That is where we are.
If you say something people do not agree with…
If you speak with conviction…
If you refuse to celebrate what God calls sin…
they do not call it discernment anymore.
They call it hate.
And then come the same lines:
“You’re not being loving.”
“Christians aren’t supposed to judge.”
“That doesn’t sound like Jesus.”
“You’re being hateful.”
But here’s the truth:
Truth is not hate.
Truth is still truth… even when it is uncomfortable.
And if someone thinks “love” means never correcting anything, never confronting anything, and never drawing a line…
that is not biblical love.
That is cultural approval wearing a cross necklace.
Jesus was compassionate.
Absolutely.
But He was not weak.
He was not timid.
And He did not bend truth to protect feelings.
He confronted hypocrisy.
He exposed corruption.
He called people to repentance.
He flipped tables when worship was being corrupted.
And yes …He offended people.
Not because He was cruel.
But because truth confronts lies.
That is what people still do not want to hear.
Calling out something harmful is not hate.
Having discernment is not hate.
Refusing to affirm what God does not bless is not hate.
What is actually dangerous is teaching people that love means silence.
That kindness means compromise.
That Christians are only “loving” when they never challenge anything.
That is not Christianity.
That is cowardice wrapped in soft language.
Progressive Christianity keeps trying to give people:
Jesus without repentance
grace without truth
love without accountability
and faith without obedience
But if your version of Christianity keeps changing every time culture shifts…
that is not faith.
That is surrender.
The world will always call conviction “hate.”
Because if the truth is real, then people have to answer to it.
And many would rather call you hateful than deal with the possibility that what you said was right.
You can speak truth without being cruel.
You can be loving without affirming everything.
You can have conviction without apologizing for it.
Jesus did not die so we could blend in.
He died so we could be free.
All of us.
✝️ Faith. Family. Freedom.
The above post is by Janet Elaine Parks.
( Ageed: Digital Anvil )
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