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You're only speaking to Christians in this post. You are not speaking to the lost and the message they hear. There are "pet sins" that some churches seem to preach hard about every. single. time. the. door. is. open. Trust me, that message gets out, loud and clear, that God hates the sin so much the sinner has no chance of approaching Him. I will absolutely NOT name preachers or churches where this kind of thing goes on. I'm afraid if I started, I'd have to type all night.
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Its pretty odd. In 37 years of being around Christians I have never heard one Preacher or Teacher ever say Jesus is out there hoping his children will fall so he can hurt or kill them. I
DO always hear Christians
SAY that they hear this but I have never
YET had one
NAME THE NAME of one who said it. Probably because such teaching does not exist in the Christian Church.
Are there Teachers that say we should fear God if we sin? I have heard a small number teach this and I highly encourage it because it is true and would help many see that God does expect holiness from his people.
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But it's very, very hard to hear anything else when the message of judgment is so loud. You really do not have to tell a sinner they've sinned. The presence of God is awesome and the Spirit reveals more deeply than any preacher could ever preach. But it's done in love, that draws a person to Christ, it never pushes them away. Preach the Jesus of love and compassion and mercy and grace and introduce sinners to Him and let Him change their hearts and convict of sin.
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This is the modern thinking. Paul preached judgment to a Governor of the Roman Empire
25 And as he reasoned of
righteousness, temperance , and judgment to come , Felix trembled , and answered , Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Acts 24:25
Paul did not only preach the love of God. He preached the WHOLE counsel of God. As we should today.
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