Friend of Sinners, or Friend of the World
There are two biblical realties that the church has often had trouble keeping distinct, and probably even more so in our day. The first is that Jesus was called a friend of sinners (Matthew 11:19) and we should follow in his footsteps as such. And the second is that anyone who is a friend of the world is an enemy of God (James 4:4). The reason the contemporary church confl...
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