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NASB | Psalm 5:5 The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 5:5 The boastful and the arrogant will not stand in Your sight; You hate all who do evil. |
Subject: Love sinner hate sin Part II |
Bible Note: I realize I'm responding to a post about 4 years old and hope Doc will forgive me for this, but it is an interesting subject. Would anyone take Mt 5:43-47 as meaning Love your enemies, Satan is your enemy, therefor love Satan? I don't think so... Jesus also said, "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:"(Mat 25:41 KJVR)Is it sin or sinners that are cast into the Lake of Fire? If God hates the sin and loves the sinner why isn't that distinction made at that most important moment? Surely a refining fire might leave something? Paul wrote Rom 12:14. 'Do not curse them.' He also wrote, If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. (1Co 16:22 KJVR). That is a pretty strong and extensive verse. I am thankful when people consider these contrasts and try to reconcile them. My powers of rationalization fail me often. Your comments are appreciated and do help me learn. God bless you. PS, before someone jumps on the word 'rationalization' above, I intended it in the first sense and not the second: 1. To think in a rational or rationalistic way. 2. To devise self-satisfying but incorrect reasons for one's behavior. |