But more so, when brothers and sisters disregard the clear instruction of scripture and "reinterpret" it to condone perversion.
As I said to my former pastor-turned-openly-gay, who informed me that due to his latest studying of the scriptures, he realizes that God understands and condones his homosexuality: "I understand you if you say you are a sinner (like the rest of us mortals) and that you CHOOSE to continue doing what you do. But after spending years at the pulpit teaching me God's Word, don't starting 'changing' God to suit your purposes. You changed. God didn't." What a heartbreak his "new philosophy of God's Word" is to me -- he was a fantastic preacher and teacher for years.
Actually, that sentence is aload a crap and quite near blasphemy.
Who claims to know the "heart" of God?
I submit God is pleased when Christians divide over the interpretation of Scripture. Such interpretation divides the goats and the sheep, donchaknow.