Why is Tolerating Sin Not Loving?
Seriousness of Sin Sin is "any evil action or evil motive that is in opposition to God. Simply stated, sin is failure to let God be God and placing something or someone in God’s rightful place of supremacy" (Erickson, M. J., 2013). Jesus talked about sinners when He said, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:2-5). The Greek term for perish is ἀπόλλυμι which means to cause or experience destruction. The Greek word for offender is ὀφειλέτης which is one who is guilty, culpable, and at fault when it relates to God (Arndt, et. al., 2000). Jesus also states, "For whoever is ashamed of me