Bible Question: I have heard God hates sin, but loves the sinner. Is this a quote from the Bible or people's feelings about what God intends? |
Bible Answer: Read Matt 9:13 This quote is from the bible, however you must consider that there are various versions of the Bible. There is the New International Version which is where the quote you referenced came from, as this Bible spells it out in more common to understand terms, unlike the King Kames Version of the Bible which was taken from the Kings James Era and references more British types of terminology. IE: Thee, thou and tho. Round about, which means the same as surrond. Here is another quote from the Bible that is similar to the one you asked about. Jesus was sitting around a Table dining with Tax collectors and Politicians...the Pharisees, which is like the High Priests in the Temple, mummered amoungst themselves, "Why is this Jesus" the King of the Jews, the Holy one sitting, dining and talking amoungst sinners? Jesus, knew what they were mummering amoungst themselves and replied " It is not the well that need the physican? But he sick. That is why Jesus Loves the sinners and not the Sin. He Loves the sinners so that they may be saved by his Mercy and Grace. If you want to learn more about this I suggest reading the Bible from the beginning, at your own pace....don't stress yourself out about keeping a specific schedule at 1st. After you read each Chapter IE: Genesis, etc. Stop and think about it, write down your thoughts. This is how I got started and it has helped me tremendously. What reading the Bible does is give you understadning as to who God is, for he is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow and until and through eternity. He is never changing. The Bible is not only a guide on how we can live life to it's fullest with Christ as our Guide, but to better Understand God's character. The more you know about him, the more you can come to him. He is a very loving God!!! |