When Christians address the sins of gossip, dishonesty, or selfishness, no ane accuses us of existence gossipphobes, liarphobes, or narcissistphobes.
Nor create they bill us of hating gossips, liars, or narcissists.
But when Christians address the sins of homosexuality or transgenderism, no affair how lovingly it’s done, we’re called homophobes as well as haters.
Why?
Because our civilization yet disapproves of gossip, lying, as well as selfishness, precisely they regard homosexuality as well as transgenderism legitimate, well for you lot lifestyles.
Unfortunately, many Christians are buckling nether the pressure level to conform, afraid to hollo these sins as well as ashamed of those who do.
Scripture teaches that sexual sins are to a greater extent than damaging to individuals as well as communities than other sins, precisely our civilization thinks adult man tin determine what's correct as well as wrong.(1)
Dear Christians, are nosotros going to dearest God as well as mankind plenty to unashamedly part the whole gospel?
"I am non ashamed of the gospel, because it is the ability of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes..." Romans 1:16
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(1) This mental attitude caused national deterioration as well as multiple hardships to the Israelites during the fourth dimension of judges (Judges 17:6).
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