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Careful, this type of response is contrary to the rules of the forum. Personal attacks are not allowed. A wise man once said in a sermon, when speaking of or to others, particularly to those who believe, it is better to kind than right. We are commanded to be kind but never commanded to be right but to approach with grace and humility.
Yes, and this is from you in the OP "you could conclude that hatred in and of itself should not be bad if God gave people emotions, hatred being one of them. God would not create something bad that shouldn't exist." God created Satan, who then turned bad. God created our feelings, but you say that they cannot turn bad because God created them.
Okay, let me ask you a qestion. Is it bad to follow Psalm 139? It's the word of God, at least for you if you claim the name of Christ. If you don't believe it then get another religion, believe in Buddhism or something where hatred is always viewed as bad. I don't want to view hatred as bad because I don't want to be a virtue-signalling hypocrite.
Nevertheless, Israel does deserve the gospel in terms of being able to hear it and have the opportunity to repent. Conversion is another matter.
Are you disputing my point? I said that things God created can turn bad, and I am citing Satan as an example to prove the point.
Then why stop at Psalm 139?
I'm using the Bible to justify my hatred. If you disagree, then I would like to hear your definition of "perfect hatred." I mean if you claim to believe the Bible (I guess that is why you are on this forum to begin with) then you should believe 100% what it says and not pick and choose. It's either all or nothing. If you don't hate some people then you're not normal because everyone hates somebody, that is just what it means to be a human.
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You are correct that I am not normal, I dispute the notion that the concept applies to human beings, it is definitely not a requirement for Christian faith. The subject is does the Bible instruct us to hatred? We all sin, the Bible does not recommend sin as something God wants us to do.
So it is your position the parable is nonsense and Christ taught falsely?
No. The parable of the weeds and wheat illustrates how good and evil coexist in the world and explains that God will allow them to grow together until the final judgment. However, humans are often unable to distinguish between the two perfectly, or may cause more harm than good in their attempts to eradicate evil. The gospel must be preached to both for this reason. God will perfectly execute final judgment and justice at the end of time.
The parable is about more than you say, yet that is the common and easy preaching point. I did not say who was who nor that I knew, however some are shown as God's crop so to speak and some have been shown by His enemy. I did not imply the gospel is not to be preached or shared with all although not all will receive it and only God knows whose heart is fertile to receive the word. In the words of Charles Spurgeon, of which I will need to paraphrase, God has not put a mark I can see on those he is saving so I cannot selectively preach the Gospel. Wish I had the actual quote with me. However there are some whom God hates. It is quite clear in scripture. I suppose the question is does it then fall to us as humans to hate some people. At the very least we must live all to the extent to share the Gospel with them regardless of their actions. Yet we are told to not linger in that with those who reject but not told to hate. Given what I know, I would say that while God does hate some that we are called to not hate.
My brother we are talking past each other. My posts were in response to what the other poster wrote and you took my posts to mean something else. I agree with what you wrote in this post, primarily with your acknowledgement that the gospel must be preached to all and that we are called not to hate.
So... where did you get the idea that hatred is sinful? Do you have any verse on that?
