"Christians may experience a diversity of liberty in disputable matters, but liberty ends when it comes to the clear teachings of God."

"Our aim reveals our target; our lives betray our trust; our faith is demonstrated by the way we walk."

"Our concern with our own authenticity in biblically disputable matters can become an obstacle to the Gospel that inhibits hearing."

"Because the Gospel comes with enough obstacles to its acceptance, we should be sure we are not increasing the difficulty by which a person might come to follow Jesus beyond the obstacles God Himself has put in place."

"Because we are called to live into the justice and fairness of God in every aspect of our lives, Christians should be the first to be generous with those who labor for us."

"Because one of the fundamental ethics of Christian community is to love our neighbors, and even our enemies, as we love ourselves, we must repent of our desire to control those who make us personally uncomfortable."

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"Jesus reveals the Law's truest intent. But, He does not invalidate the starting point."

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"Don't dream of a better life; dream of redeeming the life you have been given; dream of being faithful where God has planted us."

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As Paul reminds us, sex is not essential to our creation in the image of God. Sex was a secondary act of creation. We do not need to be married to experience full humanity.  However, for those who are not remaining celibate, only marriage remains.

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"When we begin to follow Jesus, the instinct to oversimplify people with labels needs to be left behind—both with respect to others and with respect to ourselves."

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