Having been reared to respect other people's values and opinions, being a morally conservative Christian is often a balancing act between being able to acknowledge and appreciate people's differences and believing in moral absolutes that should and are binding on all individuals. Issues of culture, sexuality, trust and choice are all faced by the Christian dealing with morality and issues of conscience in our modern time.
I find that one of the best ways to experience God's work in my life is to talk and interact with people who are different than me. After all, if I am kind and considerate to those who are my carbon copies in race, gender, socio-economic class, sexual orientation, etc., what does that prove? Are not the immoral and the infidel doers of the same? It is only when I learn to transcend deep divides of culture and society that I become one with the heart of Jesus. Jesus was a transcender of cultural boundaries and to be His disciple I must be as well.
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