Looks to me like Christians have been enrolled in a hard school for showing grace under fire.
The high road here... would be to patiently explain the virtues of virtuous singlehood and dedicated monogamous heterosexual matrimony. Because the gays are not the only barbarians at the gate even if they are the worst ones.
I have immense faith that this is possible. Grace will need to be shown here. No, if the government embraces horrible foolishness, this does not knock God off His heavenly throne nor does it rob Christians of any Holy Spirit power. In fact, it may be part of the stage setting for “great exploits” (spiritually speaking) by believers. If everything were nice we might be lulled into not caring (and in fact, it is arguable that this is what has happened to America — Christians are victims of their own success).
Concur. That’s what I’m looking for Cruz to exploit. I have seen glimpses of this from Walker.
Beautifully stated. Positively inspiring. Thank you.
Spiritually, it doesn’t matter one bit if nonbelievers live virtuous lives. My point? Explaining the “virtues of virtuous singlehood and dedicated monogamous heterosexual matrimony” may help people live healthier and happier lives in general, but it misses the more important issue—salvation. Not only that, but nonbelievers are unlikely to be swayed by arguments about virtue that isn’t God-based.
Without God, people act as their own gods, and they’ll do what they think is in their best interests. We can see where that’s leading today. Nonbelievers are weighing the perceived risks and taking their chances, and if God isn’t a part of the equation, we can see that people are choosing sin over virtue.