Compassion, A Tool of The Devil

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Can Compassion be Evil?

Compassion = Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

Sounds good? How can having compassion be bad? Does not the Word tell us that Jesus had compassion?

{Matthew 9:35-38}
"And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."

God so loved the World, so on and so forth. So how can I then make the statement that compassion is a tool of the Devil? Because twisted, compassion IS, a tool of the Devil. False compassion. Misguided compassion. Taught feelings of compassion.

What do I mean? God says, “Thou Shalt Not Murder.” We say, “But wait, what if little Suzy is minding her own business, and some old evil guy rapes her? She should not be punished with a child for the rest of her life. What if that old evil guy is her own father? It is compassionate to say that we can ‘correct’ that mistake and end her pregnancy. As a matter of fact, for whatever reason, it should be a Woman’s Right to choose what to do with her body. Right?”

God says Homosexuality is Sin. We say, “How can a long-term, loving, kind relationship be evil. And while we are at it, why can’t these two Marry? Is it not compassionate to want ‘equality’, and is it not compassionate to say, they should not have to hear what they are doing is wrong? So shut up about it already.”

Jesus says there is only one way to get to Heaven, and that is… through Him. WE say, “That is a narrow-minded, exclusive, hate-filled, ignorant view. Compassion tells us that all religions are equal and that people can believe whatever they want. Your ‘Truth’ is no better than anyone else’s ‘Truth’. So keep your ‘version’ of Truth to yourself.”

Compassion tells us that not only do we now have to accept Sin, but we must honor, celebrate, and even protect Sin. Compassion tells us that if something is offensive to someone, we must change it or ban it.

Look at the news today. Someone becomes offended, and the entire history is being erased. Flags banned. Merchandise banned. Speech silenced. Religion is attacked at an ever-growing rate. God mocked and Jesus denounced. Children of God are being attacked personally, financially, and yes, even physically.

While this is all going on, some very good people, {Worldly Sense} are standing, cheering, and applauding, because they have been taught, this “FEELS” right and just. Compassion. If it “FEELS” right and just, then it must be right and just. If it “FEELS” good, then do it. Compassion. And if you disagree, then you will be seen as a troublemaker. You will be seen as a problem. You will have to be dealt with. Why? Because Compassion tells us this..

Here are some Verses that you really need to read for yourself. Abortion? Exodus 20:13, Exodus 21:22-24, Psalm 139. There is no compromise. There is no compassion in the slaughter of the most innocent of all lives. Homosexuality? Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, Ezekiel 16:48-51, {Think America} Romans 1:18-32. There is no compromise. The Word is crystal clear that homosexuality is both an abomination and Sin to God, and against nature itself. It is not compassion to tell someone, Go ahead, you are as equal and right as everyone else. While you know, they could very well be on their way to Hell.

Jesus IS the only way to Heaven? John 14:6, Matthew 7:21-27, John 6:63, He promised that those who believe in Him will have eternal life, John 3:14-15. He is the gate of the sheep, John 10:7; The bread of life, John 6:35; and the resurrection, John 11:25. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY.

It is not compassionate to not tell someone that if they walk through the fire, they will get burned. It is not compassionate to remain silent and watch them burn. It is not compassionate to accept the lie and allow others to accept the lie. It is not compassionate to sit and remain silent in the face of so many losing their very right to live.

You see, there is only one Truth. There is only one Way. There is only one way to find Life itself. It is not exclusive. It is INCLUSIVE. It is not narrow-minded. It is not hate-filled. It is not discriminatory. chauvinistic, or anything else. It is the TRUE love of God. Jesus the Christ, and The Bible, The Word of the living God.

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One should be careful to differentiate what is meant by compassion. For example there is compassion that is a natural response to the suffering of another.

There is another sort of compassion that is an emotional self-stimulation.

Another type of compassion is the self-righteous declaration of what others should do.

There is a sort of bureaucratic “compassion” such as the Great Society of the 1960s that destroyed black families to ease their “suffering”.

While real individual compassion has great value, collectivized “compassion” is often used for fund raising and political action that can be quite harmful.

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Here is a tool that might be helpful.

