That doesn't mean we can't condemn their behavior, or shine light on their motives.
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...
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.
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)
Great answer. Took the words right out of my mouth. It’s the first thing we should do and the last thing we want to.
“The point is we are to pray for their conversion. “
Have a great time, leave me out of it.