Are we really hate mongers because we hate sin.

[Anna1334]

The world calls the Christians hate mongers. But if you listen closely they are the hate mongers, They like to shut us up and so we go away and so they feel not bad for sinning. The Church is living proof that is going apostate today. No longer do you hear the voice of John the Baptist you snakes and brood of vipers. Matt.3 10. "The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. But you worldly people and fake Christians would say lets not offend anybody we must tolerate all wrong doing and go with the Flo. Years ago in the 60's if one was a cheater he or she was rebuke and it was normal to do so; today all sin is okay we must not condemn anybody-- so even the preacher today refrains from speaking out because if they do they will loose members. We wouldn't want to be label as a hate speech preacher would we now preacher? We have already lost the battle and Satan has won the war over Christianity. We are truly the tail and not the head. We are starting to talk like the New Agers we must be tolerant and love everybody as if that is the gospel truth. And because no one dares to speak out, no one will get saved either, and when they say the sinners prayer they think it is okay to live in sin because no one dare to tell them the Bible truth. Just a thought how we are living in the apostate times.

 

[Rick W]

I can see your point Anna and in this "feel good" society preaching against sin to repentance is not going to be well received.
I've also found that opposition is being labeled as hate. If I oppose something then for some reason I automatically hate.
But most have no clue what hate is or what they're talking about. Most haven't really experienced it's destructive power and what it does to one's life. Hate consumes you alive from the inside out, from your very soul. It burns in you night and day, in your dreams and in your thoughts. It destroys you first while you're on your path to destroy those you hate. You live for it and in some cases you die because of it even though your body still lives. And when it's gone the regrets live on for the rest of your life.

 

[Carol Lowery]

:amen I've come across the same analysis of me from secular and christian because whether your family or friends or invited guess, I wont tolerate (in you face) sin being brought into my home.

For example: my son-in-law came to my house drunk....I wouldn't let him in..........then he needed an ambulance. I told my daughter not from my house, take him to the corner store and call your ambulance. Then of course I hated him because I wouldn't allow it in my house when I lost my son and husband to a drunk driver years ago. When rules of a home have been given in/for the love of Christ, and according to HIS Word, I don't accept someone going against it. And when I've expressed that being "drunk" is rubbing my loss in my face in my home....I then can get very to the point in expressing the violation against my faith. So I'm classified as a hater or hard nose for wanting my home to continued being bless by the ONE who gave me true life.

To me, hate means to be totally consumed by hate as Rick mentioned, and for me to hate means to wish harm against another in that consumption. I will always speak/teach HIS truth in the love of Christ as HE instructs, and love my enemy's (though none personal) outside of those that don't love our Lord for who HE is. But for some reason, people really have a hard time in the analysis of "hate the sin and love the sinner"....they personally just can't separate the two, and therefore think the rest of the christian citizens are the same way.

I believe TV has a lot to do with it too. They soften the severity of sin, so they think/while we cringe, and that our faith should be the same because the majority sees it that way. Well that don't change not one thing for me in our Lord's precious Word. And though our world loves wallowing in perversion, when a christian speaks out, Oh we're trying to be haters, and control their lives, and be holier than thou....when the truth of the matter is, is that we want to share the beauty of serving and loving HIM, and being freely able to by the surrendering of our sin through the wonderful gift of forgiveness and salvation. Then they want to get mad because we can still keep our joy and peace through the storm. And no matter how hard they try, they're never happy with their lifestyles of sin, and see us walking around rejoicing in the spirit.

It's a no win situation until you lead one more to the salvation of Christ, and God puts another smile on a newly awaken former lost soul, and stand our ground as true citizens of Christ and continue living our lives as living examples of Christ for the lost. Cause believe me, I'm pick from the crowds of who I am in Christ without saying a word......we recognize each other in the spirit, so to the lost we stick out like sore thumbs like Anna said (sorta speak) even more so by those of us who aren't whishy washy with our faith.

 

[Rick W]

We have the "dodge" of claiming hate within us. A child being punished will state, "You hate me!" or, "Why do you hate me?!" We don't have to learn this response and as we grow older that response may very well be retained for it's convenience to transfer supposed injustice to someone else.
"I'm not to blame because you hate me."