Because God is love and is the Source of truth, we can only embody this truth-and-love dichotomy to which we’re commanded by defining both love and truth as He defines them (1 John 4:8). We look to His Word—not our feelings—as our guide in all things, including the hot-button cultural and political issues of our day.
Again, dichotomies are hard. I have actually said to God, "I wish You weren't so polarizing. I wish You didn't have to be so tough and take a hard line on some of these issues." But once I've wrestled with whatever issue is at hand, I find the dichotomy comforting and more freeing than culture tries to tell me it is.
