Comments on: Hating the sin, loving the sinner http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/2009/07/hating-the-sin-loving-the-sinner/ "We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men." -Joseph Smith Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/2009/07/hating-the-sin-loving-the-sinner/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Steve Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:27:50 +0000 http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/?p=1719#comment-632 Thanks for your response. I love stories where our faith let us see a miracle happen, which further builds faith. It's amazing how faith becomes so self-strengthening once it has begun. I hope the situation turns out well. Thanks for your response. I love stories where our faith let us see a miracle happen, which further builds faith. It’s amazing how faith becomes so self-strengthening once it has begun. I hope the situation turns out well.

]]> By: Wendy T. http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/2009/07/hating-the-sin-loving-the-sinner/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Wendy T. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:40:41 +0000 http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/?p=1719#comment-630 This was a wonderful article. I find myself struggling to do this... to love the sinner but not the sin but I know it's possible with the Lord's help. I just experienced this with an ex-brother-in-law. He was into to drugs and my sister divorced him. I couldn't stand this man. He has been very unstable and I saw what it did to my sister and their four young boys. Well, he has recently moved into my ward and he has been coming to church. I tried to ignore him but I felt hypocrital when taking the sacrament because of the bad feelings I kept toward him. A few weeks ago I decided that I didn't want to harbor these feelings any more so I began to pray for him. He was gone a few weeks from church and so last Sunday was the first time in a while that I've seen him. A miracle happened. I was able to invite him to sit with me and my husband. I was even able to listen to what's been going on with him and I had no anger or malice or any other bad feelings. It was as if the Savior had plucked these bad feelings out of my heart and replaced them with love and understanding. I can now see him as my brother. It was truly amazing!!! Oh, how I love the Savior!! This was a wonderful article. I find myself struggling to do this… to love the sinner but not the sin but I know it’s possible with the Lord’s help. I just experienced this with an ex-brother-in-law. He was into to drugs and my sister divorced him. I couldn’t stand this man. He has been very unstable and I saw what it did to my sister and their four young boys.

Well, he has recently moved into my ward and he has been coming to church. I tried to ignore him but I felt hypocrital when taking the sacrament because of the bad feelings I kept toward him.

A few weeks ago I decided that I didn’t want to harbor these feelings any more so I began to pray for him.

He was gone a few weeks from church and so last Sunday was the first time in a while that I’ve seen him.

A miracle happened. I was able to invite him to sit with me and my husband. I was even able to listen to what’s been going on with him and I had no anger or malice or any other bad feelings. It was as if the Savior had plucked these bad feelings out of my heart and replaced them with love and understanding.

I can now see him as my brother.

It was truly amazing!!!

Oh, how I love the Savior!!

]]> By: April http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/2009/07/hating-the-sin-loving-the-sinner/comment-page-1/#comment-629 April Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:17:25 +0000 http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/?p=1719#comment-629 It would be great for you to have a FaceBook link...I'd love to share this with my friends there... It would be great for you to have a FaceBook link…I’d love to share this with my friends there…

]]>