A Sign Of Compromise: Christians Defending Culture

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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Notes:
(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."

4 To A Greater Extent Than Half-Truths Many Christians Believe (5-8)

This is mo inward the serial "Half-Truths Christians Believe." 

Mark Twain said, "A half-truth is the around cowardly of lies." 

Half-truths are to a greater extent than unsafe than outright lies, as well as Satan, the begetter of lies, has been using them from the fourth dimension he tempted Eve. 

He told Eve that she would live on similar God, knowing proficient from evil. That was one-half true. (For to a greater extent than on Satan's tactics when tempting Eve as well as tempting Jesus, see: Half-Truths Are More Deceptive.)

Yes, half-truths conduct keep ever troubled the Christian community as well as entirely equally nosotros carefully written report God's Word tin nosotros avoid them. 

So convey a await at the 4 half-truths below. At start glance, y'all mightiness concur amongst them, but I encourage y'all to written report each amongst an opened upwards involve heed as well as an opened upwards Bible.

Please read the linked devotions as well as the Scriptures they reference. Thanks!  To read business office 1: Half Truths 1-4.


Half-truth #5: God loves me merely the agency I am.

God accepts us merely the agency nosotros are, but He is non content to larn out us there. These links explicate why:
Have Christians Forgotten How Much God Hates Sin?
We're No Longer Dead Men



Half-truth #6: Good plant conduct keep no house inward the Christian life because we’re saved past times grace.

Christians conduct keep a major mental block when it comes to separating the elements of salvation as well as the elements of life inward Christ. These links explicate why:
Faith + Nothing = Salvation + Works
The Place of Good Works
Salvation Through Grace, Works Through Love
Works is Not a Dirty Word

Half-truth #7: God sees all sins the same.

If y'all country something oftentimes enough, people commence to intend it's true. That's why this is such a pop half-truth. Any sin volition post a human to Hell if he doesn't convey Christ, as well as whatsoever sin (except one) tin live on forgiven. But that is where the equality of sins ends. Scripture differentiates betwixt sins for proficient reasons. These links explicate more:
All Sins Are Not the Same
Lies Some Christians Believe - All Sins are the Same
3 Earthly Consequences of Sin

Half-truth #8: God sees all Christians the same.

Our civilization has decided that a "fair" God sees the to the lowest degree devoted Christian the same equally the around devoted. Scripture doesn't agree. These links explicate why:
A Trophy for Everyone?
Those Who Earnestly Seek Him
Dusty Mirrors 

Why Approximately Sins Are Double Sins

Scripture gives us wonderful give-and-take pictures because God is eager to assistance us empathise His truths.

For example:
"My people convey committed 2 sins: They convey forsaken me, the boundary of living water, in addition to convey dug their ain cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot concur water."
Jeremiah 2:13

Unbelievers may waste materials their fourth dimension on worthless purposes, in addition to that’s evil.

But when God’s people create the same, nosotros commit 2 evils.

We waste materials our fourth dimension on worthless purposes, in addition to nosotros forsake God-given purposes: 

"For nosotros are God's handiwork, created inwards Christ Jesus to create expert works, which God prepared inwards advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10

Instead of enjoying fresh, pure H2O from a spring, nosotros ready leaky cisterns where H2O stagnates. 

Both necessitate endeavor – fetching living H2O from the boundary or edifice cisterns. But the cisterns necessitate to a greater extent than in addition to offering less.

Let’s enquire God to present us areas of our lives where nosotros mightiness move pursuing worthless things in addition to missing His purposes.
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A expert supplemental reading for this devotion:
Lies Some Christians Believe: God Sees All Sins the Same.

Misquoting God

No ane believes a tiddler rapist together with a gossip are guilty of equal sins, to the lowest degree of all God. 

But I regularly withdraw heed Christians say, "God views all sins the same."

1. All sins are bad.

2. All sins accept equal eternal consequences (Hell).

3. All sins tin endure forgiven inwards Christ.(1)

But that doesn't hateful God views sins equally.(2)

When nosotros claim He does, nosotros contradict Scripture together with encourage a casual mental attitude toward sin.

Christians accept God's Spirit together with His Word, together with we're responsible to part truth accurately (2 Timothy 2:15).

“The retainer who knows the master’s volition together with does non acquire ready or does non create what the primary wants will endure beaten amongst many blows [a greater sin]. But the ane who does non know together with does things deserving penalty will endure beaten amongst few blows [a lesser sin]. From everyone who has been given much, much volition endure demanded; together with from the ane who has been entrusted amongst much, much to a greater extent than volition endure asked.” Luke 12:47-48(3)

We’ve been given much, together with then let’s acquire what Scripture teaches together with quit quoting errors. See the resources below.(2)

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(1) Actually, at that topographic point is ane sin that is unforgivable (Matthew 12:31).
(2) For multiple Scriptures that clarify how God views sins differently, delight read:
Does God View All Sins the Same 
Lies Some Christians Believe 
Why Some Sins Are Double Sins
As Serious As Witchcraft 
Responsibility for Our God-given Purposes   
Billy Graham on this subject
Got Questions on this subject
Christian Apologetics on this subject
(3) In this passage, God calls intentional sins to a greater extent than serious than unintentional sins, something besides acquaint inwards the Old Testament laws (Numbers 15:22-31). 

Do Proficient Christians Alive Sinful Lifestyles?

When immorality is approved past times culture, Christians fighting to hold biblical values. 

That's why roughly Christians directly advise that practicing homosexuals or single couples living together tin last good Christians. They signal out that we're all sinners.

But this declaration breaks downwards quickly:

1. Scripture says we're "deceived" if nosotros intend homosexuality or sexual immorality are appropriate for Christians (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).(1) 

2. Repentance is a telephone commutation to salvation.(2)

We don't locomote past times sinless when nosotros follow Christ, but neither create nosotros justify sinful lifestyles. 

We operate wholeheartedly to overcome our sins (Philippians 2:12-13).

3. Culture is constantly changing the Definition of correct in addition to wrong.

No ane claims practicing pornographers, pimps, prostitutes, or pedophiles tin last proficient Christians because these lifestyles aren't accepted past times civilisation (at to the lowest degree non yet). 

But God doesn't alter (Hebrews 13:8).

4. Culture defines dearest many ways, but God is dearest in addition to all of His commands are loving (1 John 4:8). 

5. Good Christians dearest people plenty to warn them of sins that harm their hearts in addition to souls (Ezekiel 3:20-21; Matthew 18:15; James 5:19-20). 
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(1) 1 Cor. 6:11 explains that people are saved out of these sinful lifestyles. If genuine believers autumn into ane of these sins, it volition convey him/her genuine sorrow in addition to genuine repentance. No truthful believer would locomote past times on inward the sins listed inward this passage (Lies Some Christians Believe" in addition to "All Sins Are Not the Same." 
(2)  See Unashamed of God's Word" includes Scriptures almost homosexuality, in addition to these devotions include Scriptures almost premarital sex: "Sexual Purity Matters to God" in addition to "What Scripture Says About Sex Outside Marriage."

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