I can't see how this can be done in this day and age. It hasn't really been done well by anyone I know. We usually associate a person with what they do, good or bad. Such associations cubby hole the human race into "good" people and "bad" people. And we build more prisons.
The sentiment of "hate the sin, love the sinner" has become so cliched that it has been rendered useless. And having accomplished that, we banter the cliche around just enough to justify our continued hatred and mistreatment of the sinner.
How about we try "forget the sin, forgive the sinner" for a change? You may disagree with the sentiment, but you have to admit that it isn't boring.
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Douglas Hoag
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Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, New Lenox, Illinois.
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I'm married with two children.
My MBTI type is E/INFP, in case that means anything to you.
My prayer: Lord, help me finish everything I sta
Most importantly, I believe that the reality and personage of God was uniquely and fully realized in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. No one else comes close.
Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for the seizures and/or convulsions you may experience while reading this blog.
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I think that hate the sin and love the sinner is what God did *one time* in the death burial and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. It is finished and not the proxy of the saint. Forget the sin and forgive the sinner is very biblical in the new creation world!
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