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I hate the sins and the sinners
wnd.com ^ | 12/12/2014 | Burt Prelutsky

Posted on 12/12/2014 7:26:44 AM PST by rktman

I have never understood why people ever feel compelled to say they hate the sin, but not the sinner. I think it was Jesus who first said those words, so I suppose Christians want to present themselves in the best possible light in hopes of getting a place with a pool in Heaven. Even though I’m not a Christian, I’m certainly willing to grant that Jesus was a much nicer guy than I am. Still, it seems fairly obvious that without sinners, those pesky sins would quickly disappear.

To my way of thinking, Barack Obama is the single biggest sinner in America. I don’t believe that anything he says or does is in the best interests of our nation. Instead, everything comes down to partisan politics with this schmuck, whether it’s attacking the police, refusing to green-light the Keystone pipeline or trashing the Constitution. On top of everything else, he sets a bad example for young people by being a hypocrite and a serial liar.

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Well, Burt, next time tell us how you really feel. Really, don't hold back. LOL!
1 posted on 12/12/2014 7:26:45 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

The Bible says we must hate he sin and not the sinner. That is why.


2 posted on 12/12/2014 7:27:52 AM PST by napscoordinator (President Walker is our future President! Ted Cruz is the Senate Majority Leader in the future!)
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To: napscoordinator

Where is that passage?


3 posted on 12/12/2014 7:29:03 AM PST by Dutchboy88
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To: rktman

I’m not sure why this guy drags Jesus into his sloppy political diatribe, unless it’s to show that he read at least a part of one book before he started blogging.


4 posted on 12/12/2014 7:29:37 AM PST by edwinland
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To: napscoordinator

I hate Obama and have no plans to change.


5 posted on 12/12/2014 7:30:31 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: napscoordinator

that does not necessarily apply to all sinners -


6 posted on 12/12/2014 7:30:56 AM PST by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: rktman

I don’t think Jesus ever said, “We must hate the sin but not the sinner.” On occasion, He actually spoke quite harshly about sinners “Woe to ye scribes and Pharisees . . . “ etc. Maybe the quote comes from somewhere in the Old Testament, or maybe it’s of more recent origin.


7 posted on 12/12/2014 7:32:13 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: rktman

“I have never understood why people ever feel compelled to say they hate the sin, but not the sinner.”

We are all sinners, and all sin falls short of the glory of God. So, to hate the sinner is to condemn yourself.


8 posted on 12/12/2014 7:34:18 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: napscoordinator

actually In Psalms it says “The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.”


9 posted on 12/12/2014 7:37:22 AM PST by MNDude
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To: rktman

It’s supposed to be fairly obvious that without sinners, there would be nobody.

We’re all of us sinners. Forgetting that is one of the most dangerous sins.


10 posted on 12/12/2014 7:37:32 AM PST by jdege
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To: rktman
Matthew 5:

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Luke 6:

27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

11 posted on 12/12/2014 7:38:27 AM PST by NorthMountain
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First of all; I want someone to show me the Scripture that says this. I have never been able to find it. However, I have seen Scripture that says we should fear no one except the One who can cast both body and soul into H#ll. That sure doesn’t sound like The Almighty separates the two.


12 posted on 12/12/2014 7:41:45 AM PST by Aleya2Fairlie
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“That sure doesn’t sound like The Almighty separates the two.”

Of course He does. Jesus loves every sinner so much that he died for them.


13 posted on 12/12/2014 7:44:12 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: rktman

what constitutes a sin in the eyes of one man is not necessarily the same to another.

there are several men (excepting those here on FR) who believe Obama should not be given forgiveness but instead accolades


14 posted on 12/12/2014 7:44:43 AM PST by jcon40
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To: rktman
I believe the bible says that because none of us are without sin.

But I will agree with the writer that it is very hard not to utterly despise unrepentant sinners such as are running this country.

15 posted on 12/12/2014 7:45:39 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Dutchboy88
Where is that passage?

Right after that verse that says, "cleanliness is next to Godliness" and just before the one that says, "Money is the root of all evil".

In other words, he made it up.

16 posted on 12/12/2014 7:47:37 AM PST by Graybeard58 (1Timothy, 5: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus)
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To: Aleya2Fairlie
First of all; I want someone to show me the Scripture that says this. I have never been able to find it.

You may cease your search, it isn't there.

17 posted on 12/12/2014 7:50:21 AM PST by Graybeard58 (1Timothy, 5: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus)
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To: jcon40
what constitutes a sin in the eyes of one man is not necessarily the same to another.

And that right there is the whole reason we are in the mess we are in. Man doesn't get to decide what sin is, he just gets to choose how he reacts to it, and then has to face judgment on that decision.

18 posted on 12/12/2014 7:55:28 AM PST by Turbo Pig (...to close with and destroy the enemy...)
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To: Graybeard58
Right after that verse that says, "cleanliness is next to Godliness" and just before the one that says, "Money is the root of all evil".

Then there's "God helps those who help themselves," another one that many people think is in the Bible.

19 posted on 12/12/2014 7:56:27 AM PST by Nea Wood
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To: Steve_Seattle

Jesus died so everyone could be saved. If that’s not love then nothing is. 2 Peter 3:9 says that the Lord is “longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”. But since we all have free will, not all will come to repentance. In order to be just, God will punish those who won’t. Rom. 11:22: “Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God”. Sodom and Gomorrah experienced His severity. Speaking harshly to and about sinners is necessary for their own good and that of others. Harshness does not necessarily mean hate. Hate is a self-consuming dead end street. I know from personal experience. It nearly ruined my life.


20 posted on 12/12/2014 7:57:13 AM PST by liberalism is suicide (Communism,fascism-no matter how you slice socialism, its still baloney)
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