the pigs
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    simply run down a hill rather than
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    running from miles he also says that
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    they run into a lake so if gasa isn't
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    the correct location why does the Bible
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    say it well this is actually where a
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    you'll see that it has a footnote
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    attached to this verse that says that
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    some biblical manuscripts don't name
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    gasa as the location of these events
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    instead they name two other locations
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    the region of the gines and the region
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    of the gines
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    region of the gasin is located it also
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    shows you where the regions of the gasin
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    and the gatherin are as well and diving
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    into Maps like these makes it pretty
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    obvious which one of these regions is
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    passages like this one Speaking of as I
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    said looking closely at a map makes it
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    pretty obvious which one of these three
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    possible locations is the correct site
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    for our story we've already ruled out
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    gasa and without much effort we can
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    quickly tell that gadara isn't a good
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    option either it too is miles away from
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    a major body of water which again is not
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    a lake
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    in the end gasa is the only reasonable
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    location because not only is gasa
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    located next to a major body of water
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    that major body of water also happens to
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    be a lake lake ginat also known as the
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    Sea of Galilee and here's why this
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    detail matters so much because where
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    these events happen is going to be
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    directly tied to some of the events that
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    come later and we'll make clear why this
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    passage should concern us so much much
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    because when Jesus meets the
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    demon-possessed man near gasa he says
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    something that would have absolutely
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    stunned Mark's original audience after
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    commanding the unclean Spirit to leave
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    this man Jesus asked the demon what his
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    name is now one thing you have to know
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    about names at the time of Jesus is that
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    a name was more than something that you
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    called someone names had meaning your
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    name defined who you were and it also
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    represented something else about you
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    your Authority so when Jesus asks this
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    demon what his name is he doesn't just
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    want to know what to call him he wants
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    to know who this demon really is and
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    where he gets his authority and the
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    Demon's response is loaded with meaning
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    he says that his name is Legion and then
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    he says for we are
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    many now on the surface it looks like
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    the demon is simply stating that there
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    is an army of demons possessing this man
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    at full strength a Roman legion
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    consisted of 6,000 infantry and 120
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    Cavalry so this man appears to be
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    attacked and consumed by scores of
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    demons but this is when that research we
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    did on the real location of these events
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    becomes so important you see in that
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    region at that time there was a very
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    specific Roman legion who was in charge
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    10th Roman legion after the Romans
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    completed their conquest of Israel in
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    the mid to late 1st Century BC they
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    stationed Legions throughout the region
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    to maintain mainin order and enforce
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    Roman law to the Jewish people living in
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    this region the 10th Legion was a
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    constant reminder of how once again a
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    foreign oppressor had come in and taken
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    God's land from God's people and this is
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    where things really begin to get
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    interesting you see after the demon
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    identifies himself as a legion Mark
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    includes this curious detail about how
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    pigs were eating on the side of a hill
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    and this would have caught Mark's
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    audience attention for two reasons first
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    because Jews considered pigs to be
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    unclean in Leviticus 11 God says and the
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    pig though it has a divided hoof does
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    not chew the cud it is unclean for you
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    you must not eat their meat or touch
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    their carcasses they are unclean for you
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    this means that Jesus is in a place
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    where no self-respecting Rabbi would
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    want to be talking to a demon-possessed
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    man surrounded by pigs clearly Jesus
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    isn't here on holiday he's here on
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    purpose purp or maybe more accurately
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    he's here for a fight you see the other
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    reason that these pigs catch the
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    attention of Mark's audience is because
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    at that time every Roman legion carried
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    a standard a banner of sorts that
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    represented that Legion they would have
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    the number of that Legion and some sort
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    of symbol that represented them it would
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    often be an animal like a bull or an
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    elephant or an eagle well do you want to
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    guess what the animal was on the banner
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    of that 10th Roman legion that
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    controlled this region
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    a pig or more specifically a boar this
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    was an image that would have struck fear
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    in the hearts of everyone living in this
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    region this pig represented pain and
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    suffering it represented paganism and
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    foreign Invasion and now not only is
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    Jesus face to face with dark Forces that
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    control this man he's also surrounded by
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    pigs the symbol of the dark Forces who
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    control his homeland which makes what's
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    about to happen next truly amazing Mark
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    says that the demons beg Jesus to let
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    them enter into the herd of pigs and
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    Jesus agrees he grants them permission
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    to enter into this herd of pigs but the
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    story doesn't end there because once
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    again Mark includes what seems like a
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    totally irrelevant detail he mentions
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    that the number of pigs is somewhere
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    around
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    2,000 well do you remember what we said
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    earlier about Roman Legions how a
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    typical Legion was around 6 th000 men
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    well there were also times when the word
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    legion could be used to describe a
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    battalion and do you want to guess how
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    many men make up a Roman battalion about
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    2,000 none of this is coincidence every
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    facet of this story is meant to drive
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    home one powerful point that should
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    deeply concern us because as the demons
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    enter these pigs the pigs suddenly race
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    down a steep embankment and into the Sea
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    of Galilee and every every single one of
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    them
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    drowns Jesus is letting it be known that
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    he has the power to drive 2,000 pigs out
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    of this land in other words if he wants
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    to he has the power to remove
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    Rome this should concern us and here's
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    why while Jesus and the Jewish people
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    viewed Rome as the enemy most of the
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    world looked at them differently Rome
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    was the world's most powerful Nation
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    their armies were stationed around the
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    world they dominated culture influencing
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    what most people wore what sports they
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    watched what foods they ate and more
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    importantly what gods they worshiped and
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    can I be honest with you things aren't
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    much different now each of us lives in a
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    culture that tries to Define us it tries
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    to influence what we wear what we eat
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    what we watch and yes what we worship
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    and here's why each of us should be so
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    concerned because far too often we don't
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    even realize it's happening we admire
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    celebrities and leaders who look Nothing
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    Like Jesus we form our views and
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    opinions based on what channels we watch
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    or what websites we follow we devote our
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    time our energy our money to things that
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    help us to look better and feel better
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    and Excel farther and before we know it
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    without even intending to we start
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    looking more like the world around us
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    and less like
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    Jesus now let me be honest with you I'm
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    talking about myself here too I've also
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    fallen into this trap but this is why
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    this random story about Jesus and pigs
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    matters so much Jesus is drawing a Line
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    in the Sand he's saying it's them or me
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    in the end you can only have one Savior
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    and let me make it very clear I'm going
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    to win when Jesus casts the demons into
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    these pigs who then run into the sea
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    he's making it clear that in his kingdom
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    there is no room for oppressors there is
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    no room for those who want to harm God's
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    people there is no room for those who
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    would destroy others in order to elevate
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    themselves and most importantly there is
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    no room for anyone or anything that
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    wants to compete for our hearts or his
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    throne in the end Jesus is our Lord he
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    is our savior and one of the most
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    dangerous traps we can fall into is
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    devoting our hopes and our hearts to
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    anyone else but him especially when we
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    don't even realize it well that's it for
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Tags
  • Jesus
  • Demons
  • Pigs
  • Legion
  • Roman Oppression
  • Cultural Influence
  • Faith
  • Identity
  • Biblical Story
  • Gospel