Mar 19 • Community Chat
All people
Titus 3 reminds believers to be peaceable, gentle, and to show every consideration to all people.
Not just the ones who think like you.
Not just the ones who live like you.
Not just the ones who vote like you.
Not just the ones who make your convictions feel comfortable.
Biblical kindness does not have a line that says, “Be kind only when we agree.”
That's not Christianity.
That's tribalism.
A Christian can fully disagree with someone’s lifestyle, choices, values, and moral beliefs… and still treat that person with dignity, patience, and decency.
Because that is exactly what Scripture says.
Too many people think there are only two options:
Approve everything
or
hate the person
That is a lie from Satan himself.
You do not have to celebrate sin in order to be kind.
You do not have to endorse sin to show a kind heart.
You do not have to attend, fund, promote, or vote for something that violates your convictions in order to treat people like human beings made in the image of God.
That includes the LGBTQ community.
I can be kind.
I can be respectful.
I can speak without mockery and disdain.
I can refuse cruelty, sarcasm, and personal hatred.
And at the same time, I can still say:
I will not support programs that promotes that lifestyle.
I will not attend their weddings.
I will not donate money to causes that advance it.
That is not a contradiction.
That is having both conviction and self-control.
The modern world wants to force Christians into a dishonest choice.
Either affirm everything
Or be labeled unloving.
This is especially prevalent since Charlie Kirks passing.
But Scripture never defines love as moral surrender.
Titus 3 calls Christians to show gentleness to all.
That means humility.
That means remembering who we were apart from God.
That means dealing with people patiently, not arrogantly.
But humility does not mean abandoning truth.
Kindness is about how you treat people.
Agreement is about what you believe.
Those are not the same thing.
A mature Christian should know how to hold that line.
You do not need to be harsh to be faithful.
You do not need to COMPROMISE to be compassionate.
You do not need to celebrate rebellion in order to be a decent human being.
Be kind to all.
Stand firm in truth.
And do not let a confused culture redefine either one.
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