Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season are coming up in just a couple of weeks. But today, I’m going to explain to you why I’m not participating. And we’ll consider whether or not this is an unbiblical practice that contradicts the words of Jesus, or if it’s just an optional thing that Christians are not obligated to observe.

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0:00 Introduction

0:42 What are Lent and Ash Wednesday?

2:22 Some good benefits of Ash Wednesday and Lent

5:06 The Bible doesn’t command them.

6:56 The obligation to participate is unbiblical.

9:45 They are not apostolic.

11:02 They have a performative tendency.

Bible passages in this video:

Matthew 6:16, Matthew 17:21, Daniel 9:3, Matthew 11:21, Ecclesiastes 7:2-4, Romans 14:5-6, Colossians 2:16, Jude 3, Matthew 6:16-18

All verses are in the King James Version (KJV).

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