Here is Brown-Driver-Briggs full definition of chesed (02617). Note how BDB divides the definition into chesed of man and chesed of God. And while there is a considerable amount of original Hebrew, notice how the essence of the definition is easily determined as are the passages that use chesed with that particular definition.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֶ֫סֶד: 247 noun masculine2Samuel 16:17goodness, kindness; — absolute ׳ח Genesis 24:12 85t.; חָ֑סֶד Genesis 39:21 12t.; construct חֶסֶד 8t 1Sa 20:8.; suffix חַסְדִּי Psalm 59:18 120t. suffixes; plural חֲסָדִים Genesis 32:11; constructחַסֵדֵי Isaiah 55:3 5t. (BaerJes p. 79 Ges§ 93, R, 1. F.); suffix חֲסָדַי Nehemiah 13:14 + 10t. suffixes; (not in H or P).

I. of man:

1 kindness of men towards men, in doing favours and benefits 1 Samuel 20:15; 2 Samuel 16:17; Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 19:22; Proverbs 20:6; יהוה ׳ח 1 S 1Sa 20:14 the kindness of ׳י (such as he shews, Thes MV; that sworn to by oath to Yahweh Mich Dathe; shewn out of reverence to Yahweh Th Ke); compare אלהים ׳ח s-.. 2Sa 9:3 ׳תּוֺרַתאחProverbs 31:26 instruction in kindness, kindly instruction עָשָׂה חֶסֶד עִמָּדִי do or shew kindness(in dealing) with me Genesis 20:13; Genesis 40:14 (E),1 Samuel 20:14; 2 Samuel 10:2 (עִמִּי in “” 1 Chronicles 19:2); with עִם Genesis 21:23 (E), Genesis 24:12,14; Joshua 2:12 (twice in verse); Judges 1:24(J), Judges 8:35; 1 Samuel 15:6; 2 Samuel 2:5; 2 Samuel 3:8; 2 Samuel 9:1; 2 Samuel 9:3; 2 Samuel 9:7,10:20a = 1Chronicles 19:2a, 1Chronicles 19:2b 2Chronicles 24:22; with עַל 1 S 2 Sa 20:8 with לְ 1 s 1Ki 2:7 לפני ׳נשׂא ח obtain kindness before Esther 2:9,17; ׳היטיב ח Ruth 3:10.

2 kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable), mercy Proverbs 20:28; Job 6:14; אישׁ חסד merciful man Proverbs 11:17 (opposed toאַכְזָרִי); ׳מַלְכֵּי ח merciful kings 1 Kings 20:31;׳עשׂה ח Psalm 109:16; in this sense usually with other attributes (see also below II.2); “” אמת Hosea 4:1; Isaiah 16:5; ואמת ׳ח Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 14:22; Proverbs 16:6; Proverbs 20:28; ואמת ׳עשׂה ח Genesis 24:49; Genesis 47:29; Joshua 2:14 (J; RV gives thse under 1); “” צדקה Hosea 10:12; ׳צדקה וח Proverbs 21:21; “” משׁפט Micah 6:8; ומשׁפט ׳חs Hos 12:7; “” חוֺנֵן Psalm 109:12; ורחמים ׳חZechariah 7:9; Daniel 1:9. — (On Hosea 6:4,6 see 3 below)

3 (rarely) affection if Israel to ׳י love to God, piety:נְעוּרַיִךְ ׳ח Jeremiah 2:2 piety of thy youth (“” love of thine espousals to Yahweh); possibly alsoחַסְדְּכֶם כַּעֲנַןבֹּֿקֶר Hosea 6:4 your piety is like a morning cloud (fleeting), and כִּי חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי וְלאֹזָֿ֑בַח Hosea 6:6 for piety I delight in and not in peace-offering (“” דעת אלהים, compare 1 Samuel 15:22); — so Wü Now Hi (1Samuel 15:4) Che; Ke Hi (1 Samuel 15:6) al. below 2 (or 1); — נַנְשֵׁי חֶסֶד men of piety Isaiah 57:1 (""צַדִּיק); plural pious acts 2Chronicles 32:32; 35:26;Nehemiah 13:14.

