Love the person, but hate the sin is just a diplomatic way of sugar coating prejudice. Agree?
2007-07-21 14:07:31 · 24 answers · asked by Jared L 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God doesn't mess around. He hates all workers of iniquity. We just can't bring ourselves to do that.
Oh lookie there at all the thumbs down. Haven't you read Psalm 5:5 or do you just ignore the truth.
2007-07-21 14:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 5⤊ 8⤋
No, I can love a person but hate the fact that they smoke (also something considered sinful) Does that make me prejudiced against smokers? If you think not agreeing with something makes you prejudiced against it, then I guess you're right.
I really wish people would stop addressing homosexuality as if it were the sin of all sins. Yes, the Bible talks about homosexuality , but it also talks about a lot of other sins that are much more common than homosexuality. Many Christians and non Christians alike just wanna start petty arguments about it just cuz it's so easy for Christians to criticize it and it's so easy for others to defend it.
2007-07-21 14:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by melissa 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
a genuine Christian, in accordance to Romans 10:9, is somebody who has "confessed Christ as Lord". meaning they have come to the region in life the place they have made a wide awake determination that Jesus gets to assert how issues could desire to be. If a man or woman won't be able to settle for that, then they truthfully have not widespread Christ on His words, and are not somewhat a Christian. the challenge is, people define a Christian as somebody who has stated a undeniable prayer, yet they forget approximately with regard to the actuality of a surrendered coronary heart. God isn't interior the enterprise of inviting unrepentant rebels into His kingdom. that's what ruined this international interior the 1st place. Confront your chum approximately what a genuine Christian is. yet be properly armed with the actuality of God's be conscious to back it up. there is loads of shallow undemanding-believism obtainable that would not choose to pass into opposite from their insistence that one could very almost call for to be a Christian on their own words.
2016-10-09 05:27:35 · answer #3 · answered by limson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I loved homosexuality I would dislike something God hates and I would be accepting the sin. I dont think people should be having sex with the same sex. Why should I agree with something I consider immoral? If you dont believe in God or the bible you can do as you please because its your choice and you dont care about what God thinks or about your eternal soul... The ways of God are foolishness to those that are perishing.... God gives up the immoral person to his ignorant mind. It doesnt matter what a non believer thinks because God is God and He makes up the rules and doing things according to your own ways, your own considerations of what is good or bad leads to destruction and you cant say no one told you. I love the homosexual, I hope and pray for them and some will turn and follow Jesus in answer to prayers.... Im not going to be mean or hurt anyone but I will not love the sins of others. I love them and want them to know the truth and be saved and live eternally in peace.
2007-07-21 14:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by Ms DeeAnn 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If my brother (literally and figuratively) were about to step into a deep hole, do I say anything, or do I let him fall in and injure/kill himself? Statistics show that homosexuality is a self destructive behavior, but I do love the sinner, and hate the sin..Oh, by the way..I support the troops, but I am against the war... Also, by the way..Fred..Christ did chastise the Pharisee and the Sadducee, he called them HYPOCRITES; read the bible!!
2007-07-21 14:31:06 · answer #5 · answered by obsolete professor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not a diplomatic way at all. It is a hypocritical way of sugercoating prejudice and bigotry. It is a good thing for christians that hypocrisy is not a sin.
2007-07-21 14:52:51 · answer #6 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on how it's perceived. Most gay people who hear this "love" can see right through it.
Let's put the shoe on the other foot: If I said to a heterosexual man, "I think your sexual acts with your wife are sinful; I think you should not be allowed to marry; I don't think you should be able to adopt children; your relationship should receive no kind of legal protection--if one of you dies in the hospital, I'm not concerned if the other one can see him/her before he/she dies. If I let you do this, it destroys my marriage; you are both evil and immoral; acceptance of your heterosexuality will lead to the destruction of America; neither of you can know God, because you are gripping too tightly to your sin; I don't want you to attend my church; you can't be around my kids, because you will recruit them; neither of you should be allowed to serve in the military; you should not be able to work at certain jobs; you both should try to change from heterosexuals into homosexuals and if you don't, it's because you are willfully disobeying God.....but I REALLY LOVE YOU.
Anyone who thinks this kind of "love" is going to bring anyone else to Christ is sadly misinformed and deluded.
A far better approach would be to follow Christ's commandment: Treat others as you want to be treated. By following this example, it would be possible to lead others to Christ and then let Christ deal with them on His terms.
2007-07-21 14:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by Michael B - Prop. 8 Repealed! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jared. We hate homsexuality because it is sin. We hate all sin ,because Gosd hates all sin. Very simple. However we do love homosexuals as well as all sinners because God loves all sinners. Come to Christ
2007-07-21 14:30:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOT at all.. Why couldn't you love the person, but hate the sin? Not at all sugar coating things.
I'm a Christian, a liberal Christian at that.. I don't really care if people are gay or not.. but I could see if a family member is gay and you love then, but don't agree with that way of life, thats not sugar coating anything.. its loving your family member and hating their way of life.... I think people should love whom they love period.. gay or straight... I know Jesus would love them too...
2007-07-21 14:13:58 · answer #9 · answered by Vindicatedfather 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Don't agree, homosexuality is not a sin - it's what God made us. Agree with the second one, it is just a diplomatic way of sugar coating prejudice.
2007-07-21 14:12:12 · answer #10 · answered by Dawn 5 · 4⤊ 5⤋
Hating is wrong no matter the circumstances.
Just because we disagree on what may be a sin or what activities are sins does not mean we need to hate.
Can you love a Christian but hate his church? or do you hate all Christians?
2007-07-21 14:12:53 · answer #11 · answered by Dionysus 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