Why do you HATE sin?

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BenFTW

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"I hate myself." That at times has been the reverberation of my thoughts in self-reflection. This thread is asking for what reason do you hate sin? This question can be answered in consideration of others, but I'm going to take a different route. For me one of the biggest reasons I hate sin is because it haunts the mind.

Its always there, in memory, to remind us of how we have fallen short of God's glory. It attacks any innocence that we thought we had. In some ways the sins of the past are kept secret, never to be told because of the horrors we perceive would be upon the faces of the ones we love. This I hate about sin. It is a stain upon the conscience.

Along these same lines, I hate sin for the very reason that it gives ammunition to the accuser of the brethren. It equips the enemy to taunt, belittle, and condemn us. To throw us under the bus in a never ending onslaught of worthlessness. If we look in the mirror to see ourselves we most definitely do fall short of God's glory. Indeed, the beauty of God's holiness is awe inspiring. It makes my heart cry for sanctification and that is where there is hope.

The hope of the Lord bringing us through His process of sanctification is like a glimmer in the dark. There is light! There is hope. All that we have done in the past cannot define us, because present action speaks louder than an echo of the past. More importantly, His righteousness imputed stands at the forefront to tell the accuser of the brethren, "I've been set FREE!" It is Christ, in me. Its a renewing of the mind to identity. I am righteous, in Christ. The righteousness of God, imputed. I am a new creation! He says to be holy as He is holy and you bet with that command there is providence!

So yes, I hate sin but how I love God. How I love righteousness and holiness! Sin is sweet for a moment but the taste lingers until it is bitter and putrid. That is my cry today, God sanctify me! The past does not define me, it doesn't need to be brought up and pulled out as a skeleton from a closet. I am to reckon myself dead to sin and alive unto God. A new creation. To walk in who God has called me to be. Praise God that my sins of scarlet are as white as snow, the sins of crimson as white as wool. The blood of Christ has set me free and under God's grace sin's dominion is broken. Hallelujah.
 
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While it has become politically incorrect to talk about sin, the Scriptures make it crystal clear that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). But what is sin from a biblical perspective?
First, sin is not just murder, rape, or robbery. Sin is failing to do the things we should and doing those things that we should not. In short, sin is a word that describes anything that fails to meet God's standard of perfection. Thus, sin is the barrier between you and a satisfying relationship with God. Just as light and dark cannot exist together, neither can God and sin.
Furthermore, sin is a barrier between us and other people. You need only read the newspaper or listen to a news report to see how true this really is. We live in a time when terrorism abounds and when the world as we know it can be instantly obliterated by nuclear aggression.
Finally, sin is the deprivation of good. As such, sin is characterized by a lack of something rather than being something in itself. As noted above, sin is a break in relationship to God and others rather than being an ontological substance.

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I actually don't hate sin. If I didn't enjoy it, I wouldn't want to do it. I hate its effects, but the specific "acts" themselves are very often pleasurable and enjoyable.

I expect the usual churchy protestations about this view.... but do we commit sinful acts because we don't like them. If we are honest, "Nope, we don't."
 

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I actually don't hate sin. If I didn't enjoy it, I wouldn't want to do it. I hate its effects, but the specific "acts" themselves are very often pleasurable and enjoyable.

I expect the usual churchy protestations about this view.... but do we commit sinful acts because we don't like them. If we are honest, "Nope, we don't."
Its an honest perspective. One could say they enjoy jalapeno peppers until its time to go #2. haha
 
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Its an honest perspective. One could say they enjoy jalapeno peppers until its time to go #2. haha
Oh yeah. When the chickens come home to roost, THEN I certainly do hate HAVING sinned.
 
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When God has shown me my sin and He has given me the strength to hate it, I hate it most because it sent His Son to die on the cross, because of it.
 

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The more that i LOVE GOD the less of a desire that i have to engage in sin
 
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I actually don't hate sin. If I didn't enjoy it, I wouldn't want to do it. I hate its effects, but the specific "acts" themselves are very often pleasurable and enjoyable.

I expect the usual churchy protestations about this view.... but do we commit sinful acts because we don't like them. If we are honest, "Nope, we don't."
If I didn't enjoy it, I wouldn't want to do it.
Is that what God is talking about here?: Romans 8:5 and here?: Romans 8:12
 
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It's really quite simple. If you hate sin, YOU DO NOT SIN.

I don't like okra, I hate okra. I have not touched okra to my lips since I was 8.
Yet, okra is good for me.

