I have always said there are certain things…feelings and attitudes…that only Christians can understand.
Because we are blessed with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we have spiritual capabilities that are
unique. Of course He enables us to understand the scriptures that, to the carnal mind…the lost…are
foolish.
But it spreads to more aspects of our lives and behavior. We are told to love our enemy and, because we
are commanded to do that, the Holy Spirit empowers us to love them. It is a spiritual thing. The world is
not able to truly do that. The biggest misunderstanding, the one that the devil uses very successfully in
the minds of unbelievers, is that they cannot understand the concept of “love the sinner but hate the
sin”. It is beyond their comprehension. Therefore, they equate disagreement with hate. And as a result,
they believe that Christians hate homosexuals, the transgendered, the migrant, and others.
Honestly, in 40 years, I have met only one Christian who expressed a hatred for homosexuals. Just one.
The vast majority of Christians I am around certainly believe it is an un-Godly lifestyle and thus disagree
with it. Yes, we can get upset about “drag queen story hour” in schools, but it is not because we hate
that person, we simply do not want impressionable children exposed to such a degenerate mindset; a
mindset we want Jesus to heal.
Recently, I listened to a young man sing a song about what Jesus would do if He were here today. I was
astonished at how he insinuated Christians feel and what they do. This guy said that Jesus would not
mistreat and abuse migrants…I did not know that Christians do that, did you? Yet that is what a fallen
world believes about Christian teachings. I learned, from listening to the song, that Christians have a lot
of hate in their heart, they do evil things, they want to take away rights from women, and Jesus (his
version of Jesus) would not like today’s Christians.
I dare say that most organizations that exist to help with food, housing, medical needs, orphanages, and
the like are Christian founded and funded. Yes we believe that abortion takes a life, but that doesn’t
mean we hate women. We believe in legal immigration, but that doesn’t mean we mistreat migrants.
While most of us disagree with a system that rewards, and thus encourages, having babies out of
wedlock in homes without fathers present, we still minister to those in that situation.
But hate? No! We don’t hate people. Do we hate sin? Absolutely. But, just as Jesus would have us do,
we sincerely love the sinner.
Say Good things about your Savior
Because we are blessed with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we have spiritual capabilities that are
unique. Of course He enables us to understand the scriptures that, to the carnal mind…the lost…are
foolish.
But it spreads to more aspects of our lives and behavior. We are told to love our enemy and, because we
are commanded to do that, the Holy Spirit empowers us to love them. It is a spiritual thing. The world is
not able to truly do that. The biggest misunderstanding, the one that the devil uses very successfully in
the minds of unbelievers, is that they cannot understand the concept of “love the sinner but hate the
sin”. It is beyond their comprehension. Therefore, they equate disagreement with hate. And as a result,
they believe that Christians hate homosexuals, the transgendered, the migrant, and others.
Honestly, in 40 years, I have met only one Christian who expressed a hatred for homosexuals. Just one.
The vast majority of Christians I am around certainly believe it is an un-Godly lifestyle and thus disagree
with it. Yes, we can get upset about “drag queen story hour” in schools, but it is not because we hate
that person, we simply do not want impressionable children exposed to such a degenerate mindset; a
mindset we want Jesus to heal.
Recently, I listened to a young man sing a song about what Jesus would do if He were here today. I was
astonished at how he insinuated Christians feel and what they do. This guy said that Jesus would not
mistreat and abuse migrants…I did not know that Christians do that, did you? Yet that is what a fallen
world believes about Christian teachings. I learned, from listening to the song, that Christians have a lot
of hate in their heart, they do evil things, they want to take away rights from women, and Jesus (his
version of Jesus) would not like today’s Christians.
I dare say that most organizations that exist to help with food, housing, medical needs, orphanages, and
the like are Christian founded and funded. Yes we believe that abortion takes a life, but that doesn’t
mean we hate women. We believe in legal immigration, but that doesn’t mean we mistreat migrants.
While most of us disagree with a system that rewards, and thus encourages, having babies out of
wedlock in homes without fathers present, we still minister to those in that situation.
But hate? No! We don’t hate people. Do we hate sin? Absolutely. But, just as Jesus would have us do,
we sincerely love the sinner.
Say Good things about your Savior