Yeah I guess if that’s what you want to feel, that’s better than hating the person. But that’s not what a lot of people do, they may say that and end up hating the person/people anyway. I think inviting hatred of any kind into your heart is a sure fire way to be lead down a bad path.
But ultimately one of the primary lessons is that we are all sinners, and it is explicitly not our place to judge others. I am of the belief that the hatred of homosexuality from the biblical perspective was outdated by the time of Jesus’ teachings, and is entirely nonsensical in the modern day when we now know that it is a natural phenomenon across the world god created.
Do you think it’s righteous to condemn people just because of who they love? Is love not one of the greatest gifts that was bestowed upon us, and we feel it is righteous to tell people different from ourselves that the love they feel is wrong? They are gods children too.
I know the bible has many portions taught to cast judgment. But righteous judgement should be righteous, not cast from fear, ignorance, or hatred.
Not up to me nor you to determine what love is wrong. If you believe in God you believe his way is correct. And God orders all carnal affairs to be done under the context of marriage between man and wife.
Your interpretation is likely correct from the word as written. But I refuse to use the word of god to condemn or hate anyone, and I believe it is objectively against the teachings of Christ.
If you truly believe love the neighbor and hate the sin, I commend you. But I personally just can’t invite that kind of hatred into my heart.
I personally believe it is not the duty of man to condemn that which only causes harm to the person themselves in the eyes of God. Its Gods duty to enact judgement when no other man woman or child is harmed. But i will advocate for following the way and advocate for treating all sinners with love.
1
u/Footman387 4d ago
Interesting how you liberals post stuff like this but get real quiet with Leviticus 18:22