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We live in a politically correct world...

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Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
1 John 5:9-13
Craig Kelly
We live in a politically correct world. Tolerance is a key word in today's society. When it comes to religion, especially, everyone is right and correct in what they believe, so long as it doesn't preclude anyone else from believing whatever they want to believe... if that makes sense. So how can we as Christians balance this culture against this scripture? If we truly believe the Bible is the word of God, how do we respond to the words, "Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life" (v. 12)? How can we live these words out in love in our PC culture?
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