By: Dawn K

VDMAe 1 week, 4 days ago on Twitter

"God hates the sinner because of the sin. God loves the sinner because of the Savior." -Pastor Jeremiah Gumm, http://wp.me/paBBR-na

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Karen 3 months ago on Wordpress

Thanks again for an wonderful post! I’ve been absent for weeks due to computer problems, and realistically won’t catch up, but I’m sure going to try!

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Rumor99 3 months ago on Twitter

Great distinction of Law and Gospel: " God hates the sinner b/c of the sin. God loves the sinner b/c of the Savior." http://bit.ly/17M3p1

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Peter Prange 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

If God did not hate sinners in his perfect righteousness, then he could not love sinners unconditionally. He would instead love us because of something we are or have done. His grace would no longer be true grace.

If God did not hate sinners, then he could not demonstrate “his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Ro 5:8).

God’s natural hatred of sinners doesn’t make his love for sinners less astounding; it makes it more astounding. It also, ironically, makes his love for us more certain because the reason he loves then rests entirely within him and not within us. ... See all content Hide content

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Pastor Dan Walters 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

I’ve never been a fan of that phrase either. It can be understood correctly, but for the most part I think it’s a confusion of law and gospel that could lead to the idea of “carnal security.” Your restatement does a nice job of dividing law and gospel properly.

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