What Should I Say to Someone Who Claims to Be a Christian but Doesn’t Live Like It?

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What Should I Say to Someone Who Claims to Be a Christian but Doesn’t Live Like It?

March 9, 2023

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Questions about how to talk to someone who claims to be a Christian, but doesn’t live like it, without pushing her away and what a church should do about a “married” LGBTQ couple that’s been attending.

* How can I talk to my cousin, who claims to be a Christian but doesn’t live like it, without pushing her away?

* What should my church be doing about a “married” LGBTQ couple that’s been attending?

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