Monday, April 1, 2024

Should the Christian Call out Sin?

How do we answer when people say we should not call out sin?  Doing so might damage a relationship.

 We are to Hate Evil:

“O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.”   ~ Psalm 97:10 ESV  

If we are called unloving, and damaging our relationship with the sinner, we answer, “I love God more.” 

[Jesus] “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”                      ~ Matt 12:48-50 

Why do we call out the sinner?  Our hope is the callback to repent and believe will be enough to have him turn from sin. 

A callback is loving because it aligns with the good for man. 

Otherwise, why does Jesus call us to repent and believe?

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