That said, I find it pathetically ironic that just last week supporters of California’s Proposition 8 tried to take a stand against legalizing gay marriage, but were told they had no standing to bring it before the Court! Is this a sign of things to come? Will those with a biblical worldview be progressively marginalized? Will we increasingly lose standing in the court of public opinion?
Who can know? But this we do know: the Day is coming when we will stand before God’s judgment seat and give an account of the things we stood for (2 Cor. 5:10). And sitting that one out will not be an option!
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. C.S. Lewis
ReplyDeleteIf one sees an issue of 'forgiveness' or 'un-forgiveness' in this post, I wonder what lens one is looking through. I will stand in front of that judgment seat, and I am thankful that there will be no condemnation because Christ was condemned and punished on my behalf. I will not therefore entertain any words of condemnation or judgment. I'll leave that to God who will judge according to His word, not my words.
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ReplyDeleteConsidering who wrote the quote cited by Anonymous, I would dare say that C.S. Lewis would not support the implied conclusion. Examining his other works will help to clarify that he, in fact, would not support the "inexcusable" going on in their sin with impunity.
Stan
again, it is a matter of accurately interpreting ALL the Scriptures and doing the hard work, especially as it deals in matters as sensitive and hurtful as this one, to reconcile God's unchangeable standards with a changing culture. His heart of compassion must be manifested through us first, before we even begin to speak about moral standards. There has been so much judgment and condemnation without this 'love first' principle, I do understand the defensiveness of "Anonymous."
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