Posted on 08/07/2020 10:43:34 AM PDT by Kaslin
That doesn't mean we can't condemn their behavior, or shine light on their motives.
In fact, we can go to war against the darkness influencing their choices by praying for God’s light and fierce love to invade their space.
We have been counseled to "love the sinner" (person),
but to hate the sin (act).
Yep. A soldier in battle can pray over the man he just shot dead. As some of us may find ourselves doing next year in america’s cities, at the rate things are going.
The useful idiots are people that, mostly, will mature beyond the lunacy. Sadly, some will probably die before they have the chance to mature out of this phase, unless this stuff gets controlled before it gets WAY out of hand.
It’s like killing a dog that is attacking one of your young. You are sad that you had to do it, but still...
The Bible tells us to love EVERYONE. However, this is not a “feeling” love, but an action love. We are to pray for their conversion and share the Gospel with whomever we can.
Hate evil, love good
You’ve heard the old saying, “Love them to death!”
Well, it applies.
Isn’t the Christian supposed to be like his/her Father?
Psalm 11:5
The Lord tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.
I have a neighbor that is a demonRAT and I love him {his wife is a real karen and named karen}.
He knows that I am a Trumpster, {I guess all of the yard signs gave him a clue} and we never talk politics.
Most of his brothers and sisters {BIG Family 11 siblings} are Trumpsters, and they are all friendly with me when they visit him.
I will say, that he is the exception, because I don't usually even talk to most demonRATs.
No point, especially if they want to talk politics, because they will not accept logic.
Exactly, if we love them we tell them the truth And do all we can to stop th from doing harm.
Love doesn’t mean indulging evil for heaven’s sakes.
However I don’t think we are called to hate them. At least normatively.
That’s why I don’t go for ridicule about clothing choices or stumbling or unattractive faces or whatever. That’s hateful to me and it’s beside the point.
Heh, If your political enemy is willing to kill you, letting your “love show” is a death sentence or suicide by naivety.
Does love the sinner but hate the sin apply here?
We can love our neighbor who supports Democrat and socialist policies, while we hate those policies and vote accordingly can’t we?
Romans 12:9 KJV: “Abhor that which is evil...”
Not so you'd notice.
No. And neither does turning the other cheek.
David prayed for God to destroy his enemies, and for punishment for the wicked-
Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap. Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually. Pour out your indignation upon them, and let your burning anger overtake them. (Psalm 69:22–24)
David says of God, “He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze”
“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord’” (Romans 12:19).
But at other times he prayed and mourned for his enemies
Sometimes we can pray asking God to deal with His and our enemies- and leave it to God to judge them
“If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:9)
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