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Niels

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I don't hate anybody or anything, but there are people I don't like, and things I don't approve of.

To me, hate requires too much effort. It's a lot of trouble to wake up every morning and remember to hold that grudge, and hate that person. It's draining. Chances are, if I dislike somebody or disapprove of something, it's not worth that kind of effort to think about. It's best to let it go and forget about them.

This, more or less. It's not a part of my daily life. I have more productive things to do with my time and energy.
 
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Miss Spaulding

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TheZealousOne

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It's difficult to conclude if hating is acceptable or not.

One minute it's hate your enemies, the next love them, it was stone them, now let it slide?

"A man's enemies shall be his own household, "If ye do not hate your parents as I do..." "who is my family? Those who do the will of God"

then we get things like

"ah love everyone blah blah, etc etc" (paraphrasing some nt verses that I don't feel like looking up, but I guess they're there?)

*sigh*, life is tough
 
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I never knew Jesus and the early christians weren't pleasing the lord.

but I'll be sure to use that verse with child abuse victims.

That verse comforts me with my personal disipline on my self with situations. Apologies, I perhaps could have worded it better.
 
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