We’re afraid to say things are wrong simply because God says so. So in cases like premarital sex for instance, we talk all about broken relationships, STD’s, AIDS etc., as though that’s WHY God says its wrong – rather than the fact that God alone determines what is right or wrong, whether anything has tangible, outward negative results or no.
So what’s wrong with moralistic preaching? Here’s a couple of ideas.
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