tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121620.post147546156385299535..comments2023-09-29T03:40:47.226-04:00Comments on Deep Thoughts by Mr. G: Love the Sinner, Hate the sin.Gerrard Fesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811340019243548057noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121620.post-24102342963581951742008-11-24T16:30:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:30:00.000-05:00Hmmmm, it still strikes me as simplified. Does Go...Hmmmm, it still strikes me as simplified. Does God loves sinners? My reaction is to say yes. God loved the world, that's pretty all inclusive. It's not just the good people in the world or his chosen in the world. And we're all sinners having fallen short of the glory of God. So God hates sin because it removes us from him. I love sinners but not that which moves them away from God. But I don't believe we can escape from our sinful nature. Grace saves us from the price of sin. It comes with its own price to be sure. My love of sinners is to help them keep moving in a Godward direction and to keep myself moving in that direction.<BR/><BR/>We simplify because the understanding of the divine is beyond our abilities. We must never lose sight that what we have is only ever an approximation.<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/>JPEYouthWNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826033603475277668noreply@blogger.com