4 lovely appearance: כָּלחַֿסְדּוֺ כְּצִיץ הַשָֹּׁדֶהIsaiah 40:6 all its loveliness as the flower of the field (so Thes Hi De Che Di and others; but δόξα ᵐ5 1Peter 1:24 & gloria ᵑ9 favour an original reading הוֺדוֺ Lo orכְּבֹדוֺ Ew, see BrMP 375; Du הֲדָרוֺ).

II. of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures. He is חַסְדָּם their goodness favor Jonah 2:9; חַסְדִּי Psalm 144:2;אֱלֹהֵי חַסְדִּי God of my kindness Psalm 59:18; in Psalm 59:11 read אֱלֹהַי חַסְדּוֺ my God with his kindness ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Ew Hup De Pe Che Bae; his is the kindness Psalm 62:13; it is with him Psalm 130:7; he delights in it Micah 7:18.

1 specifically lovingkindness:

a. in redemption from enemies and troubles Genesis 19:19; Genesis 39:21 (J), Exodus 15:13 (song), Jeremiah 31:3; Ezra 7:28; Ezra 9:9; Psalm 21:8;Psalm 31:17; Psalm 31:22; Psalm 32:10; Psalm 33:22;Psalm 36:8; Psalm 36:11; Psalm 42:9; Psalm 44:27;Psalm 48:10; Psalm 59:17; Psalm 66:20; Psalm 85:8;Psalm 90:14; Psalm 94:18; Psalm 107:8; Psalm 107:15; Psalm 107:21; Psalm 107:31; Psalm 143:8;Psalm 143:12; Job 37:13; Ruth 1:8; Ruth 2:20; men should trust in it Psalm 13:6; Psalm 52:10; rejoice in it Psalm 31:8; hope in it Psalm 33:18; Psalm 147:11.

b. in preservation of life from death Psalm 6:5; Psalm 86:13; Job 10:12.

c. in quickening of spiritual life Psalm 109:26; Psalm 119:41; Psalm 119:76; Psalm 119:88; Psalm 119:124;Psalm 119:149; Psalm 119:159.

d. in redemption from sin Psalm 25:7; Psalm 51:3.

e. in keeping the covenants, with Abraham Micah 7:20; with Moses and Israel שׁמר הַבְּרִית וְ(הַ)חֶסֶד keep-eth the covenant and the lovingkindness Deuteronomy 7:9,12; 1 Kings 8:23 2Chronicles 6:14; Nehemiah 1:5; Nehemiah 9:32;Daniel 9:4; with David and his dynasty 2 Samuel 7:15 =1 Chronicles 17:13; 2 Samuel 22:51 = Psalm 18:51, 1 Kings 3:6 (twice in verse) = 2Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 89:29; Psalm 89:34; with the wife Zion Isaiah 54:10.

2 חֶסֶד is grouped with other divine attributes: חסד ואמת kindness (lovingkindness) and fidelity Genesis 24:27 (J), Psalm 25:10; Psalm 41:11; Psalm 40:12;Psalm 57:4; Psalm 61:8; Psalm 85:11; Psalm 89:15;Psalm 115:1; Psalm 138:2; ואמת עם ׳עשׂה ח 2 S 2Sa 2:6; 2 Samuel 15:20 (ᵐ5, see Dr); with אֶתֿGenesis 24:49; ואמת ׳רַב ח Exodus 34:6 (JE),Psalm 86:15; also “” אמת Micah 7:20; Psalm 26:3;Psalm 117:2; “” אֱמוּנָה Psalm 88:12; Psalm 89:3;Psalm 92:3; ׳אמונה וח Psalm 89:25; ואמונה ׳חPsalm 98:3; “” רחמים Psalm 77:9; ורחמים ׳חJeremiah 16:5; Hosea 2:21; Psalm 103:4; ומשׁפט ׳חJeremiah 9:23; Psalm 101:1; “” צדקה Psalm 36:11;׳טוב וח Psalm 23:6.

3 the kindness of God is

J.

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I like your post because it exposes what we’re seeing all around us today. How false compassion is being weaponized to silence truth.

