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| Love & Respect |
Jesus prayed to the Father “so that they may be one” (John 17:1-11). Love your neighbor but vilify and disrespect the sinner and those who believe different doctrines? That’s the contradiction that some Christians live. A former homosexual work-colleague asked if he was my son, how would I react if he told me he was gay? I tried to honor his humanity even though some treated him as a joke. I insisted that we don’t have to agree on all of life’s issues to show each other love AND respect. Respect is often absent from the halls of government to the street. Yet, how can we say we love each other if we don’t respect each other as God’s creatures? We don’t have to agree on everything, but at least in the Church, we agree that Jesus taught love.
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