However, in my brief time on this earth, I have seen God’s Gospel bring people together in the Church. I’ve shared membership with people who have nothing in common with me in terms of background. I’ve watched as marriages across skin color are forged out of common love for Christ. I’ve met people from all across the world in the context of the local church and learned much about cultures distinct from my own. I know of many couples who adopted children out of desperate circumstances and have done so because God gave them love for fellow image-bearers—not from any evil motive. My experience is
  
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