Joshua Harris embraces gay sin

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 Last week Joshua Harris announced that he is divorcing his wife, is no longer a Christian and has embraced LGBTQ+ views on sexuality and attended a pride event

 I don’t have a hot-take on this. Only grief. I am not surprised that apostasy exists in the world. Jesus warned us that it would happen (Matt. 13:20-22) and so did the apostles (Acts 20:30). And yet it is so painful and heartbreaking to witness. I resonate deeply with what Heath Lambert has written:

 The author of Hebrews warns, “Take care, brethren, that there not be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God” (Heb 3:12). 

 Think about this verse, and consider that Joshua Harris—the man who summoned an entire generation to purity—has now left his wife, publicly rejected Christianity, and embraced the LGBTQ+ agenda.

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 Let that sink in.

 Let that sink in, and be sobered. If this can happen to Joshua Harris, how much more do I need to heed the warning of Hebrews, and take care to avoid an evil, unbelieving heart? How much more care do you need to take?

 No one plans on apostatizing when they come to Christ. Life happens. Troubles come. Faith is tested. The soil is eventually revealed for what it is (Matt. 13:20-22). What will time and trouble reveal about you? About me?

 God, be merciful to me, the sinner! (Luke 18:13).

 Keep back Thy servant from presumptuous sins; Let them not rule over me… Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Thy sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer (Psalm. 19:13-14).

 Do not cast me away from Thy presence, And do not take Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And sustain me with a willing spirit (Psalm 51:11-12).
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 Apostasy is real. And there is nothing in our flesh to keep us from it. We are just as dependent upon God’s grace today as we were the first day we tasted it. If we stand, it will be by the power of God alone.  Apart from grace, we would all be careening to our own destruction.

 Perhaps this story isn’t over yet. I hope it isn’t. I hope that there is a renewal to repentance. In meantime, we should pray and look to ourselves, lest we also be tempted (Gal. 6:1).

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