Hating Sin While
Loving the Sinner
God there is
that saying about hating sin while loving the sinner. That is so easy to say.
It is just a combination of words. But the practice of that is not natural.
You are our
grand example and You do it perfectly all the time.
It seems that most
Christians get out of balance by ignoring one part or the other part. They tend
to hate sin in others and tilt into self-righteousness without any compassion
for the sinner. Others can tend to get so soft with the sinner that they ignore
or neglect the sins.
Then there are
many who just drift along in life and do not take a second thought for anyone
but me and maybe my immediate family.
Lord God I pray
for You to help me find the right balance in my life. Let me learn how to
suitably hate sin while loving the sinner.
I do not request
super challenging ways to learn this lesson quickly. Just please gracefully
weave this into my life during the coming years. May others notice that Christ
like quality of my character that was Your workmanship.
Amen
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