Wormwood
Chaps
This is utter nonsense.
Do you know WHY Jesus had such disdain for the Pharisees? Was it because they were "religious?" Absolutely not! He loathed them because they saw NO need for his grace. They felt their lives were just fine and they had no need to be baptized by John or repent of their evil behavior and hearts.
Ironically, the same is true for those who adamantly defend homosexuality. The whole, "we all are sinners" argument or "who are you to judge me!" comes from a false conception of grace. It is the same arrogant, "I don't have to change anything" behavior the Pharisees expressed that caused them to reject repentance and Jesus.
Yes, we all sin. Yet not everyone defends and excuses their sin..or argues that their sin is no sin at all. Why not tell the abuser to keep on abusing...because, after all, we all sin. Idolater to keep on worshipping idols...I mean, we all sin...who are we to judge? Utter nonsense. We are all sinners, but some loath their sin and repent of it and encourage others to do the same (as Jesus commands) and others excuse it and refuse to repent (and thus refuse grace). Grace comes to the humble and contrite of heart. Not the arrogant and proud who feel they have nothing to be ashamed of or weep over. Those who call themselves "Christian" and excuse and defend wickedness should be ashamed of themselves. Paul condemned such arguments and those who taught such false doctrines.
Do you know WHY Jesus had such disdain for the Pharisees? Was it because they were "religious?" Absolutely not! He loathed them because they saw NO need for his grace. They felt their lives were just fine and they had no need to be baptized by John or repent of their evil behavior and hearts.
Ironically, the same is true for those who adamantly defend homosexuality. The whole, "we all are sinners" argument or "who are you to judge me!" comes from a false conception of grace. It is the same arrogant, "I don't have to change anything" behavior the Pharisees expressed that caused them to reject repentance and Jesus.
Yes, we all sin. Yet not everyone defends and excuses their sin..or argues that their sin is no sin at all. Why not tell the abuser to keep on abusing...because, after all, we all sin. Idolater to keep on worshipping idols...I mean, we all sin...who are we to judge? Utter nonsense. We are all sinners, but some loath their sin and repent of it and encourage others to do the same (as Jesus commands) and others excuse it and refuse to repent (and thus refuse grace). Grace comes to the humble and contrite of heart. Not the arrogant and proud who feel they have nothing to be ashamed of or weep over. Those who call themselves "Christian" and excuse and defend wickedness should be ashamed of themselves. Paul condemned such arguments and those who taught such false doctrines.
“Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?” Why not say—as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved.” (Romans 3:7–8, NIV84)