Some people claim to be Christian, but they won’t speak truth because they don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, even if that means their silence allows people to remain on the broad road to destruction. “I’m being loving,” they say. Well, love that sits silently while people walk away into the flames of hell without a warning is not love. False compassion is the devil’s counterfeit. It is conviction traded for emotion, forgiveness traded for flattery, and sins excused in the name of kindness. That’s why the Bible warns: In the last days people “will call evil good and good evil” (~Isaiah 5:20).

Jesus was compassionate, and that’s why He had to call sinners to repentance. When Jesus saw the crowds, He was “deeply moved with compassion” because they were “lost” (~Matthew 9:36). But He didn’t affirm them in their sin. He called them to repentance. Jesus forgave the woman caught in adultery, but he still told her, “Go and sin no more” (~John 8:11). That’s grace and truth in balance: mercy that does not destroy, but seeks to restore.

Today’s watered-down version of Christianity is all about comfort and never conviction. But the Scripture is very clear that “in the last days” people will not “endure sound doctrine” but will “seek out” teachers who “appease” them (~2 Timothy 4:3). Real Christians can’t be silent. Ezekiel 3: 18 says that if we know the wicked are dying in their sins and we don’t tell them, then their blood is on our hands.

Yes, compassion can become evil when we distort it to the point that it no longer convicts. The love of Christ never applauds what nailed Him to the cross. Real compassion never celebrates sin. It calls sinners to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ because only the truth can set them free (~John 8:32).

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You do this a lot, you take a clear, biblical point and bury it under academic trivia. The post wasn’t about chesed or Hebrew lexicons. It was about false compassion, how people use emotion to justify sin and silence truth. Turning it into a language study doesn’t enlighten the issue; it derails it.

Biblical compassion isn’t found in Brown-Driver-Briggs, it’s found in Scripture itself. When Jesus had compassion, He called people to repentance and truth, not to analysis (~Matthew 9:36, ~John 8:11). The prophets didn’t preach word studies; they preached holiness.

This habit of turning every discussion into a Hebrew or Greek lesson might sound scholarly, but it doesn’t feed anyone’s soul. Paul warned about this kind of thing—“ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth” (~2 Timothy 3:7). Sometimes we need less theory and more obedience. The Word of God speaks plainly. Let’s stop complicating what God made clear.

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another AI BANDIt its crazy because seems like we dont gotta read the bible anymore sad

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@bdavidc

@PeterC had no issue with it, Open Doors had no issue with it, yet somehow you take issue with how I choose to study?

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Summary of Distinct Hebrew Words for “Compassion” and Related Terms
Root Transliteration Core Meaning Frequency Primary Domain
רחם racham Deep inner compassion, maternal love ~47 Emotional, covenantal
חנן chanan Grace, favor, unmerited kindness ~77 Gracious favor
חסד chesed Covenant loyalty, lovingkindness ~245 Covenant relationship
נחם nicham Comfort, compassion, relenting ~108 Emotional-sympathetic
חמל chamal Pity, sparing, withholding judgment ~38 Judicial compassion

J.

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Hmmm..I’m thinking I’m on the right path then. Reaching out to those lost in sin, walking alongside them speaking God’s truth, calling them to repent, and if they choose to continue to live in sin, warn them of judgement and pray that the next gatherer has better luck than I, or that God softens their hearts. My pastor continues to convict us to condemn complacency and I whole-heartedly agree with him.

And while I find word studies difficult, I’m learning a great deal! I plod along reading some of the responses of @Johann and @Samuel_23, and a few others here, resorting to stopping to look up many English words, I truly appreciate the difficult reads and what I’m learning! The money I spent on my concordance is well worth it!

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Hey Bdavidc

Why do some do this? No convictions. Allow people to live however they will and be called good and holy. No hell, then no sin. No sin, then no reason to change. You are important. You are good. Just be you. Give me money and come to hear my messages, and you will be good. Don’t listen to those negative people. They are wrong. Just be you. You are perfect the way you are. Jesus already paid the price for you. Therefore, you are already forgiven. Just live the way you feel is best.

