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05 September 2016

Hate

If a Christian's life is to be defined by an all-consuming, self-sacrificial love, is there room in it for hatred?

I think so,

If a person loves something, it's almost axiomatic that he should hate its opposite. To love freedom is to hate oppression. To love peace is to hate war. To love life is to hate death. You can't love something and its opposite at the same time.

Even beyond the logical problems there's the issue of loving what God hates. Some say that he can't hate because God is love, but that's why he has to hate. Because God loves marriage, truth, and justice, he hates divorce,lies, and injustice. Among other things.

And so should we.

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