LeVar Burton, Christian? You may know him as Lt. Geordie La Forge from Star Trek the Next Generation, or from the long-running award-winning educational kids TV show Reading Rainbow. Well, I knew LeVar Burton, and loved him from both. Christians all over have enjoyed watching LeVar on both shows.
I was excited to see LeVar Burton back in 2012 talking at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference. He spoke about his Reading Rainbow app that would be coming to iOS devices.
While he was up on the stage, speaking about an app for children, I was a bit disheartened when I heard him blaspheme the name of the Lord.
Many people don't even realize that saying things like "Oh my God" and "God Dammit" is actually violating the 3rd Commandment of God. Some would argue that LeVar Burton when he used God's name in vein maybe wasn't actually using it to offend God or Christian audience members. That's probably true, I don't know what LeVar Burton was thinking, or what his motivation for using God's name in vein was.
The idea is, LeVar Burton, (like me, and anybody else) has violated God's law. I heard him do it while at the conference, but I'm sure that LeVar Burton has likely broken God's law by doing the following things.
If you're a Christian, and you came here to see if it was true that LeVar Burton is a Christian: I don't know. I hope and pray that LeVar Burton becomes a Christian. He's not the only one that broke God's law... you did, I did, we all did.
We broke God's law, that's bad news. I don't know if you, or LeVar Burton, knows that God is real and that violating his law is punishable. But there is good news, the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Bible says that even though LeVar Burton broke God's law, the good news is that Jesus Christ, God's son, suffered and died on the cross for sinners. I'm a sinner, you're a sinner, and LeVar Burton is a sinner.
God demonstrated His love towards us in that while we (including LeVar Burton) we still sinners, he sent Jesus Christ to die for us. We broke God's law, but God gave His son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sin.
The good news for LeVar Burton is that if he accepts the free gift of grace given to us sinners by God, then all of his sins will be forgiven by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If you wish it were true that "LeVar Burton is a Christian", then be praying for him. If you get the chance to speak to LeVar Burton in real life, make sure to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with him.
I was excited to see LeVar Burton back in 2012 talking at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference. He spoke about his Reading Rainbow app that would be coming to iOS devices.
While he was up on the stage, speaking about an app for children, I was a bit disheartened when I heard him blaspheme the name of the Lord.
Many people don't even realize that saying things like "Oh my God" and "God Dammit" is actually violating the 3rd Commandment of God. Some would argue that LeVar Burton when he used God's name in vein maybe wasn't actually using it to offend God or Christian audience members. That's probably true, I don't know what LeVar Burton was thinking, or what his motivation for using God's name in vein was.
The idea is, LeVar Burton, (like me, and anybody else) has violated God's law. I heard him do it while at the conference, but I'm sure that LeVar Burton has likely broken God's law by doing the following things.
- Has LeVar Burton ever told a lie?
- Do you think the actor that played Geordie ever stole something?
- Did the Reading Rainbow star ever look at a woman with lust?
- Don't just judge LeVar Burton, think about these for yourself.
If you're a Christian, and you came here to see if it was true that LeVar Burton is a Christian: I don't know. I hope and pray that LeVar Burton becomes a Christian. He's not the only one that broke God's law... you did, I did, we all did.
We broke God's law, that's bad news. I don't know if you, or LeVar Burton, knows that God is real and that violating his law is punishable. But there is good news, the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Bible says that even though LeVar Burton broke God's law, the good news is that Jesus Christ, God's son, suffered and died on the cross for sinners. I'm a sinner, you're a sinner, and LeVar Burton is a sinner.
God demonstrated His love towards us in that while we (including LeVar Burton) we still sinners, he sent Jesus Christ to die for us. We broke God's law, but God gave His son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sin.
The good news for LeVar Burton is that if he accepts the free gift of grace given to us sinners by God, then all of his sins will be forgiven by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If you wish it were true that "LeVar Burton is a Christian", then be praying for him. If you get the chance to speak to LeVar Burton in real life, make sure to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with him.
