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The Bible NEVER Mentions Homosexuality!?... Is that True? | Live Free with Josh Howerton

6/8/20261 hr 25 min

Can Christians stand for truth without becoming angry, harsh, or compromising? In a culture where conversations about identity, sexuality, personal freedom, and truth dominate headlines and social media feeds, many believers find themselves pulled between two extremes: conviction without compassion or compassion without conviction. In this episode, Carlos Erazo and Paul Cunningham tackle some of today's most challenging cultural questions while exploring one of the most misunderstood emotions in the Christian life—anger. Through Scripture and practical wisdom, they discuss God's design for sexuality, why truth and love must remain together, the difference between righteous and sinful anger, and how followers of Jesus can engage difficult conversations without being controlled by outrage, fear, or cultural pressure. If you've ever wondered how to stand firmly on God's Word while reflecting the grace and character of Christ, this conversation is for you. In This Episode: The difference between righteous anger and sinful anger Why human anger rarely produces God's righteousness How to respond to controversial cultural issues biblically God's design for sexuality and identity Did Jesus affirm same-sex relationships? How Christians can engage culture without compromising conviction Practical ways to reflect the character of Christ in difficult conversations Truth without love becomes harsh. Love without truth becomes compromise. Jesus calls us to both. Stand firm. Think biblically. Live free. 💬 This week’s giveaway: Comment HAT 🧢 Want a Live Free hat of your own? Visit LiveFree.shop 📲 Looking to grow deeper in your faith? Check out the Lakepointe App to access our Discipleship Guide, daily Bible reading plan, and more. Text APP to 20411 to download

Clips

Born Again Another Way
Who Defines Love?
Anger: Possess Or Possessed
Every Show Disciples Kids

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First 90 seconds

  1. Carlos Erazo· Host0:00

    Every show is a sermon. Every show is literally, whether you like it or not, discipling your kids The world says, "I was born this way."

  2. Paul Cunningham· Host0:07

    Christ says, "You can be born again another way."

  3. Carlos Erazo· Host0:10

    Well said. Righteous anger is something you possess. Sinful anger is something that it possesses you. Well, hey, welcome back to another episode of the Live Free Podcast. My name is Carlos Arasa, and today, I am here with the one and only Pastor Paul Cunningham, the expert tattoo whisperer- [laughs] ... uh, and more. Greek-speaking theologian.

  4. Paul Cunningham· Host0:30

    Wow, you're really setting me up big for a big letdown, I feel like, in a little bit. Yeah.

  5. Carlos Erazo· Host0:34

    Man, this is gonna be a good episode.

  6. Paul Cunningham· Host0:35

    This is gonna be a great episode.

  7. Carlos Erazo· Host0:35

    How are you, man?

  8. Paul Cunningham· Host0:36

    Man, oh, I'm doing awesome, man. Pastor Josh is on vacation.

  9. Carlos Erazo· Host0:38

    Is he?

  10. Paul Cunningham· Host0:38

    Hope he's having a good time.

  11. Carlos Erazo· Host0:39

    Okay.

  12. Paul Cunningham· Host0:39

    But man, I'm so good to be with you, and I was actually thinking about you yesterday, man.

  13. Carlos Erazo· Host0:44

    What? Okay, tell me about it.

  14. Paul Cunningham· Host0:45

    Yeah, it was the first game of the NBA Finals- [laughs] ... was on there. And so I don't know if you know, but, like, when people come and visit and they haven't seen us before, I know you're gonna show us a few people who have been visiting us, uh, they're always like, "Man, Carlos is really tall." [laughs] He's like Victor Wembanyama. And so I don't know- Who?

  15. Carlos Erazo· Host0:59

    Oh, Wemby?

  16. Paul Cunningham· Host0:59

    Do you know... Yeah.

  17. Carlos Erazo· Host1:00

    Yes.

  18. Paul Cunningham· Host1:00

    Do you know who Wemby is?

  19. Carlos Erazo· Host1:00

    I do.

  20. Paul Cunningham· Host1:01

    And so actually- My fellow French brother.

  21. Carlos Erazo· Host1:02

    Oh.

  22. Paul Cunningham· Host1:02

    I was like, man- Whoa ... I feel like Carlos is the Wemby of, of our church.

  23. Carlos Erazo· Host1:06

    Oh, wow, okay.

  24. Paul Cunningham· Host1:07

    [laughs] And so if you are just joining us on Spotify or something and you don't have video, you may wanna go over there and look.

  25. Carlos Erazo· Host1:12

    Dude.

  26. Paul Cunningham· Host1:12

    But yeah, the, the wonders of AI.

  27. Carlos Erazo· Host1:13

    I thought you were gonna pull out Tim Duncan over here.

  28. Paul Cunningham· Host1:15

    I mean, Tim Duncan is awesome, too, but I'm just saying, you, you tower over everybody else in the lobby the way Wemby towers over everybody- That's funny ... on the court, man, so.

  29. Carlos Erazo· Host1:22

    You know, that's kinda how I feel sometimes, especially when I travel, like, overseas. [laughs] I genuinely feel like, you know, just two heads taller.

  30. Paul Cunningham· Host1:29

    Yeah, man.

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