{"id":98074,"date":"2026-09-18T10:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=98074"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:09:58","slug":"worldly-christians-leviticus-has-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/worldly-christians-leviticus-has-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldly Christians? Leviticus Has the Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tby Dr. Jeff Wilson<br \/>\nvia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@watchinlight\">InLight Media<\/a>\n<p>Maybe you&#8217;ve noticed that some Christians seem to look like our culture more than they look like Jesus. Some believers have become so friendly with the world that their distinctiveness is fading altogether.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to see the problem &#8230; but what&#8217;s the antidote? Try Leviticus.<\/p>\n<p>Most people see Leviticus as the place where Bible reading plans go to die &#8211; but Jeff Wilson argues it&#8217;s so much more than that! In fact, it&#8217;s God&#8217;s answer to many of the worldview issues we face as believers in today&#8217;s society.<\/p>\n<p>How can Leviticus help us overcome our modern-day challenges?<\/p>\n<p>In this video, you&#8217;ll learn: <\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Why most of us read Leviticus wrong <\/li>\n<li>How to read Leviticus the way God intended <\/li>\n<li>The way Leviticus sets forth the timeless paradigm for God&#8217;s people <\/li>\n<li>Why this matters for us today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Worldly Christians? Leviticus Has the Answer.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2IWH21EGhxA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Dr. Jeff Wilson via InLight Media Maybe you&#8217;ve noticed that some Christians seem to look like our culture more than they look like Jesus. Some believers have become so friendly with the world that their distinctiveness is fading altogether. It&#8217;s easy to see the problem &#8230; but what&#8217;s the antidote? Try Leviticus. Most people&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1488],"tags":[295,294,609],"class_list":["post-98074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video","tag-holiness","tag-leviticus","tag-worldliness"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25174,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-happens-to-burnt-offerings\/","url_meta":{"origin":98074,"position":0},"title":"What happens to burnt offerings?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 9, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: During the dedication of the temple, offerings were brought. What happens to burnt offerings? Are they consumed by the fire, does the high priest eat a portion, is any eaten, or is it all consumed by fire? Answer: The Mosaical Law contained a variety of offerings (Leviticus 7:37). Sin\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28462,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-did-moses-accept-aarons-excuse-for-not-eating-the-sacrifice\/","url_meta":{"origin":98074,"position":1},"title":"Why did Moses accept Aaron&#8217;s excuse for not eating the sacrifice?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 15, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: In Leviticus 10:16-20, I understand that Moses was upset with Eleazar and Ithamar because they didn't eat the sin offering as they were instructed to.\u00a0 However, I don't see why Moses was satisfied when Aaron told him that they did burnt offering and sin offering on the same day\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69697,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/which-came-first-leviticus-123-or-exodus-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":98074,"position":2},"title":"Which came first, Leviticus 12:3 or Exodus 4?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi, I read your article \"Did God give Moses the commandment to circumcise?\" You point out that in Leviticus 12:3, God instructs Moses that boys must be circumcised on the 8th day. In Exodus 4, we have the situation where God is preparing to kill Moses because he has\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":96017,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/consecrated\/","url_meta":{"origin":98074,"position":3},"title":"Consecrated","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Zeke Flores \"You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I Yahweh, who sanctifies you, am holy\" (Leviticus 21:8). Leviticus 21 focuses on the priests and the standards God set for them. 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