re: This is what “Christian” churches have devolved into

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I feel like many modern churches are shrines to themselves rather than Christ.

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We call those "Six Flags Over Jesus" around here.

My church does not do this, nor do they celebrate it or tolerate it. We are instructed to love and help the sinner, but by helping them they do not mean that we allow them to pontificate from the pulpit or dance around in our congregations pushing it in our faces.

Acts 20:29-31: In his farewell to the Ephesian elders, Paul warned them, "I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on the alert".
1 Timothy: Paul instructed Timothy to "teach these things and encourage everyone to obey them" and to oppose false teachers who would teach contrary to the sound teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachers were characterized by their arrogance, unhealthy interest in controversies, and use of godliness as a means of financial gain.

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You are right. It’s a separate issue. But Jesus also spoke of the plank in your own eye

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He did. He was talking about hypocrisy over the same sin, not being sinless before calling out sin in others.

He actually said that once you repent (take the log out of your own eye), you can see clearly to address the speck in your neighbor’s eye. The implication is that we are allowed—commanded, even—to address the sins of others.

Christians are supposed to call out sin when we see it. There are many sins that can and should be addressed, yet that doesn’t mean we should remain silent about one issue until all others are addressed.

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So you agree that divorced people who remarry are living in sin if not for one of those reasons? When Charles Stanley got divorced he said he couldn’t remarry as long as his ex wife was still alive.

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first of all i want to thank our protestant friends for all the new denominations they've created the last 400 years and all their exciting new beliefs! great job guys! give yourselves a big round of applause.

if by "the church" i'm assuming you mean the catholic church and i can tell you we take a pretty dim view of divorce

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historical reality of Jesus Christ

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the Son of God, who lived a perfect life, died a sinless death, was raised from the dead, and ascended into Heaven to reconcile guilty sinners to a holy God. He will one day return in judgment.

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And we know it’s true because it’s in the Bible, because the Bible is the Truth.

Never change, Foo, you hater of all the gods that the Bible says exists that the Bible says Yahweh will judge because he is jealous of them and they aren’t doing a good job of ruling the people group they inherited from El Elyon.

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What conditions do you allow? Adultery is the only one I’ve ever heard of. The Bible is every bit against divorce as it is homosexuality.

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Do you really need a list of sins to understand what sin actually is?

That’s straight up blasphemy

The ones that are dying have devolved into that. Notice the gray hair. Meanwhile the younger generation or hungering for something very different.

The fool says in his heart, “there is no God” -Ps 14:1

I hope you turn away from the foolishness you keep spewing. One day you will enter into everlasting torment, deserving every bit of suffering because you not only have rejected your creator, but you try so hard to make others do the same.

Repent before it is too late.