Hate the sin, not the sinner, Pastor John Collins:
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| Stop the excuses, become humble~ Pastor John Collins |
Hate the sin and not the sinner is all well and good to do
but a sinner who continues in his sin without repentance and submission to the
will of God through the salvation of Christ will eventually be judged as an
enemy of God.
It has become easy to say that Jesus was the only perfect
one and therefore there could never be any expectation for anyone else to live
up to those standards although Jesus Himself said to be perfect as your Father
in heaven is perfect. It has also been noted that Jesus would be hanging out
with the sinners and not with the righteous if He were to be here today and
although that is true He definitely would not be hanging out with them to
condone their sin but to heal them and to help lead them to righteousness in
order to provide them with salvation.
Salvation does not come packaged with an acceptance of sin.
God may have mercy and love for His people but He definitely does not have an
enabling heart and He does not reward rebellion. He is slow to wrath and
longsuffering but eventually His perfect and righteous judgment will fall on
all and everyone will receive what they deserve.
It is time to stop making excuses by just saying that we are
all sinners because Jesus knows, God knows and every sinner knows that they can
do better, be better and can influence others to do the same. Righteousness is
very achievable in life and begins with humility and a willingness to
sacrifice. Each person chooses their destination in the end and it is necessary
that the standards of God begin to be met because there has been too much loss
of souls already and it just doesn’t have to be that way. It matters what you
do here on earth and it is possible to go to heaven, you just have to want that
more than you want to enjoy your existence while you are here and you have to
want to obey God and know that He is right more than you have to want to be
right yourself.
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares
for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV).
