Politics, social justice, sexuality, soteriology, even what hats are appropriate are all things that divide the body of Christ (granted some are more "hot button" issues than others.) These issues, while important, are not a replacement for Christ Himself. One could believe the right things, hate the right things, even do the right things and still be spiritually dead. A lot of times, though, we put more emphasis on our president than our Perfector or our freedom of speech over our Savior. We wear crosses on our necks but don't carry them on our backs. Jesus said the world would know us by our love but most times We'd rather just tell you what we hate. There are so many denominations of Christianity it's hard to see how we're following one Christ. At the end of the day a Christian is not a Catholic or Protestant not a Democrat or Republican not a Calvinist or an Armenian but a blood bought, love sought, child/body/bride of God. When we can see our similaritie...
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