01/03/26 HATING WHAT GOD HATES

01/03/26 HATING WHAT GOD HATES

We must hate the sin and love the sinner, which is the Christian view (because it is the Biblical view), though it is erroneously refuted by some very popular "teachers." Don't "water down" the pollution of sin, and don't underestimate the power of salvation.

God hates sin, yet loves sinners, and God enables believers to love as He loves and to hate what He hates. Fancy theological footwork can "prove" or "disprove" anything.

Some people like to have a unique way of looking at the Bible, or they frame the teachings of the Bible from a sinning religion point of view. For whatever reason, beware those who say that Christians can't hate sin and love the sinner. Don't swallow something just because it is served up by a popular person, or because other people swallow it, or because it pleases your spiritual taste buds.

I tell people not to swallow what I teach or preach (just because I proclaim it), but rather to examine it to see if it is Biblical. Don't drink the "kool aid" of false doctrine; it is poisonous. Still, people gorge themselves on lies and junk, rather than take the time to study the Bible and allow the Holy Spirit to change their minds.

Something is not true simply because it is popular or because you like it personally.
Something is not false simply because it is unpopular or because you don't like it personally.

Loving what God loves and hating what God hates (in ourselves as well as in other people) is not simply an act of the human will; it is God's work in us, because we surrender to God's will. Being conformed (in our thoughts, words, and deeds) to the image of Jesus is not a "one-and-done" past experience; it is an ongoing transformation as we walk in the light of Scripture and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

As God leads you, do not stop following.
As God leads you, do not veer to the left or the right.
As God leads you, do not lag behind.
As God leads you, do not rush ahead.
As God leads you, do not be unaware to God's corrections.
As God leads you, do not be distracted by your surroundings.
As God leads you, do not return to your former thoughts, words, or actions.

The Christian life is a walk with God, in His light, by His Spirit.