Just heard a guy speak, actually rail on and on, about how some other people are living their lives. Especially those two big sins social conservatives like to obsess over.
Please don't yell at me about homosexuality. I'm not even gay.
Here's the thing. There are other sins in the Bible mentioned way more often. Here's a short list of themes that run from beginning to end, Old Testament to New Testament.
Gossiping - Huge theme. The Bible couldn't be more clear about how much damage gossip does.
Money Management - Jesus preached about this more than almost anything else. Don't spend what you don't have. Be a saver.
Coveting, Stealing and putting ourselves above others - OK, this is the basis for the whole world wide economic mess we are now in.
Taking Care of the Poor - I sometimes wish this wasn't emphasized so much because it really cuts into my time and my travel budget - but it's there. In spades. Take care of the poor, the widows and orphans.
Lying - Yikes! God really hates it when I do this. But God doesn't hate me. God loves me.
Loving Others - The is the entire basis for the Christian movement. And we don't get to pick and choose who's in and who's out.
Judging - I find it to be almost a full time job to deal with the above sins in my life so I don't have much time to judge others. No, wait, I started this piece by judging this guy and now I'm gossiping about him - so I have a ways to go.
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Please don't yell at me about homosexuality. I'm not even gay.
Here's the thing. There are other sins in the Bible mentioned way more often. Here's a short list of themes that run from beginning to end, Old Testament to New Testament.
Gossiping - Huge theme. The Bible couldn't be more clear about how much damage gossip does.
Money Management - Jesus preached about this more than almost anything else. Don't spend what you don't have. Be a saver.
Coveting, Stealing and putting ourselves above others - OK, this is the basis for the whole world wide economic mess we are now in.
Taking Care of the Poor - I sometimes wish this wasn't emphasized so much because it really cuts into my time and my travel budget - but it's there. In spades. Take care of the poor, the widows and orphans.
Lying - Yikes! God really hates it when I do this. But God doesn't hate me. God loves me.
Loving Others - The is the entire basis for the Christian movement. And we don't get to pick and choose who's in and who's out.
Judging - I find it to be almost a full time job to deal with the above sins in my life so I don't have much time to judge others. No, wait, I started this piece by judging this guy and now I'm gossiping about him - so I have a ways to go.
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