text: You don't achieve eternal life in the Christian faith. Maybe the author misquoted the pastor here but he is dead wrong if he used those words. God's grace through his son Jesus Christ is the only way for eternal life and salvation. There is no "achieving". The holy spirit lives within a believer and if that believer continually seeks it out, the holy spirit will take that person where they need to go. Politics aren't black and white, no racial pun intended, so it is not easy for churches to choose a side in the democrat vs republican world we live in in the US. Sexuality is very much a part of the bible both old and new testaments. To properly teach the bible a pastor must be ready to teach bible based sexuality.