Loving the Sinner

In pondering the thing that irks me about certain congregations
that dis-fellowship for sin in others lives.

I do wonder why if the head
of that congregation were so righteous there would be need to
dis-fellowship for sin.

1Jo 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that,
if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1Jo 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask,
we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
1Jo 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not
unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them
that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not
say that he shall pray for it.
1Jo 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not
unto death.

There is a sin unto death that we are not to pray for.

It is one of claiming the Lord's holiness to be evil..But that
is not what I see people being dis-fellowshiped for.

They are treated like outcasts over little things like not
understanding the trinity, or believing in healing, or
questioning the resurrection.

Sure sin will lead to this disunion of belief..But instead of
treating this in an outcast manner shouldn't the individual
be prayed for in faith that those prayers will be answered?

They should even be able to pray protection over their elders
and ministry heads to keep the enemy at bay and out of those
areas and it be answered.

I am sure there is a congregation somewhere that actually
believes their prayers are of a saving faith as opposed
to a faith like Jonah's that only wished destruction.

Of course Jonah's wishes were over ridden for Nineva.

Why?

The Lord will never destroy the repentant and righteous.

Thank God for His judgements and mercies!

I would think that a true love of sinners and the lost would be
the only reason to enter the ministry.