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ring loud in my memory as I’ve continued to

take difficult stands as a Christian — stands

that have often offended and/or alienated

family members.

I lost some respect for that pastor after

that conversation because he had no biblical

grounds for excluding relationships with

family from the clear exhortations in verses

such as Ephesians 5:11, 2 Corinthians 6:14

and 17, and 1 Corinthians 5:11, and he

conveyed an unwillingness on his part to

sacrifice all that is dear to him, if necessary,

in order to be loyal to Christ and obedient to

God’s Word. I also came to somewhat of a

crossroad in my Christian life as a result of

that discussion, and I concluded that the

convictions of the Holy Spirit with

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