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Sin is humanity's most dangerous and deceitful enemy. God obviously hates sin, but how does He view the sinner? by Dean Wilson |
Did you ever wonder what God's attitude is toward sinners? We might reasonably expect God to be against sin, but does that mean He hates sinners, just as He does sin? God hates sin, but what exactly is sin? How do we know what is sin and what is not sin?
This is an important question that affects all of us, since the apostle Paul tells us that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
What are the consequences of sin? Romans 6:23 emphatically states that "the wages of sin is death."
Again, what is sin? The apostle John tells us, "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law" (1 John 3:4, King James Version). He later adds that "all unrighteousness (wrongdoing) is sin" (1 John 5:17).
When God created man, He gave him freedom of choice, the opportunity to choose how he would live. Although He tells us how we should live, He doesn't force that way on us: "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live" (Deuteronomy 30:19, emphasis added throughout).
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