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In Luke 18, Jesus told a story about a Pharisee and a tax collector who went to the temple to pray. The Pharisee prayed, "God, thank you that I'm not like other men, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give tithes of all I get." But the tax collector wouldn't even lift his eyes to heaven, but he beat his chest saying, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!" Jesus said, "I tell you this man went down to his house justified." But the other will be condemned. What does it mean to be justified? Justification is a legal declaration in which God pardons the sinner of all his sins, and credits to his account the righteousness of Christ, so the sinner is made innocent in the sight of God. What is the basis of this verdict? It is based solely on the work of Jesus Christ: His perfect obedience, His atoning sacrifice, and His resurrection from the grave. See, God doesn't merely expunge our sins, He expiates t...

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber. The musical has been popular ever since its debut in 1970, from Broadway to going on tour, several films, and a live concert version that aired Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, on NBC. In case the mainstream success of Superstar is not a dead giveaway, the theology is a blasphemous mess. It comes across as a story told from the perspective of Judas, who opens and closes the opera with the first and last numbers. But even Mary Magdalene refers to Jesus as "just a man." There is nothing miraculous or even caring about this Jesus. When the sick come to him for healing, he gets angry and tells them to leave him alone. When his disciples ask him about the future, he's annoyed and says he doesn't know. At the last supper, he tells them, "For all you care, this wine could be my blood. For all you care, this bread could be my body." In his prayer in the garden, Jesus says he...