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Let's be Fair

People keep saying they want things fair and screaming equality. Well let's just get real fair here for a minute. The definition of equal is "as great as, the same as, like or alike in degree or value". Tim Tebow is a Christian, spoke openly about his faith and was criticized for it. Michael Sam is homosexual, acts openly about it on tv and is praised. What part of that sounds fair or equal? Both were male college athletes heading into the NFL proud of their beliefs, yet one is praised by the media for his beliefs while the other is criticized for discussing his? Do you really want fair?
 
 
"They attacked Tim Tebow for talking about faith, but they praised Michael Sam for being gay? Does the media have two different definitions when talking about tolerance? http://fxn.ws/1qvhvb7 " - Fox & Friends photo and quote
 

I had a post on FB a while back about sexual immorality but it can basically be summed up in this verse, "Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." - 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

I'm not saying that any one who commits a sin or falls into one of these categories on occasion cannot make it into Heaven.  If that were the case I wouldn't stand a chance.  What I'm saying is that we have to repent of our sins and ask for forgiveness.  Repent by definition is "to feel such sorrow for sin or fault as to be disposed to change one's life for the better".  My favorite part of that is that the actual definition says that repenting changes your life for the better.  Accepting Jesus Christ and his gift of salvation is always for the better!

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