Agreed. Should we, as Christians, not follow the example of Christ? Homosexuals are sinners. How did Jesus deal with sinners? Did He reject sinners, tell them to go away, and refuse to associate Himself with sinners? Of course not; Jesus preached to the sinners. Jesus loved sinners. It is sinners that Jesus came to save. Of course He tried to teach sinners to recognize and correct their sinful behaviors. It was not Jesus, but rather the Jewish leaders who sat rightiously in judgement of sinners.
Should we follow the example of Christ and love homosexuals, all the while trying to show them that there’s a better way to live or should we follow the Pharisees’ example and completely dissociate ourselves from them and write them off as a lost cause? If we do this with the sinners whose sin is homosexuality, why not other sinners too? If we weed ALL sinners out, are we not left with nobody? After all, we are all sinners. We all require the salvation offered by Christ.
When people refused to repent after Jesus confronted them on their willful sin, he didn't dismiss it and say, "oh, well. Let's go hang out together anyway." He let the rich young ruler wallow, alone, in his dilemma, moving on to others willing to meet his conditions. His encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well leaves no impression that she continued to be promiscuous and adulterous. It is evidenced that anyone whom Jesus contacted and continued in fellowship with was changed. It was the unrepentant, unchanged ones that broke fellowship with Him. "...what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?"
No, Christ was NOT an ongoing friend with the unrepentant.
You’re delusional
Jesus preached to the sinners, he didn’t promote, accept, and condone their sin. Big difference.
Luke 17:1-4 17 "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
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