Proverbs 8:13 ” To fear the Lord is to hate evil.”

Another way to look at it is, the love of God and hatred cannot co-exist in our hearts. For if we allow hatred to dwell where His love should abide, we’ll never be effective in God’s work. That’s because of hatred’s intense negative emotional response that overrides wisdom and can even provoke an unstated legitimization of violence against the object of our hatred…whether it be person, place, or thing. Unfortunately, hatred is a tangible measurement of the evil in the world today as it spreads ugliness in all directions of the globe…for hatred only breeds more hate. We must hate evil and love good, (Amos 5:15) for hatred is not in accordance with the teachings of Christ Jesus, & the righteous way we are to live our lives.

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Author: kezha1

A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ.

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