Where does the bible actually say, "Hate the Sin, but Love the Sinner"?

Question

I have been trying to find the location of the verse, "Hate the Sin, but Love the Sinner" without any success. Is this actually a quote from the Bible, or just Christian teaching?

Answer 1

It is implied given the teachings and principles in the bible.

When Jesus asked "let he who is without sin cast the first stone..." is an example. The woman was a sinner yet Jesus still loved her and had compassion. The men were ready to judge her themselves. Jesus forgave her and helped her.

We should do the same.

Answer 2

Yep. Things were pretty straight forward back in the old testament. The question is, why do they disobey God anyway? To God (Who happens to be the creator) it is an abomination to go against that which was not meant to be. Reasons being that it gets worse for society and the guilty ones doing the act. Things cannot be normal and a positive future outcome does not exist. Now the all loving God shows that this is serious stuff by declaring the death sentence. God who knows the end from the beginning, sees the devastation and disease. The manipulation of innocent people and removal of truth itself in order to mandate the lies that are placed into effect that make these kind of acts natural. What it is is pure rebellion against God. It isn't the all loving God who is being unfair. It is the unloving rebellious people who are now causing everything that God knew would happen while shaking their fists at God and blaming Him and calling Him unloving because He doesn't nor has He ever accepted that behavior. Now this thing has gotten so far out of hand that the militant leaders of the gay community are suggesting and doing things that don't even come close to being what the true and honest gay community is all about. The gay community has no free thought and must adhere to what ever the militant leaders say. They are no longer normal human beings according to what God intended for us all. This is also what God saw in the past that would happen in the future. You really should attack God and the bible. You should be watching out for your own identity and existence as a human being. Because you are fighting the wrong enemy right now. Your true enemy is the militant leaders who decide for you what and who you are. We already know who we are. You guys never will.

Answer 3

It's a paraphrase from a verse in the Old Test (I think it's in Deut... but don't hold me to that, I could be wrong). The verse states that when one is being punished for their wrong-doings, you should not hate the person, but hate what they have done. It's a very vague verse, to say the least, but it was shown to me once when I asked about that. It is not written anywhere in the Bible "Hate the Sin but Love the Sinner"... just another catch phrase.

Answer 4

It is a teaching. While the principle can be seen in many places in the scriptures, there is no verse that uses those words.

As far as the first posting - "Christian are not told to hate sin" - I wonder what he does with verses like
"Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."
"Psalms 97:10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil"
"Psalms 101:3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. "
"Psalms 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. "
"Revelation 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate."

Answer 5

I don't think it's in the bible, but it is part of basic Christian teaching, showing us to continue loving each other, but hating the evil that we do. It teaches forgiveness.

Answer 6

christian teaching

"LOVE THE SINNER; HATE THE SIN."

This is a cop out. And, though often quoted, it's not in the Bible. It's true that God tells us to love one another as he loved us. It's also true that God says he hates sin. But Fundamentalists have taken these two diverse statements and made them into a defense for mistreating homosexuals, abortion doctors, and, heaven forbid, women who want equal rights. When attacked for their judgmental attitudes against gays, for instance, this phrase becomes the catch-all defense as to why their actions are okay in "God's eyes." By denying a gay man a right to equal and fair treatment under the law, Fundamentalists aren't "hating" the sinner - they're merely showing their displeasure with the sin. By using the national media to claim that gays are sick and need healing, they aren't showing "hate" - they're merely trying to "love" them by showing they need to be "healed."

Fundamentalists forget that we're not told to "hate the sin." We're told to forgive the sin. In Matthew 18:23-35 Christ tells of a slave who was forgiven his debts (just as Christians are forgiven their sins). This slave, however, refused to forgive the debt of a fellow slave (just as Christ asks us to forgive our fellow sinners). Christ called that slave "Evil." All who call themselves "Christian" absolutely must forgive the sins of any other sinner - even the homosexual. The moment they don't, the moment they start brandishing the "love the sinner but hate the sin" argument, they are themselves condemned by the very God they say they serve.

Answer 7

Christian Fantasy.

It's not in the Bible. It's a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible.

Answer 8

Something akin to the often repeated saying heard in a lot of "Christian" homes. "Cleanliness is next to Godliness"!

Answer 9

This is just more made up nonsense. This is an attempt by people to correct the words of Jesus to make them say what they wish he had said rather than what he actually said.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 10

This is in no way Biblical.God can not even look upon sin.