“The Purge”
BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 5-8 DISCUSSION Over the last few years there has been a series of movies and now a television series that is called “The Purge”. The premise of the show (as I understand it) is that in the future, the American government has declared that every individual is capable of evil. Therefore, to control this evil there has been designated one day a year in which there is no law. Murder, rape, stealing, and the such like are all legal and in fact glorified and encouraged so that they can “purge” the evil from themselves. The thought behind this is that it somehow releases a drive that everyone has within themselves for one night, making the crime rate for the rest of the year be lower. The Apostle Paul discusses the concept of a “purge” in 2 Corinthians 5.13, but that was not what he meant. To “purge” means to “lift up, remove or take awa