To be sure, there are plenty of areas where the Christian community should step up and represent a Biblical view towards morality. There are plenty of Sins (capital S) that the Scriptures are very clear on and we should take a consistent stand against such activity for the good of our society and culture. There is little debate in most evangelical circles against the clarity against murder, theft, sexual immorality (growing debate here, but it is not because it is not clear...) and relational commands such as kindness and truth. I am not saying that we should not take a stand against such activities, first in our own house, and then in the world around us. That said, I think the time has come for us to make an effort to be known as a group of people of mercy. To fully embrace the mandate of Micah and do justice, walk humbly and to LOVE MERCY. There is a huge need for the church to step up and champion mercy. We must become experts in dispensing mercy to one another certainly but also to those who deserve it least (in our own eyes).
We have spent long enough acting as the local D.A. in our communities. God give us the grace to balance both Truth and Grace and be champions of mercy as we also stand clearly in your light against any activity that demeans the people you love or harms the planet you created.
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