Acceptance

 7 Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. Romans 15:7 NLT

We seem to have a natural aversion to anything, or anyone, different. This makes our lives very boring. If we live only with those that are like us we may be more comfortable, but we are a lot less challenged and stimulated. 
We also have a problem separating the sin and the sinner. Often when we refuse to accept others, we claim it’s because of their sin. But all sin, why do we refuse to accept certain sinners. Sometimes this arises from our own experience. If we specialized in a certain sin before Christ, we are often intolerant of those who suffer from that vice after we are freed from it. There is nothing worse than an ex-anything. 
Sometimes we avoid certain classes of sinners, because we are sorely tempted in the areas in which they err. Who can forget the famous preacher who hollered about sexual sins by day while prowling prostitute infected motels at night. 
We are called to hate the sin and love the sinner. We could all do a better job of that. 
Nick

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