Homosexuality: No Compromise, Know Compassion (Mark 12:31, Ephesians 6:12, Matthew 28:18-20, John 14:6, Romans 1:27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Luke 5:27-32, 1 Corinthians 5:9-11, 2 Corinthians 6:14-15, James 4:4, 1 John 3:13, John 15:18, 1 John 5:19, John 6:44)
Michael O'Brien, July 26, 2015Part of the Special series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
Mark 12:31 (Listen)
31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
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Ephesians 6:12 (Listen)
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
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Matthew 28:18–20 (Listen)
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
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John 14:6 (Listen)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
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Romans 1:27 (Listen)
27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
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1 Corinthians 6:9–11 (Listen)
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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Luke 5:27–32 (Listen)
27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
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1 Corinthians 5:9–11 (Listen)
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
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2 Corinthians 6:14–15 (Listen)
14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?
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James 4:4 (Listen)
4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
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1 John 3:13 (Listen)
13 Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.
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John 15:18 (Listen)
18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
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1 John 5:19 (Listen)
19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
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John 6:44 (Listen)
44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
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