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Out of Context: Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin.
Season 4
Episode 16
Published 19 hours ago
Description
This series is all about the sayings we treat like Scripture—even when they are not. Some are meant to comfort. Others just look good on a coffee mug.
This week, we are firmly in coffee mug territory: “Love the sinner, hate the sin.”
In Matthew 7, Jesus warns us about focusing on what is wrong with someone else while ignoring what needs attention in ourselves.
So maybe we need a simpler alternative: Love the person. Put the love into action.
Not from a distance. Not with an asterisk. Put the love into action.
Today, let’s take this one Out of Context.
Passage: Matthew 7:1-5 NRSVUE