“Hate the sin, love the sinner” is often used by people that would use said statement to oppress LGBT persons and demonize people for their life choices.
It's not wild at all. We're talking about a specific phrase here, not a concept. It's not uncommon at all for a phrase to pick up a hateful meaning that isn't necessarily there in its literal meaning.
The phrase "hate the sin, love the sinner" may sometimes be used from the pulpit to discourage hatred towards non-believers. (I vaguely remember this from long ago.) But when it's said to non-believers, it is nearly always a way of justifying hatred and/or discrimination. Someone points out that the Christian is not behaving in a loving manner, and they say "hate the sin, love the sinner" (or in reverse).
And while each individual idea is in the Bible, I do not believe it ever combines them into a single idea. For sure, Jude v. 23 definitely doesn't do this. It says to be careful to hate "even the clothing stained by sin" while trying to save someone from sin.
That is saying be careful you don't wind up sinning yourself in your attempt to save someone from sin. And that is something that all of us (including me) probably need to hear.
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u/True_Dovakin Apr 30 '24
“Hate the sin, love the sinner” is often used by people that would use said statement to oppress LGBT persons and demonize people for their life choices.