Jesus loved. Period. Granted, He loved people too much to leave them in their sin, telling them to go and sin no more, but He always loved. No matter the affliction, from physical to moral, He loved. Can I do any less? Double standards—treating certain people one way and other people another—have no place in a Christian’s life. There is only one standard: God’s standard. And He calls me to love.
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