ChristineSundae
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The phrase "God loves the sinner, but hates the sin" is nowhere found in the Bible.
Why do "Christians" use it? Go to a Bible concordance, and search ‘hate,’ ‘abhor,’ and ‘despise,’ and you will see hundreds of verses that speak to God hating men – not their sins. The phrase ‘God loves the sinner, but hates the sin’ isn’t even in the Bible – it was coined by Mahatma Ghandi – a Hindu, for God’s sake – and was popularized by lying false prophet Billy Graham. He knew that he could make a fortune off that saying, because people will pay good money to be told by someone in religious authority that they are loved of God, no matter what kind of a filthy life they lead.
As for loving your neighbor as yourself – the Lord Jesus Christ gave us that great commandment AND DEFINED it – IN THE BIBLE. You can’t just define that love in any cavalier fashion you want to – and He gave us a definition. The only Bible definition given for HOW you love your neighbor as your self is found at Leviticus 19:17-18:
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
In short, loving your neighbor as yourself means WARNING THEM ABOUT THEIR SIN. And failing to warn them mean YOU HATE YOUR NEIGHBOR IN YOUR HEART.
So why do "Christians" use that line like a mantra when it isn't even in the Bible? Is there another reason?
Why do "Christians" use it? Go to a Bible concordance, and search ‘hate,’ ‘abhor,’ and ‘despise,’ and you will see hundreds of verses that speak to God hating men – not their sins. The phrase ‘God loves the sinner, but hates the sin’ isn’t even in the Bible – it was coined by Mahatma Ghandi – a Hindu, for God’s sake – and was popularized by lying false prophet Billy Graham. He knew that he could make a fortune off that saying, because people will pay good money to be told by someone in religious authority that they are loved of God, no matter what kind of a filthy life they lead.
As for loving your neighbor as yourself – the Lord Jesus Christ gave us that great commandment AND DEFINED it – IN THE BIBLE. You can’t just define that love in any cavalier fashion you want to – and He gave us a definition. The only Bible definition given for HOW you love your neighbor as your self is found at Leviticus 19:17-18:
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
In short, loving your neighbor as yourself means WARNING THEM ABOUT THEIR SIN. And failing to warn them mean YOU HATE YOUR NEIGHBOR IN YOUR HEART.
So why do "Christians" use that line like a mantra when it isn't even in the Bible? Is there another reason?