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Bitterness, coveting, gluttony, getting drunk, men lusting after women, homosexuality – each of these are grievous offenses against a holy God. People falling into the quicksand of any such sins usually have genuine, heart-rending stories of horrific experiences that pressured them into the hole they now find themselves in. These people are most worthy of compassion. That does not remove their guilt, but it magnifies our guilt if we were to point an accusing finger in their direction. We have no idea how poorly we would have fared had we suffered their background. We each have a thousand excuses for our favorite sin or besetting weakness. We usually have 20/20 vision regarding the sins of others but are blind to the one that has sunk its hooks into us. As Bible-believing Christians, we are rightly horrified about the corrupting power of homosexuality upon society, and yet adultery and rebellion against one’s parents are two sins that corrupt society just as much, and in Old Testament times not only homosexuality, but each of these sins, attracted the death penalty. This does not excuse sin, but it renders us without excuse if we find ourselves hypocritically being more tolerant of some sins than others. We must remove the log from our own eyes, repenting of our own sins and hypocrisies and lack of love before we have a hope of being remotely Christlike in our attitude towards gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals. Each page in this web series is designed to attract readers who most need to face the sobering truth that homosexuality is a sin. So unless you read each page fully you will most likely jump to the wrong presumption as to what it is saying. The goal is not to condemn sexual perverts, however. To do so would be to condemn ourselves since few, if any, of us have not, through a wrong look or thought, perverted God’s gift of sex. Our motivation in grappling with the sin issue is that the first, critical step towards a solution is to admit there is a problem. From there, those trapped by sin can make the thrilling discovery that through Christ they can be liberated, just like we can be liberated from our own favorite sin. (If, in fact, you currently find yourself gripped by a particular sin, Finding Supernatural Power to Break Free will comfort and inspire you.)
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