Posted on 12/12/2014 7:26:44 AM PST by rktman
The Bible says we must hate he sin and not the sinner. That is why.
Where is that passage?
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.
I hate Obama and have no plans to change.
that does not necessarily apply to all sinners -
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.
“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.
actually In Psalms it says “The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.”
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.
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.
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.
“That sure doesnt sound like The Almighty separates the two.”
Of course He does. Jesus loves every sinner so much that he died for them.
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
But I will agree with the writer that it is very hard not to utterly despise unrepentant sinners such as are running this country.
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.
You may cease your search, it isn't there.
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.
Then there's "God helps those who help themselves," another one that many people think is in the Bible.
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.
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