Come on folks, come up with some new rhetoric...this is old and tired...
When the "sin" of homosexuality defines a lot about who you are and what you do...there is no way that one can hate the sin, but still love the sinner. I live in a 17 year gay relationship, you most certainly would not love that...many of my friends are gay, you wouldn't love that,...I go to a church that is accepting of gays...you would not love that...
You cannot love me and yet hate my sexuality...no more than you can say you love a heterosexual, but hate the fact that they are straight...it just doesn't make sense.
2007-04-09 09:51:45 · 29 answers · asked by James M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Agreed. Thankfully, I've never heard that cliche used by a member of my own church (not that my church doesn't have its issues, but at least I don't have to listen to smug 14-year-olds barking that phrase at every turn). That particular saying seems to be a big Fundamentalist thing, and most other Christian groups don't seem to use it much. Your last paragraph makes sense to me.
2007-04-09 09:55:06 · answer #1 · answered by solarius 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know that it is very possible to love the sinner but hate the sin. What is so hard to understand? Just like if your child went out and committed a horrible crime...you would still love you child, but hate the sin that they had committed. There is nothing wrong with "being accepting of gays".... we are not all alike, we do not all live the same way. BUT, I do know that the Bible says that God created man and then created a help meet for him...a woman, not another man.
2007-04-09 17:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by lovemykids 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do hate the sin and love the sinner but I just don't see you life as sin.
A 17 year loving relationship is hard enough to find and i hope to be as lucky one day. (with my own guy!)
My church is not accepting of gay people, but I am. I think in this world we have bigger issues to deal with!
But at least those people are trying to accept you as a person. You don't have to agree with them but they may really be trying.
2007-04-09 16:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
by making something someone thinks says or does wrong you make a part (or the whole) of that person wrong at the same time. Sin is a lie there are no such things as sins. States of beings, levels of perception and understanding are reality's. Sin is a hoax, a way for the masses to be dominated not only in action but in thought and feeling. Free yourself from the whole spectrum.
2007-04-09 16:57:54 · answer #4 · answered by darkstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. I am not tired of this saying for it speaks the truth. I may dislike the sin just as God does. But that doesn't stop me from loving the sinner.
Christians, as the saying goes are not perfect (in other words we still sin) it's just that we are forgiven once we have accepted Jesus as our Savior.
Don't believe in that. Read John 3:16 then 1 John 1:9
2007-04-09 16:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by Drwho 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The person you want to date or spend your life with is your business.
The only thing up there I would hate is that there is actually a church that accepts gay people without trying to tell them they are sinning when the Bible clearly condemns homosexuality.
2007-04-09 16:57:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It also says, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
I'm Christian and I believe that homosexuality is wrong and immoral. I also know straight people who are immoral. I sin and I know what I'm doing is wrong in the eyes of God.
However, it is not my place to judge you. How can I judge someone for sinning when I sin in my own ways. I don't think homosexuals should be rejected from the church. I think we all should be able to hear the word of God.
The Bible also commands us to "love thy neighor as yourself" So, as far as your judgement, we should leave that you your Maker because we will all be judged by how we lived our lives. It might sound cliche, but you can still love your brother and accept him, but dislike his sexual orientation. The same way you can love your brother and dislike his sin of murder.
2007-04-09 17:02:40 · answer #7 · answered by mmatthews000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cliche' is "tell the sin, but not the sinner". Jesus Christ did not hate the sinner, but despised the sin and asked sinners to repent. I know of homesexual people that continue on in their relationship, but without the sex because it is considered sin.
2007-04-09 16:56:19 · answer #8 · answered by Terrie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It just means people separate your who from your do. What you do is not always who you are. You can love someone and definitely dislike things about them.
Are you saying that it should really be hate the sin, hate the sinner?
2007-04-09 16:58:45 · answer #9 · answered by 1sweet lady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate sin. I hate sin. I hate sin. I do not hate you. The reason I do not is because contrary to the way many people act, you are not the enemy. I hate THE enemy and what he does to God's children like you. Me hating your lifestyle choices, does not mean that I want you dead or would hate to see you in heaven. I'm sorry if this confuses you.
2007-04-09 17:22:22 · answer #10 · answered by The GMC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