In order to demonstrate how Jesus “devoured” our sins, Joe Aguillard, president of Louisiana College, a Baptist-affiliated institution, “devoured” a live earthworm during a recent chapel service on campus.
The content of this video is a real bad example of Biblical exegesis, but one has to watch the video in order to learn that some preachers will go a long away to make a point that could easily be made without all the theatrics.
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament 
Hey Doc,
I agree, this is going too far!
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Jerry,
There are better ways to preach the gospel than this. I just wonder what would Jesus think about this kind of display.
Claude Mariottini
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well i’m all for memorable sermon illustrations, but to do that half way through your appeal means no one is thinking about Christ but only “that guy just ate a worm!”
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Jonathan,
That’s right. People will forget the sermon but they will remember the worm.
Claude Mariottini
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Your unspiritual and unjust criticism of a short segment of a series of messages that were led by the Holy Spirit to touch young people to understand the sewerage and nasty nature of sin and Jesus having taken them away- disclaimed by the presenter that it was not the best example but an effort to get students to think about their sin- culminated in many students getting saved. None of the comments above even hinted at the end result of the messages – over 1100 college students coming to Christ over this time period. You should be praising God for HIS work – not criticizing the feeble attempts of HIS messenger trying to share the gospel. 2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the LORD was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.
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