This is a lie straight from the evil one himself. Do not believe it. Lack of understanding and false compassion go like this. Jesus came to you while you were in the middle of your sin. He died for you while you were a sinner. He went straight to the sinners and preached that they could be saved. This means that we must have compassion for all. We must love and accept all. We all sin. Your sin is not greater nor lesser than the sin you do not like, so do not be judgmental. Jesus would accept all as He did back then.

Well? Kinda true. But they leave out repent. They do not want to offend anyone. Jesus did go to the sinners. Jesus did forgive the sinners, yet what did He say? Repent. “Go and sin no more.” Remember this warning? Another clear example, this one with an explanation. John 5:1-15

“Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you.” The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.” John 5:14-15

You cannot separate forgiveness, salvation, and repentance. This is the whole reason Jesus came.

PC

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Hey Johann, thank you for commenting. I’m not entirely sure what you meant, but I appreciate your involvement.

PC

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No problem brother @PeterC, but I truly appreciate your words of encouragement.

J.

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When you judge others, you judge yourself. And what you do to others, whether good or bad, you do to Christ. He takes it all upon Himself like every other stripe across His back. He bares the burden for every blessing and every curse and He knows it well.

The truth is, our battle is not against flesh and blood but againat Principalities of Darkness. But for some reason, a wicked generation keeps focussing on the flesh, Ignorant of the realities around them when they should know better.

When you sing praises to God, you do this in a Spirit. When you show Kindness and Compassion to another person, regardless of who they are or what they have done, you are moving in that Holy Spirit. And by moving in that Spirit, you spread It’s Holy Influence into a world bound by chains. You begin to set the world free. This is how the Kingdom of God is grown.

As Christians we are called to focus on the inside of the cup where the Spirit dwells. And we do this because the world outside of the cup is shaped (influenced) by what we hold within the cup. And you are the cup. This is why Christ says we only need to clean the inside of the cup. The outside reflects what is within.

The “sins” that people often judge by sight are often a manifestation of a spirit within, something that has taken hold. And those who condemn others, those who are moved to target another person, to verbally or physically attack and judge sinners (instead of dealing with the spiritual source) are also often being moved and controlled by a spirit that holds them captive too- thus Christ said to take the log out of your own eye before helping another person to remove a splinter. And we know this because no condemnation is found in Christ.

The nature of the spirit that we hold within us takes shape in our thoughts, feelings, words, actions, and movements. (The same way water takes shape in the vessel that holds it.) And that spirit comes to fill, and to occupy , and to shape our thoughts, feelings, words, actions, and movements, and through them reveal itself.

Whether you know it or not, you (we) are caught up in the ebb and flow of a spirit like a twig carried by the water, even as you are the cup containing that water (and may it be Living Water). You decide what spirit you walk in, what seeds you plant and what harvest you bloom. And whose kingdom you fight for.

But whenever you join in with the chorus of backbiting, complaining, disparaging, discouraging voices, you have joined with that spirit instead of God’s Holy Spirit. You are feeding that spirit with your Worship of dancing in its spirit. You have given that spirit power and dominion over your life and allowed it to affect all the people in your life. Through you. As salvation and eternal life comes through Christ, death comes through the way of a man, born from the spirit that carries him.

Your words, and their focus, reveal the spirit you are walking in and working with.

What you do in LOVE is done in the Spirit of God. But when you go out of your way to target, attack, wound, or hurt another person or group of people, even sinners, you are not in Christ and His Holy Spirit.

In these last days, little ones, it would be wise for us all to do some deep introspection, spending some time alone in prayer with God to ask Him- Are we moving in His Spirit? Are we displaying Christ to this world for all to see by all that we say and do? Or are we personally caught up in the spirit riptide of the Accuser, Betrayer, Destroyer. And if you are, little ones, actively helping the Destroyer to belittle, discourage, attack and destroy souls in this world and if you choose to stay in that spirit, there is only one way this ends.

Only Christ can save you. And if you don’t reach for that Life Preserver, trading one spirit for a Holy One, then you will see exactly how the end comes in like a flood, without slowing or stopping once it begins. It sweeps away everything in its path. As it has for all those who have ever chosen death over LIFE, hate over LOVE.

