What do you think about that statement and do you agree with it?
2007-09-19 20:06:25 · 20 answers · asked by David 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It makes sense because God said to love your brother as you love yourself. So, yes hate sin but love your brother and try your best to part from sin, but at the same time we are all sinners and we will never be without sin. The practice of Sin is what must change.
2007-09-19 20:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by Pedro Q 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hate the sin the sinner does & Love the sinner as a brother. Love without it, There wouldn't be any.
2007-09-20 03:38:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do agree with it to an extent. God is love and He has commanded us that we should love Him with all our heart, soul, & mind. We are also commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves. My bishop asks what he calls the famous math question. If I love God with all my heart, soul, & mind then how much love do I have left for anyone...none. So it is God's love that flows through us to everyone else. That is the only way that we can truly love others. On the other end of the spectrum, God hates sin. He hates is so much that even though He loves us, we are separated from Him if we are living in sin. We ought to hate sin because it seperates us from God and binds us.
One problem that I think this phrase brings is that many of us try to love others in our own strength. We try to bless those that curse us and pray for those who despitefully use us. Truth be told we can't do it. It is only God's love flowing through us that will accomplish this. So while I do believe that we should love sinners, I acknowledge that this is only possible by loving God.
I hope that answers your question.
2007-09-20 03:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by HammJess 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is really important and I certainly agree with it. To offer a slight translation: choose good yourself but forgive those who don't. It is at the heart of being a Christian as I believe Christ taught it. The human tendency is to set up a code that makes people members or non-members by the dictates of the code: go outside the code and you are outside of our respect and protection. This is not love at all and yet sadly it sounds like most church and other organizations.
If you look at most of the anti-religious arguments they comes from people who feel excluded by the particular religious code. That is what was so challengingly about Christ to his contemporary religious leaders. He recognised the value of the code and supported it but did not place it above the individual, who was to always be the object of our love rather than judgement.
If love does not override the code, its not Christianity or even spiritual.
2007-09-20 03:27:07 · answer #4 · answered by fathermartin121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To a point. It depends on what the person is referring to as "sin." Also, being human, my love stretches only so far.
I do my best to be a good person and have love and respect for all, but I can't help but fall short when it comes to serial killers and pedophiles.
However, many people use that phrase when talking about homosexuality and homosexuals. This part I don't agree with because I don't believe it's a sin.
2007-09-20 03:13:12 · answer #5 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A person might dislike (hate) what another person does, (sin) or has done to them. But, that doesn't mean that they hate the person him or her self. It's like a person that has a son, while in high school the son smokes some weed. The parents may hate what their son did, but they still love their son. Hate what the person did =sin. Love the person=sinner. Jesus died to forgive sinners. I'm sure Jesus hates the sins we commit, but He loved us so much that He died for us. He died to forgive our sins....all out of love for us.
2007-09-20 03:17:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ill give you a perfect example of "hate the sin but love the sinner" my dad is not a christian. he is on crack and is cheating on his wife, he lies all the time cause of these two particular things he is doing. do i hate my dad? NO, i love my dad but i sure hate how he started living his life. not to mention most of my family and friends are not saved.
2007-09-20 03:23:39 · answer #7 · answered by warrior*in*the*making 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree..but the loving the sinner means to not do them any harm. You do not have to accept their practices, or even to associate with them.
(1 Corinthians 15:33) Do not be misled. Bad associations spoil useful habits.
2007-09-20 03:28:36 · answer #8 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are always going to sin. God will chose a sinner over a religious leader that preaches false doctrine in God's name.
2007-09-20 03:13:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God loves sinners. He even ate with them. He would like us to do the same.You cannot love God and hate sinners at the same time.If you are doing that ,then you are not loving God.
2007-09-21 06:49:39 · answer #10 · answered by ROBERT P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