Can you separate the sinner from the sin?

Answer 1

Yes I think so.
There is a big difference between a sin, with is bad
and a sinner, that does those bad things.
A sin is what it is and can't be changed.
so why not put your thoughts on the sinner, who in fact can change and who can be a better person if he / she wishes?

Answer 2

Just the way sometimes meanings of things are lost in translation, likewise the proper understanding of the meanings can go missing too. Sometimes, we understand things too lightly to be any good to us, and sometime we understand things too strongly, and then as times passes we fail to update the stores of our knowledge accruing to our changing world all around. Whereas, all our opinions should alter and change, ideally they should get better as we constantly learn and develop in life, but more than often they remain as they were years ago.

‘We should hate the sin and not the sinner’, we all hear this in our life quite often when it comes to the maintenance of our attitudes under the guidance of established religious orders. But, I would like to add something more to this. I would like to say that we should neither hate the sin and nor the sinner, we should instead hate the act of sinning alone. What is the difference in the sin, the sinner and the act of sinning? The difference is that the act is the actual place where sin is forged. And there is another point in this, as I could argue that to hate is an act of doing and so is act of doing sin, whereas both the sin and the sinner are nouns. If we seek to remedy of some ill-conceived action by another action as a counter-measure, we could save ourselves from settled hatred and rigidity of I our views and opinion about things around us. We can save ourselves from falling a victim to stereotypical thinking and behaviour.

I am for instance a Muslim. I do not drink alcohol, according to Islamic law it the use of alcohol is forbidden; and to drink is an act of sin. Then should I say I hate alcohol, or I hate alcoholic? Now, I would like to say that Alcohol is a chemical compound, a creation nevertheless, that I studied about in detail in my Organic Chemistry books; I know its chemical formula, its bonding structure and its chemical properties too. If I hate most things I might not learn most things that I need to learn in life. Similarly if I hate alcoholic how would I be of any help or assistance if as a human being and as a member of society I have to deal with an issue related to alcohol abuse. I need to know people who drink just as people who chose to do something that I don’t. How would I make any difference if I do not see through things openly before I choose to act?

Answer 3

All Christians must love each and every one of their fellow humans by command of the Lord, so the sinner(who may have just shot and killed your wife) must be separated from his deed and treated with love right up to the moment the trap door opens and his neck breaks from the fall. And then everyone can pray that his immortal soul receives mercy from the Lord, who promises vengeance.

This is one of the most difficult of Christian teachings to absorb and apply, as evidenced by world turmoil.

Answer 4

yes, at the very moment when one realises that he has sinned, next he repents and finally begs for forgiveness from GOD, truly and sincerely, that is the very moment there is a definite separation....for me, truly speaking helping all such unfortunate ones to really repent and mend ways of life would really help to melt all sins and reform sinners...the most effective way of separating the two.

Answer 5

If the sinner repents of his Sins, he will be Pardon for the Mistake or Mistakes he made.

Answer 6

Rena,

You cannot seperate the sinner from sin because sin is our nature. Our sins are paid in full covered by the blood of Jesus Christ. We remain sinners yet. Our flesh desires things of the flesh even as we call ourselves christians. We also continue to sin, some in action and/or some in thought. So no, you cannot "Seperate" the sinner from sin as there was only one sinless person to ever have entered this world.

Every day it is necessary to die to self and dedicate your day to god. Our sinful nature is ever present even though we have been saved by the grace of god. It is by that grace alone we are saved not because we have stopped sinning.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, it is not like wheat from chaff.
Fortunately it is not necessary to separate them. The sinner can learn how to turn poison to medicine.
The gaff is that the willingness to learn is limited by many factors.

Answer 8

I find it amusing that christians trot out "love the sinner, hate the sin" without realizing it's not in the bible and was said by Gandhi.

Answer 9

It would depend for me, like if the sinner showed any remorse for his/her sin, or what their true intention was for the sin, usually it's obvious whether they feel guilty or not, and for me it's usually obvious that their sin was for a reason, a sin without reason is inseparable to me.

Answer 10

i don't think so because if you sin and feel guilty, then you are a sinner, yes you can repent and ask for forgiveness, but do you ever let go in your heart. Maybe I'm wrong, but this is just my opinion, no offence intended!