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Hey Tillman

I would like to understand your point of view on this. Do you believe that Jesus commanded us to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”

Telling a sinner that they are in sin and need to repent is wrong in your eyes? The focus of Jesus Christ’s mission was to call sinners to repentance: “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Luke 5:32). His call of absolute surrender goes out to all people: “But unless you repent, you too will all perish.” (Luke 13:5).

“Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more,” Jesus said that her sin was forgiven. But He commanded her to repent truly. “Go, and sin no more.” He was not telling her, “I love you. I forgive you. Now, go and do as you will.” No. He said to her to repent, to turn away from. Not to do it again. Another clear example, this one with an explanation. John 5:1-15

“Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you.” The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.” John 5:14-15

What about this?

"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation." Matthew 12:43-45

Is it not our duty to call sinners to repentance and warn them to “Sin no more?” Is it not a lie to say to someone who is gay or trans, or whatever, It’s ok, just be you. Live as you will, God loves you, and you will be fine. Remember, it is a sin to lie.

I’m truly curious, why are you so against the Word of God?

PC

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There is a time and a place, a method and a purpose. If you are in relationship with someone and they do actual wrong or harm, and you confront them carefully in love, then you are helping them in love.

But when “correcting” a “sinner,” whom you do not love, you risk being moved by your own sinfulness to do evil. You could be possessed by a controlling destructive religious spirit, or a jealous envious spirit. Or you may actually be committing the same sin as that person you are judging but have not accepted your own personal responsibility yet and thus you are judging yourself through them. And in that instance, your real motivation is your own shame rather than love. All the while, in your religious fervor, you are making a stink with that person and pushing them further away from God. Because if you are the best representation of Christ in their lone of sight, why would they believe in Christ after dealing with the jealous hateful hypcrite they see in you.

And in none of that are you actually serving God..

Fuethermore, confronting sinners with their sins can be misguided and counter productive, and just plain being a bad neighbor depending how you do it.

Not to mention, it is a complete waste of time and energy attacking the fruit of a tree instead of the roots. If a spirit is moving people to do evil, confronting them will do absolutely no good. Their hearts are hardened by the wicked spirit that has rooted into them. It blocks all your efforts.

And you risk that spirit turning its puppets on you, all those people who are controlled by it. If you step outside of God’s direction and say something or do something God did not move you to do, and furthermore disobey God, are you still protected? And if so, by what Authority or Spirit? Because you have chosen to step away from God.

Think of the crowd who chose the violent vengeful Barjesus over the forgiving and merciful Christ Jesus. All of those people were caught up in a spirit that moved them away from Christ and lead them to kill someone who never hurt them. An innocent.

Proverbs 25:21-22 and Romans 12:20,

A hungry man will eat anything, but a full man will be repulsed by the sweetness of honey.

Feed the hungry, and let LOVE burn your enemies like hot coals. Know your audience, choose your method wisely, and don’t sin in the process.

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Your post uses spiritual sounding language, but it mixes truth with ideas Scripture never teaches. The Bible is clear that our battle is spiritual ~Ephesians 6:12, but it never says judging sin means “judging yourself,” nor does it say that every act of kindness is automatically moving “in the Spirit.” The Holy Spirit is not a feeling or an emotional current. He dwells in those who believe the gospel ~Ephesians 1:13, not in every kind act done by anyone.

You said we should “only clean the inside of the cup,” but Jesus used that picture to expose hypocrisy, not to forbid calling sin what it is ~Matthew 23:25 through 28. Scripture commands believers to judge with righteous judgment ~John 7:24, to test every spirit ~1 John 4:1, and to correct those in error ~Galatians 6:1. That is obedience, not walking in the “spirit of the accuser.”

You also said people who “call out sin” are controlled by another spirit. Scripture does not teach that. The apostles exposed false teachers constantly ~Romans 16:17, ~2 Peter 2:1, ~1 Timothy 4:1, and Jesus Himself rebuked sin openly. There is no conflict between love and truth. Love “does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth” ~1 Corinthians 13:6.

