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Jesus taught care of the poor and oppressed, ending war, and broad tolerance for the beliefs and lifestyles of others. He didn't say a word about abortion or gay marriage.
Michael Brown is just trying the old trick of driving a wedge between Jesus' real teachings and black voters for political gain.
Jesus overturned the tables of the social conservatives of his day and reserved some of his harshest language for them.
I am not writing this letter to accuse but rather to advance understanding. And even though I am white, I am not writing as an outsider but as a fellow evangelical, part of the same spiritual family. May I pose some candid questions?
Are you guilty, on any level, of blind allegiance to the Democratic party? And, on Election Day, did any of you compromise your convictions out of racial solidarity?
I have been very open in my criticism of white evangelicals, pointing out how we often put our trust in the Republican party and how we look to the latest...
Once you're saved, you are saved unless you denounce Christ as your savior. Your judgement will be your status amongst the saved. You should strive toward the highest, but if you fall short you do not lose grace."
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.
Why because love brings more souls to God than hatred speech, fire, or brimstone. Change hearts not laws, and let God's law reign supreme through salvation. No matter what the world says is right, as Christians we are accountable to God.