What comes to your mind when you hear Lent, Ash Wednesday, or when you see a politician with the smear across their forehead like in this episodes cover photo?
If you see Holy people following God and you revere them even more for it, then you are probably respecting sinful humans more than you ought to. Putting people up on a pedestal and thinking they are better than you or Holy is pretty much the opposite of what the New Testament teaches us. Even the Prophets of the Old Testament were quick to point out their own flaws and the foolishness of following them instead of following God.
All I see is lying, hypocritical, evil people, using religion to manipulate their followers. That may seem too harsh to many of you, but to put it in Jesus' words:
Fools, serpents, vipers, hypocrites, and unclean tombs full of decaying bones Matt. 23.
But let's see what the Bible actually says about Lent. Listen today so that you have an understanding about it before it is celebrated again.
