Gay marriage: You will be made to care
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Erick Erickson, editor of the influential Redstate.com, argued last Thursday that many young evangelicals know same-sex marriage (SSM) is wrong but “they want the world to like them and to think them a part of the world. They view Christians who are seen as too hostile to others as inferior in spreading the gospel or too judgmental.”
I’d say those young evangelicals are partly right. The spread of the gospel is hurt when people define Christianity in terms of what it’s against. But Erickson is also right to note, “We should not delude ourselves. At some point the world will make us choose. And if we choose Christ the world will accuse us of hating, condemning, and judging.”
After all, loving our neighbors as ourselves means praying we and they will sin less, for we are all sinners. Erickson rightly points out, “God didn’t do it. Our fallen nature did. The struggle with sin in the process of sanctification leads us closer to God. Those who revel in sin do not draw close.”
One young evangelical, M.J. Daniels, replied to Erickson by writing, “Is Homosexuality a sin? I. Do. Not. Care. … The debate over SSM is a divisive political issue that is tearing this country apart culturally and politically, while distracting from other, FAR more serious crises that we are refusing to face because we cannot resolve the differences between left and right on this one issue.”
For full article, see: http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/gay_marriage_you_will_be_made_to_care#.UVzXuZiymwk.twitter
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