“Here’s another thing - it is definitely not helping that condemnation of homo marriage comes from churches with a significant number of their male members having their own issues with porn. Jesus was not lying when he told us to deal with the log in our own eye before dealing with the speck in the eye of our brother. Matthew 5:28 sets a pretty high bar and most men fall short.”
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I agree; things like porn and adultery, not to mention high divorce rate, make “Christians” feel they cannot afford to judge, or it is safer not to judge ....
Nah... the first thing to remember about God is that He is Holy and will not tolerate sin. In His great love He provided a way for our sins to be removed from us through Jesus. So... we’ve all sinned and need His forgiveness and grace. Homosexuals are refusing to acknowledge that they sin and are even demanding that the church recognize their sinful unions as equivalent to marriage. It’s “unrepented” sin that makes people uncomfortable in church...
>>>>>I agree; things like porn and adultery, not to mention high divorce rate, make “Christians” feel they cannot afford to judge, or it is safer not to judge ....<<<<<
And they would be correct. It is safer for a Christian not to judge (see Matthew 7:1 & 2).