Loving your enemies vs. hating evil people | Pastor Steven Anderson

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[–]fschmidt 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The problem is Matthew 5:43-48. This seems to apply to everyone, not just members of your group (however defined). I would like to know how Pastor Steven Anderson deals with this?

[–]trident765[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I believe this is probably the verse Pastor Anderson was defending against in the video.

Pastor Anderson believes in a doctrine that says that there is a class of people called "reprobates", that are horrible people, cannot be "saved" (i.e. they will go to hell), and you become one if you hate God, and once you become a reprobate you are a reprobate permanently and there is no going back. He gets this from Romans 1. In the video he distinguishes "enemies" from "reprobates", and says even though you are required to love enemies you are not required to love reprobates. An "enemy" might be a petty criminal or perhaps a Muslim, whereas a "reprobate" would be someone like an LGBT rights activist. Pastor Anderson believes all gays are reprobates, which is his explanation for why gay conversion therapy does not work. He believes hatred of God is what triggers homosexual urges.

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With the last one, I read before the idea that the act of hating God by itself tends to open up a "portal" that triggers the idea or urge to do other sins.