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To: ilovesarah2012

Yep. Love the sinner but hate the sin...even if it is a blood relative.

We can still love them without condoning an entire lifestyle and lifetime dedicated to an abomination.

The concept of “judge not” has been conflated with “moral relativism” as a means of teaching Christians that we must “tolerate” all behavior.

“Judge not” is an instruction not to judge anyone’s relation to God and the state of their salvation. It has nothing to do with critiquing, evaluating, and yes, judging behavior. If it did not, Jesus would not have said, “Go forth and sin no more.” He would have said, “Hey, go out and live it up and do whatever you want, break those 10 commandments and all that you know to be wrong based upon Biblical teachings, because my sacrifice will forgive you.”

I don’t believe that the majority of sinful lifestyles are lived without some degree of conflict — save for those who are truly insane or who have given in completely to darkness.

Accepting sinful lifestyles to those who are conflicted about their lives, becomes a form of enabling and ushers them along that wrong road.

We are called to stand strong, love the sinner, hate the sin, and guide the sinner back onto the right road (which is the literal translation of the phrase “blessed are” from the Sermon on the Mount).


14 posted on 06/07/2014 7:04:30 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe

Galatians 6:1
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

2 Thessalonians 3:15
Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.

James 5:19
My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back.


16 posted on 06/07/2014 7:08:34 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
Love the sinner but hate the sin...even if it is a blood relative.

huge difference between 'human love' which enables and God's love that wants to move a person to repentance.

20 posted on 06/07/2014 7:13:16 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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