Illegitimate sex is unacceptable, and yet we must treat those who do it with love and forgiveness.
Profane speech is a terrible form of social pollution, and yet we must not think our ears can be polluted with things even a completely Holy God hears.
Abortion is wicked, and yet we must treat the woman who has had an abortion with love and forgiveness.
Every man should be productive, and yet we must have compassion and generosity for the poor.
False religion is extremely contaminating, and yet we must become loyal friends to those whose religious views are wrong.
Political corruption is a grave evil, and yet we must remember that all politicians are imperfect and that our salvation is never found by selecting the right ones.
Racism is a horrible cancer, especially in America, but we must patiently cherish the racist who is also a child made in God’s image.
In short, we must always be proclaiming a standard which reminds people of the requirements of holiness and righteousness while equally reminding ourselves of the requirements of grace and love. This is why practicing only half of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is, in fact, practicing the full anti-Gospel of hell.
All that it really takes for evil to control the world is for men to think that goodness lies in merely opposing evil.
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