Love. Period.

Half Truths - Part 5: Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin??? Week 5 of a 5 week series on “Half Truths”, or what I call, “Bumper Sticker Christianity,” debunking common Christian cliche’s that tend to do more harm than good. This week, Rev. McKenzie Sefa returns to wrap up our series with the popular saying, “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin.” At first glance, it sounds reasonable. God hates sin. God loves sinners. So why shouldn’t we do the same? Unfortunately it’s a bit more complicated than that. At the end of the day, we are all sinners in need of love. It is not our place to judge someone else as a sinner first. It is simply our job to love. Jesus didn’t identify people by their sin, but by who they were as people beloved by God. That is the example we must follow. For more, check out this week’s sermon from Pastor McKenzie.