True Honey Hates

Did yous know that truthful beloved hates?

It sounds similar an oxymoron, only it's scriptural.

"Love must locomote sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good." Romans 12:9

"Let those who beloved the LORD loathe evil." Psalm 97:10

True beloved doesn't tolerate evil. In our "judge not"* world, nosotros ask to croak on this inward mind.

God is loving as well as He hates evil (Psalm 5:5).

If nosotros desire to delight God, nosotros volition likewise loathe evil.

"Carefully create upwards one's hear what pleases the Lord. Take no business office inward the worthless deeds of evil as well as darkness; instead, let out them. It is shameful fifty-fifty to speak virtually the things that ungodly people create inward secret. But their evil intentions volition locomote exposed when the low-cal shines on them ... So locomote careful how yous live. Don’t alive similar fools, only similar those who are wise." Ephesians 5:10-15
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* To written report the "judge not" passage inward Scripture, banking concern gibe out the Misunderstandings About Judgment Archive.

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Never Popular, Ever Wonderful

Christ's followers (and I'm glad to hold upwards i of them) dearest Jesus deeply.

However, there's a pop misunderstanding that needs to hold upwards corrected: Jesus isn't popular.

When His brothers mocked him, Jesus said, "The basis can't abhor you, exactly it does abhor me because I bill it of doing evil."(1)

People sometimes claim that Jesus is generally upset amongst hypocrites. Not true. Jesus rebukes sin wherever He finds it.(2)

The existent Jesus demands repentance, self-denial, in addition to obedience.(1)

If we're genuine followers, we've counted the cost, nosotros know we'll hold upwards hated, in addition to we've promised to plough from our sins  (Luke 14:25-33; Matthew 10:22; John 15:18; 1 John 3:6).

We follow Jesus gladly because He's the solely way, truth, in addition to life. He's our ultimate joy, our Good Shepherd, our Redeemer, the giver of peace in addition to abundant life (John 14:6; John 10:10-11; Ephesians 2:14).

Jesus never has been in addition to never volition hold upwards pop amongst the world.

But He ever has been in addition to ever volition hold upwards wonderful!
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(1) John 7:7 in addition to these other passages refute this soft persuasion of Jesus: Matthew 7:21; Matthew 10:33-38; Matthew 12:50; Matthew 18:3; Luke 6:46; John 2:15-16.
(2) Jesus hates hypocrisy, particularly because hypocritical religious leaders are "blind guides" who mislead others (Matthew 15:14). But it's incorrect to mean value Jesus hates hypocrisy to a greater extent than than all other sins. It's likewise incorrect to claim that Jesus "hung out" amongst sinners. Jesus spent fourth dimension amongst sinners, exactly He ever shared the gospel in addition to called them to repentance when He did. He "hung out" amongst His twelve disciples. Jesus is never soft on sin. In fact, He fifty-fifty rebukes His followers when they sin (Revelation 3:19).

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4 To A Greater Extent Than Half-Truths Many Christians Believe (5-8)

This is mo inward the serial "Half-Truths Christians Believe." 

Mark Twain said, "A half-truth is the around cowardly of lies." 

Half-truths are to a greater extent than unsafe than outright lies, as well as Satan, the begetter of lies, has been using them from the fourth dimension he tempted Eve. 

He told Eve that she would live on similar God, knowing proficient from evil. That was one-half true. (For to a greater extent than on Satan's tactics when tempting Eve as well as tempting Jesus, see: Half-Truths Are More Deceptive.)

Yes, half-truths conduct keep ever troubled the Christian community as well as entirely equally nosotros carefully written report God's Word tin nosotros avoid them. 

So convey a await at the 4 half-truths below. At start glance, y'all mightiness concur amongst them, but I encourage y'all to written report each amongst an opened upwards involve heed as well as an opened upwards Bible.

Please read the linked devotions as well as the Scriptures they reference. Thanks!  To read business office 1: Half Truths 1-4.


Half-truth #5: God loves me merely the agency I am.

God accepts us merely the agency nosotros are, but He is non content to larn out us there. These links explicate why:
Have Christians Forgotten How Much God Hates Sin?
We're No Longer Dead Men



Half-truth #6: Good plant conduct keep no house inward the Christian life because we’re saved past times grace.

Christians conduct keep a major mental block when it comes to separating the elements of salvation as well as the elements of life inward Christ. These links explicate why:
Faith + Nothing = Salvation + Works
The Place of Good Works
Salvation Through Grace, Works Through Love
Works is Not a Dirty Word

Half-truth #7: God sees all sins the same.

If y'all country something oftentimes enough, people commence to intend it's true. That's why this is such a pop half-truth. Any sin volition post a human to Hell if he doesn't convey Christ, as well as whatsoever sin (except one) tin live on forgiven. But that is where the equality of sins ends. Scripture differentiates betwixt sins for proficient reasons. These links explicate more:
All Sins Are Not the Same
Lies Some Christians Believe - All Sins are the Same
3 Earthly Consequences of Sin

Half-truth #8: God sees all Christians the same.

Our civilization has decided that a "fair" God sees the to the lowest degree devoted Christian the same equally the around devoted. Scripture doesn't agree. These links explicate why:
A Trophy for Everyone?
Those Who Earnestly Seek Him
Dusty Mirrors 

Half Truths Produce To A Greater Extent Than Impairment Than Good

We can't selection too select which parts of God nosotros like...
 
It’s pop on cooking shows for chefs to serve “deconstructed” dishes highlighting the dissever ingredients of a recipe. 

It’s too pop inwards roughly sectors of Christianity to serve a “deconstructed” God. However, instead of highlighting each dissever expression of God’s character, they larn out roughly aspects off the plate altogether. 

Just equally strawberry shortcake without the strawberries can’t legitimately travel called strawberry shortcake, a god built on half-truths cannot legitimately travel called God.

We can't serve people God's grace without His truth, His dear without His commands, His forgiveness without His justice, or His salvation without His wrath (John 1:17). 

Half truths nearly God brand people experience warm too fuzzy. But half-truths won't relieve their souls or convey genuine alter to their hearts.

The True God isn't pop because He forces us to human face upwards our sins (John 3:19-20; Acts 3:19). We don't alter God. He changes us!

But He is our God too nosotros are proud of Who He is. God doesn't necessitate to deconstruct Himself to delight people (Hebrews 13:8), too then let's acquaint Him equally He is.

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You powerfulness too savour reading "Have Christians Forgotten How Much God Hates Sin?" too "A Healthy Fear of God" too "Reviews of "The Shack's" Deconstructed God" too "Why Hoping All Men Will Be Saved is Unbelief."

Why non depository fiscal establishment fit out today's Bite Size Bible Study too expect at what the Bible says nearly God's truth too wrath.
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