Author: Corey J. Mahler, Esq., J.D., LL.M.

‘hAtE tHe SiN nOt ThE sInNeR’

David:

»Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies.«

If you oppose nuclear power, then you aren’t an environmentalist.

My view of international affairs is quite simple:

If it affects neither

a) my country or my people

nor

b) Christians qua Christians

then I don’t care.

To see a beautiful woman is temptation.

To desire to possess her is concupiscence, is sin.

To possess her is adultery, is sin.

The desire to sin is sin itself.

The demons have no flesh; every evil thing in this world involves evil men.

Unless Christians qua Christians are being persecuted, I don’t care about the affairs of other states.

Until the marriage is consummated, all you really have is a roommate and a roommate agreement.

The injudicious comments of some mean very little to me personally — there’s nothing anyone (pastor or otherwise) is going to do to drive me away from Lutheranism; rather, I am concerned for those who are new to the faith or who are just exploring it for the first time.

Better to stand with God and on His Word, and thereby end up first on the chopping block, than to defend the culture, and thereby buy yourself only time.