095: Making Sense of the Dark Passages of the Bible

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Featuring Curtis Mitch https://youtu.be/OeQGhdrb2VY Have you ever read something in the Bible and thought, "Yikes! That doesn't sound like a loving God!" There are a lot of difficult events (not to mention direct instructions from God) that cause 21st century Christians a lot of angst. Of particular note is the extreme violence ordered by God against seemingly innocent people. So what gives? How does this square with the love taught by Christ and His Church? To provide some answers, I brought in Curtis Mitch. He's one of the sharpest biblical minds in the Catholic Church. (For the last 20 years he's been writing the commentary in the best-selling Ignatius Catholic Study Bible.) He's got serious Scripture skills and I love having him on the show. Among other things, we'll discuss: Why the Israelites engaged in the violent conquest of Canaan (killing everyone and everything...Yeah, I told you this one wasn't easy)What is herem warfare and why did God order itThe whole point of the Promised LandThe extremely dire consequences of idolatryHow to reconcile the violence of the Old Testament with the love taught by ChristWhat lessons we can learn from the Israelites for our spiritual life This might be the most difficult topic we've ever addressed. But it's a necessary one to address if we're going to proclaim the truth of God in the world (not to mention grow in our understanding and faith). Blessings, Matthew P.S. Looking for that next step up the spiritual ladder? Something designed to actually transform your life? CLICK to enroll in the totally FREE Science of Sainthood Mini-Course and experience God in a whole new way! "I've completed several sessions and find them SPECTACULAR!!!" Sara "This is the best, most powerful, most insightful study I have ever done, bar none. It has made a huge difference in my life!" Joriah "If you've ever wanted to deepen your life of prayer and actually make some progress in avoiding vice and growing in virtue, look no further." Dr. Brant Pitre – Renowned theologian & best-selling author CHECK IT OUT! PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND with MATTHEW! Want to Walk in the Footsteps of St. John Paul II, St. Faustina, and St. Maximilian Kolbe? Join Matthew Leonard for an amazing pilgrimage to Poland, the most Catholic country in the world!

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0:00.0	This is the art of Catholic.
0:07.0	When the Lord your God brings you into the land which you are entering to take possession
0:19.4	of it and clears away many nations before you, the hitites, the gurgishites, the amurites, the canonites,
0:25.9	the parasites, the hivites, and the jabuseites. Seven nations greater and mightier than yourselves,
0:32.3	and when the Lord your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you must utterly destroy them.
0:40.4	You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them.
0:47.7	Welcome to the Art of Catholic.
0:48.7	I'm Matthew Leonard.
0:50.1	This is the podcast that dives into the truth, beauty, and goodness of the Catholic faith
0:54.6	and seeks to take your practice of it to the next level.
0:58.5	And when I say dives, I mean it.
1:02.3	Today's episode, which is also available on my YouTube channel, takes a very deep dive
1:07.5	into perhaps the thorniest and most difficult aspect of the Bible.
1:12.1	Namely, what in the world do we do with passages like the one I just read at the top of the
1:17.4	show where God is ordering the death and destruction of people and places?
1:23.2	How do we reconcile this with the love
1:25.4	that's taught in the new covenant of Jesus Christ?
1:28.2	And if you're wondering,
1:29.0	who in the world would be crazy enough
1:30.7	to come onto the art of Catholic
1:31.9	and take a crack at this topic?
1:34.2	Wonder no more.
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