Hate vs. God’s Word
“If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.”
I John 4:20-21
“Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.”
I John 3:15
“Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.”
1 John 2:9
It is clear from God’s Word we are not to hate others whom we can see! God says we can’t love Him if we hate someone and even equates it with murder and we do not have eternal life if we hate someone!
So what are we to do!
““But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”
Luke 6:27-28
“But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”
Matthew 5:44
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
Matthew 6:14-15
According to the Bible we are to love those we hate (enemies). Not only that but we are to forgive them for whatever reason we hate them. Notice if we do not forgive then God will not forgive us of our sins which means an eternity in hell!
Tom
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