Moose tracks ice cream is not good for me, but I will eat it any chance I get.

(This is called being both honest and realistic.)
 

BenFTW

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Is that what God is talking about here?: Romans 8:5 and here?: Romans 8:12
He doesn't mean he is a proponent for sin. He is simply distinguishing between the act of sin and the effects of sin. Cause and effect. Its semantic in a way, because you cannot have the sin without its consequences (in certain respects). As my analogy pointed out (haha), one might enjoy an activity until one has to live with its consequences. However, since those consequences are tied to the activity, one might say they do not like that activity due to its repercussions.
 

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I hate sin because...
- it hinders my ability to perceive God's love and goodness
- it damages me, others, or both
- it allows the enemy an open door for accusation or worse
- it tramples on God's grace
- it hinders relationships with other people

I was going to write that it damages my relationship with God. I chose not to, because my relationship with God does not depend on my righteousness, but on God's grace. Then I thought to write that sin actually sends me to God, which is a good thing, but the sin itself is not a good thing. I'm left thinking that because Jesus' sacrifice was done in my place, and though it is good to think of it, and be reminded of God's great love for me/us/the world, I'd rather come to Him in praise than in repentance. The trouble is, I can't do that consistently... because of sin. At least by God's grace I can come to Him in repentance, trusting that Jesus has dealt with my sin completely.
 

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I actually don't hate sin. If I didn't enjoy it, I wouldn't want to do it. I hate its effects, but the specific "acts" themselves are very often pleasurable and enjoyable.

I expect the usual churchy protestations about this view.... but do we commit sinful acts because we don't like them. If we are honest, "Nope, we don't."
But at a certain point in our walk, maybe not as baby Christians, but isn't that pleasurable act even tainted in our conscience because of our experiences with Christ?
 
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But at a certain point in our walk, maybe not as baby Christians, but isn't that pleasurable act even tainted in our conscience because of our experiences with Christ?
Maybe THAT act.... but not the one you are going to do next week.
 

JosephsDreams

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You know what I don't like, maybe as much as my dislike for sin, is knowing what sin is.
The older I get, the more I look back and see the best times of my life is when I didn't fully understand about sin, a type of innocence, and when I did not sin. Being with God of course.
 
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We cut someone down on this forum (a lot of that happens all the time) Why? Because we don't want to attack and get even? No, because we just can't make our fingers fly fast enough on the keys to dash off that stinging reply.

Do we often feel bad after doing some of that stupid stuff? Of course.... BUT NOT AT THE MOMENT WE DO IT. In fact, if we could check, we would see our BP and heart rate are soaring during that great retort we typed.
 
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BenFTW

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There is a reason behind why God deemed certain things sin. Some people may think "God said it, so it is so" but God has reasoning behind why He doesn't want people to participate in certain acts or behavior. There is a reason God hates wickedness. VVhen we read what the summation of the law is, that is to love the Lord your God and to love your neighbor as yourself, we see that sin in all its expressions is without love. A lack of love for self, neighbor, or God.

Another reason to hate sin. It is void of love.
 

JosephsDreams

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Maybe THAT act.... but not the one you are going to do next week.
Well I also get concerned THAT act will lead to another next week, that I will become comfortable with the sin, and before I know it, bang, its a lifestyle transgression.
 

JosephsDreams

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We cut someone down on this forum (a lot of that happens all the time) Why? Because we don't want to attack and get even? No, because we just can't make our fingers fly fast enough on the keys to dash off that stinging reply.

Do we often feel bad after doing some of that stupid stuff. Of course.... BUT NOT AT THE MOMENT WE DO IT. In fact, if we could check, we would see our BP and heart rate are soaring during that great retort we typed.
Maybe this next statement might say something not so good about me, but when I shot off that reply, I did not feel completely good about it. The Holy Spirit was yelling at me, stop. I knew it, I was just upset I was called a quack, or it was implied. I went through a whole scenario in my mind. I am trying to help, I get paid for what I am putting here for free, this guy has no idea of what he is talking about, blah, blah, blah. A lot of me, me, me.
I felt good and bad at the same time I wrote it.
But even then I knew it was going to come back to bite me.
 
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I hate sin because it thwarts my best efforts at being the person I would really like to be

I hate sin because sometimes I don't seem to mind it all

I hate sin because it ruins absolutely everything ... the best intentions and efforts ....

the only thing it is good for, is turning me to God and keeping me there