Romans 1:
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
This offers that to condone or agree with such behavior, we too are worthy of nothing short of 'death'.
Paul offers that we too USE to be like these. An obvious indication that once one is 'truly saved', they no longer place themselves in such a position. Once one becomes 'saved' they become 'separate' from those that continue to 'live in their sins'.
And I don't think that either God or Paul concerned themselves with those that may take offense to such offerings. You know, the truth often causes offense in those opposed to it. Go snitch a senator out for taking a 'bribe' and see what reaction you get. Tell a man's wife that he's cheating on her and I don't think he'll take kindly to it. Those that live their lives through lies often can't stand the 'truth' in any form. They 'make up' their own 'truths' according to their own design. It's called: LYING. And those living their lives in lies often 'hate' the truth. That really isn't a concern with those following in truth. Many followers of Christ were put to death instead of allowing others to force them to deny their God or His Son. And many today will be persecuted for adhering to the truth when the rest of the world will insist that they accept the same 'lies' that they have. Won't be or isn't a surprise to me. Just a 'sign of the times'.
Blessings,
MEC