Walking Through Sin with Someone You Love

Dealing with sin is hard work, and messy. We know this both from the sin in our own lives, and from interacting with others.  Dealing with sin in our family — those closest to us — is even harder, and can be even messier. And yet, these are the people God has brought into our lives to walk through these processes with: to whom we minister, and by whom we are ministered to. I’ve had several conversations lately about how to walk biblically when we are dealing with sin in someone close to us. I’m excited that folks are working through these issues and not just sloughing them off; it stands to reason that many others are working through similar situations, as well. I am recommending an article Charity forwarded to me entitled “What if Your Child is Gay?” This article specifically addresses its title topic, but also deals generally with how to respond to the sin of a family member (or someone we have a relationship with) whether they repent of their sin or not. It looks at the pitfalls so many of us are tempted to tumble into while walking through these hard situations. It’s also not a bad thing to be prepared for the ever-increasing possibility that someone in your family will deal with same-sex related issues. Click here for the article –Geoff