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How Does Ḥēṭ’ Connect Minnesota & Pete Hegseth?

How Does Ḥēṭ’ Connect Minnesota & Pete Hegseth?

Last updated on: January 8, 2026 at 8:19 pm by Martin Thomas Johnson

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How Does Ḥēṭ’ Connect Minnesota & Pete Hegseth? 2026-01-08T20:19:29-05:00 Martin Thomas Johnson

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The big news this week has revolved around the state of Minnesota and numerous controversies. Late last week and earlier this week, a popular conspiracy theorist released a video of alleged child care fraud in the state of Minnesota.

Of course, President Trump and MAGA leadership were quick to pour fuel on this conspiracy theory to serve their agenda. It didn’t take long for President Trump to freeze $10 billion in funding to day care centers and Democrat-led states.

However, the state-led investigation into the fraud a daycare center found that the daycare’s operating as expected. The state has until Friday to provide their findings to the Trump administration to continue receiving funding.

Once again, many ignorant conservatives choose to pick and choose what sin they condemn, when God hates all sin (Psalm 5:4-5, Romans 1:18, Galatians 5:19-21):

Deception
Stealing
Division
Murder

If things weren’t bad enough in Minnesota, a recent ICE patrol in Minneapolis ended with the murder of a 37-year-old US citizen. ICE began targeting US citizens last year. We are watching our own government turn on its citizens.

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In a not-so-shocking twist, many conservatives have spread these conspiracy theories and like to blame the victim and justify this evil act of murder. Homeland security director blatantly lied to try to cover up the department’s sin of the murder of a 37-year-old US citizen (Genesis 4:8-11).

I cannot believe how many people who claim to know and serve God are trying to justify what the Bible calls evil. God’s people cannot condone any evil act of sin, especially not for political gain (Proverbs 6:16-19, James 4:17).

What Is Sin

Sin has been around since the fall in the garden when mankind chose their way over God’s Divine love and commands (Genesis 3:1-6). Sin is defined as “An offense against religious or moral law.” Sin (Ecclesiastes 7:20, Romans 5:12).

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Unfortunately, sin has become more socially acceptable on both sides of the political aisle. Many conservatives, in their pride, like to throw stones at the sins they disagree with and justify the sin that makes them happy or benefits their selfish political purposes.

Sin has become politicized by the very people who claim to know God and His Word that is clear’s sin is a human problem, not a political one (Romans 3: 23, James 1:15). Despite what many conservatives believe, God didn’t create hell for specific sin, it was created for Satan and whoever chooses to follow him (Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:10). Those who sin, only go there after the fact.

That is why the Bible has a lot to say about sin (Genesis 4:7, Romans 6:23, 1 John 3:4). All sinners go to the same hell, regardless of the type of sin (Matthew 13:41-42, Romans 2:5-6).

This is why we must repent and turn from our sin and follow the ways of God, not our selfish hearts and the ways of this fallen world (Acts 3:19, James 4:7-8). God’s people are covered by grace to avoid the consequences of sin, not to have permission to continue in sin (Romans 6:1-23; 7:1-25, Jude 1:4, 1 John 3:9; 5:18). The apostles remembered their Jewish education about sin and its consequences.

Ḥēṭ’

The Torah tells us that sin entered the creation and the hearts of all men after the fall (Genesis 3:6-7; 6:5). There are always consequences to sin, regardless of what it is (Numbers 32:23, Deuteronomy 28:15, Job 34:22).

The Hebrew word in the Old Testament for sin is ḥēṭ, and it can also mean “Faults, grievously, or offences,” depending upon the context it is used in. It is the sin of humanity that separates us all from God (Proverbs 15:29, Isaiah 59:2).

Because of sin, God required a sacrifice to cover sins in Judaism (Leviticus 1-5; 17:11.) That is why Judaism offers different sacrifices to God:

Burnt offerings
Sin offering
Guilt offering
Peace offering
Thanksgiving offering

Jesus declared in the New Testament that God did not do away with the law (Matthew 5:17-18). There is still a requirement of a sacrifice to cover our sin. Jesus became the final sin offering to cover the sins of humanity (Romans 6:10, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 5:2).

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Jesus is identified as the sacrificial lamb who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29, 1 Peter 1:19). Our Lord declared that He willingly laid down His life for us (John 10:14-15).

Our Lord paid the ultimate price to free us from sin, not to allow us to continue to sin like this fallen world (Galatians 5:1, 1 Peter 2:24).

Pete Hegseth

In other big news this week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth censured Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for his comments about soldiers not following unlawful orders. However, the secretary made the exact comments a decade ago.

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The hypocrisy of the punishment is clear. If it is wrong for the senator to say what the secretary said, then the secretary needs to be disciplined and judged by his own standards.

It is both immoral and unchristian to judge and punish someone for doing or saying exactly what the powers that be say:

Deceptive
Vengeful
Prideful

The Bible warns us about looking down on the sins of others (Matthew 7:1-5, Luke 6:37, Romans 2:1-3). Likewise, sin is a sin regardless of who is doing the sinning. All sin separates us from God, even if we think we know better. God still hates our sin. It is dangerous and unbiblical to politicize sin or hell. One day our God will judge all ḥēṭ’!

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