Read John 8
Today I want to finish our look at homosexuality by seeing one more side of Jesus reaction to the women caught in sin. In verse 11 we see the compassion of Christ as he reaches out to this woman and tells her that He will not condemn her, but then He says to her, “go and sin no more.” What Jesus is literally telling her is to leave your life of sin. Jesus was always compassionate with unbelievers, but never did He condone their sin. Always He told them to leave their life of sin. We must love those who are entrenched in the sin of homosexuality, but that does not mean that by doing so we condone their sin. They must know that it is sin and that sin must be dealt with or sooner or later it will deal with you. Often the problem is that we love but do not point out the wrong that is being done or we point out the wrong being done and not love. There is a balance and in order to help those who are caught in sin we must find that balance with the Lord’s help. Only with His help can you find this balance. If you try on your own you will fail. Today as we close our look at homosexuality, I implore you to both love and challenge by relying on the strength of Christ to do so and thus be a person used by God to lead others to Himself.
Father I pray that we will understand the need to love and to challenge, but help us to not do this in our own strength but only in the strength you offer to each one of us.
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