"Sadly, it is commonly said among Christians that “God hates the sin but loves the sinner.” This is as stupid as saying God loves rapists and hates rape, as if rape and rapists were two entirely different entities that could be separated from one another. Furthermore, it was not a divinely inspired author of Scripture but the Hindu Gandhi who coined the phrase “Love the sinner but hate the sin” in his 1929 autobiography.
The love of God is in fact true but sadly has been so overly emphasized in most Christian teaching that one wonders if God is love or if love is now God."
- Mark Driscoll,
Death By Love, p. 128
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...and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind (Eph 2:3).
And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds....(Col 1:21)
You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God (James 4:4).
I see nothing here about God loving sinners indiscriminately. Thankfully, though, He did and does commend His love toward those sinners who are His elect, to save us even while we were still sinners!
Hey, Zach. Thanks for posting this. I didn't know Mark D. had spoken to this. I posted similar comments on the topic on my blog. http://doctrinematters.blogspot.com/2008/01/hate-sin-but-love-sinner-scriptural.html
Blessings.
Tom
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