Your language about “spirits shaping your thoughts, feelings, movements” is mystical, not biblical. Scripture says believers are led by the Spirit through the Word ~Psalm 119:105, ~Galatians 5:16. It does not teach that people are like cups being carried by invisible forces. It teaches responsibility, obedience, and discernment based on Scripture.

The idea that confronting sin means you are “helping the Destroyer” is the opposite of what Jesus and the apostles taught. Darkness spreads when sin is ignored, not when truth is spoken ~Ephesians 5:11. The answer is always the same: measure everything by the Word. Not by impressions. Not by emotion. Not by mystical ideas of “spirits.” The Bible alone defines what it means to walk in the Spirit, and that is obeying the truth God has given ~Galatians 5:25.

If we want to show Christ to the world, we walk in the truth He gave, not in poetic language that replaces Scripture with feelings.

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You’re correct that a message without repentance is not the gospel. The Bible is clear that Jesus came “to call sinners to repentance” ~Luke 5:32 and God “commands all people everywhere to repent” ~Acts 17:30. Forgiveness is real, but it is never apart from a turning from sin, but always with it. When Jesus healed the man in John 5, He made that clear: “Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you” ~John 5:14. Grace saves, but that same grace also teaches us to deny ungodliness and live righteously ~Titus 2:11 through 12. Love and compassion are not the same as affirming sin. Scripture calls that hating a brother, not loving mercy ~Leviticus 19:17. Compassion is not cruel, but truthful. Jesus went to sinners, but He never left them as they were. He told them the truth that sets a person free ~John 8:32. A gospel without repentance is not the same as the gospel that Jesus and the apostles preached.

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Scripture never teaches that we should only confront the sin of those we “love personally,” or that we will become “possessed by a spirit” if we call sin by its name. The Bible commands believers to “reprove, rebuke and exhort with the Word” ~2 Timothy 4: 2, to “expose the unfruitful works of darkness” ~Ephesians 5:11 and to “warn the unruly” ~1 Thessalonians 5:14. Jesus and the apostles confronted sinners all the time, not because they were motivated by “jealousy” or “religious spirits,” but because truth is love ~1 Corinthians 13:6. Your idea that hardened sinners cannot be confronted is also unbiblical. God sent Jonah to Nineveh, He sent prophets to Israel, and He sent His disciples to preach repentance to the lost ~Luke 24:47. The problem is disobedience to God’s Word, not mystical speculation about spirits possessing people. The Bible says nothing about “attacking fruit instead of roots” but it does say the gospel confronts sin in the face so people can repent and live (~Acts 17:30). Love does not shun truth. Love speaks the truth with humility so people can be saved ~James 5:19-20.

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If you say so, dear. As long as you understand that I offered correction. I tried to convince you to change course. I really really did. Many times, in many posts. So if you persist in error, you only have yourselves to blame. And you will own the natural consequences of your actions. I can do nothing more.

But I will leave you with this final word- To Blaspheme against the Holy Spirit is to commit the one sin that will not be forgiven in this age or the next. All other sins are forgiven. And to suggest- as the title of this post does- that Compassion “is a tool of the devil” is to flirt very closely with that one line you should never cross. Compassion is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. But again, I can only encourage you to change course.

From Mathew 12

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

**22 **Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. **23 **And all the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of David?”

**24 **But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.” **25 **Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. **26 **And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? **27 **And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

**28 **But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. **29 **Or how can someone enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house. **30 **Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

**31 **Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. **32 **And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come

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Hello Tillman, first, this is a whole other topic. Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit has more to do with rejection than what? Speaking in His name falsely? Second, I’m pretty sure that you answered your own argument here. Did you not just say that if I am warning someone of sin, then I am helping them by a spirit of sin?

So are you saying that quoting the Bible is wrong? Or avoiding those things in there that you disagree with is good? Are you saying homosexuality is not a sin? Are you saying that we should not warn others of their sin? I’m new here and getting to learn about some people here. I am truly asking.

PC

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Thanks, bdavidc. I’m new here and just learning about some people here. So far, I’m happy to see that even though some may disagree, at least they seem to do so cordially. I have always believed that we can learn and grow from honest and cordial debates.

PC

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