When I write nigh sexual sins, someone inevitably reminds me that gossip, slander, or self-righteousness are every bit good sins.(1)
When I write nigh gossip, slander, or self-righteousness, no 1 always reminds me that homosexuality as well as premarital gender activity are every bit good sins.
I’m concerned nigh this defensive mental attitude toward culturally acceptable sins. Why are nosotros bending to civilization as well as acting every bit if it's incorrect to elevate around sins precisely non others?(2)
God's commands are loving. He hates sin because it damages our hearts as well as souls.
He hates sexual sin because it does serious damage:
"Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a someone commits are exterior the body, precisely whoever sins sexually, sins against their ain body."
And it's particularly serious for Christians:
"Do you lot non know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is inwards you, whom you lot have got received from God? You are non your own..." 1 Corinthians 6:18-19
Let's quit defending culturally approved sins as well as foremost defending God's loving commands.
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(1) All Sins are Not the Same.
One of our problems comes from the un-Scriptural notion that "all sins are the same inwards God's eyes." We postulate to report our Bibles as well as detect that fifty-fifty though every sin has earthly as well as eternal consequences, those consequences are not equal.
See "Lies Some Christians Believe: All Sins are the Same."
(2) Culture Doesn't Approve Gossip, Slander, or Self-righteousness.
In fact, at that spot are laws against slander. The fact that civilization approves homosexuality, premarital sex, transgenderism, as well as abortion makes us more responsible to utter upwards for God's truth, non less responsible! To proceed soundless is hateful.
See "Hate Crimes: iv Biblical Principles."
