Love is Acceptance - Doctrines of Devils

This installment of the *Doctrines of Devils* series confronts the popular but unbiblical notion that true love means unconditional acceptance of sin. Using the account of Herod, Herodias, and the beheading of John the Baptist from Mark 6:14–29, the message draws a stark contrast between worldly love — selfish, compromising, and ultimately self-destructive — and Agape, the sacrificial, unconditional love displayed on the cross. Historical background on Herod's family and the corrupt Roman rulers of the era illustrates how "love" divorced from truth enables sin and protects evil. The sermon argues that real love calls people to repentance rather than excusing their sin, warns against the cultural pressure to affirm what God calls wrong, and challenges listeners to examine their own hearts for hidden compromises before pointing fingers outward. It closes with the story of Dr. Robertson McQuilkin's devoted care for his wife with Alzheimer's as a modern picture of selfless, covenantal love, paired with 1 Corinthians 13 and Proverbs 3:3–4 as a call to embody steadfast, sacrificial love.