What I’m talking about is embracing their sin, intentionally sinning and calling themselves a Christian. The Holy Spirit will work on us one thing at a time…and sometimes we don’t even realize something is a sin until God reveals it to us. This also doesn’t mean that we’re going to change everything about us all at once because we gave our lives to Jesus. If we don’t, then my question is, are we really born again? Have we really made Jesus the Lord of our lives? Now, this doesn’t mean that we’re perfect, but it does mean that we want to do better. He placed the Holy Spirit on the inside of you and now you should desire to want to do better. Or If you’re a thief and you have no intentions of stopping, how can you really be a Christian, yet, there are some areas that some Christians say this about.Īs a Christian, when you gave your life to Jesus, He made you new. If you’re a murderer and you keep on killing, how can you really be a Christian. You might be thinking, well, no, that’s kind of interesting. Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m a Christian murderer.” Or “I’m a Christian thief?” or “I’m a Christian…name a sin.” Miserable and worthless may have been who we were before we met Christ, but that’s not who we are if you given our life to Jesus.Ģ Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation old things have passed away behold, all things have become new.” So, in essense, this song is saying, “Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved someone miserable and worthless like me.” It’s a beautiful song, however, I have a problem with these lyrics…and it has to do with the phrase, “That saved a wretch like me.” That word wretch means, “someone who is miserable, someone who is worthless.” I once was lost, but now I’m found…was blind, but now I see.” Most of you have probably heard the song “Amazing Grace.” The lyrics start out by saying, “Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. He has such love for them, but also wants them to be free. They treat them with such hatred and sometimes even violence, and I hate that. I also know that there are a lot of people who are Christians who don’t act like Christians when it comes to how they treat people walking the LGBTQ Lifestyle. My heart is to help you all and others see how much God really does love you, how much He has an amazing plan for your life, and how much it breaks His heart to see you hurting and in pain. We have to stand against the culture with courage while still reaching the people with compassion.īefore we get started, I want to clarify, I don’t hate anyone. We have to speak the Truth of God's Word with love. I have done a lot of research on this topic and have heard from several people who are experts in this field and they say that we have to do the exact opposite. While it may seem like when we affirm people’s choices, even though they may not line up with the Word of God, that we are showing them the love of God. This week, we are conquering lie #8, our final lie on our Overcoming the Lies of the Enemy series and that is…Acceptance is Love.Īctually, the exact opposite is true. There is so much confusion in today’s culture concerning gender identity and same sex attraction. Join us LIVE on Instagram on Friday evenings at 9pm Central for a Live Q&A with Coach Jamie! God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power (your prayers are powerful, your voice is powerful, your actions are powerful), of love, and of a sound mind…a mind at peace! ![]() But we are going to stand strong for the Word of God. ![]() ![]() We are not going to give in to this culture. ![]() We have to make the choice that we are not going to give in to fear. In this culture where sin is very much celebrated and where Christianity is not tolerated much anymore. We have to stand strong on the word of God and not change what we believe or hold back from telling others what we believe because we are afraid of what they will think, what they will say, or what they will do. So, how do we stand against the culture with courage while reaching the people with compassion? It starts with taking a stand. They are so morally confused that they no longer know what is right and what is wrong. This world is a little…okay, not a little…a lot upside down. How do you stand up against the culture with courage while still reaching the people with compassion?
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