Hatred vs Love

7-1-16

Hatred vs Love

"Hatred causes arguments, but Love overlooks all wrongs"- Proverbs 10:12

That single verse, has so much i can say right now. My brain is pretty much exploding with all sorts of thoughts, I'll try not to go overboard lol.

Hatred, hostility, dislike, rage, enmity, disgust, there are lots of alternate ways to express hate. Unfortunately, this is something most Christians I, and some others (which causes problems when speaking of God to others), run into. We aren't here to spread hate and discord among everyone. Especially through our own congregation. When the hate for something comes into play, we start judging. if you've read one of my previous posts you'll know judging isn't our thing to do(but right now we're not going back into judging lol). Now, we can hate evil things til the cows come home. Even in psalms 97:10, it starts off with "hate evil" then goes on with "protect followers save them from evil people". The last part in my opinion would be more like, someone who would purposefully get you off track with God. As far as "hate evil", well, you can hate it, but you shouldn't hate that person. We're all human, we've all done something 'evil' in our lives. Told a lie, watched something we shouldn't have, broken some sort law(sometimes on many different levels), etc. Evil has a variety of faces(but perhaps that's something to dwell on for another time). Prime example of hatred, and i really do hate bashing on people, but, Westboro baptists. I'm sure we're all way to familiar with them. I'm sure not all of them like that, or the ones who weren't left and found a new church idk. But, how much hate for something or someone do you have to have, to boycott someones funeral? I'll just stop that right now, cuz I'm deeply disappointed in westboro's behavior and how they call themselves Christians. That's now how a true christian acts.Anyways...Hatred causes all sorts of issues. It'll cause gossip, judgment, fights, racism, prejudice, even something as bad as murder. I mean, we still have people thinking slavery shouldn't of been abolished, that just because someone is gay, or doesn't believe the same thing as themselves are wrong, evil, 'damned to hell', has mental issues, etc...it's messed up. Hate is just....for me, wrong on so many levels. I guess mostly cuz of how the world is now. Yes, we're suppose to hate evil things, but it seems to have expanded not only to evil things, but to the individual people themselves..

I have friends, even now, that may or may not believe in God, some are gay, bi, straight, transgender, does drugs, doesn't do drugs, different religious beliefs, and i don't care. I only care about them as a person. Not to sound like a hippie, but, you gotta spread the love man! Not that kind of love!! that ones only for your spouse! Love, affection, fondness, endearment, etc; like hate, love also has many faces. All throughout the bible it states to love one another. even a commandment(mark12:31), love your neighbor as  you love yourself. luke 6:31, do unto others as you would have done to you. luke 6:35,love your enemies, lend to them without expecting anything back". Jesus was all about the love. He didn't care if someone was a thief, a prostitute, gay, a murder, he loved everyone just the same as the guy next to him. He cared for EVERYONE with all different kinds of background. He didn't spread bigoted hatred, he only showed love and compassion for everyone. Even if he didn't agree with something someone was doing, he loved them just same. It's like with your own children(or students). They may mess up, they may end up taking a wrong turn somewhere, but you still love them regardless. You show the same love as the first time you met them. Even before you got to meet them. Yes, you were unhappy with what they did, or the decisions they made, but you loved them just the same. Same as with God. Yes, we mess up. we're human, we're GOING to mess up. No matter what we do, as long as we are truly sorry for what we did, he'll forgive us, just as we would our children. Even IN sin, while he hates that sin, he doesn't hate US, he still loves us very much. "above all, love each other deeply. because love covers a multitude of sin" 1 peter 4:8. Even growing up, I had a variety of friends, christian, not christian, very not christian. But i still love each and every one of them all the same. My view of them wont change. Because they're still who they are, and I'm still me. We never treated each other differently or acted a certain way just because who we were around. I didn't believe in the "don't hang out with them, those are bad people, they don't believe in God. They'll make you stray from God's path" mentality. Granted I did cuz i was a huge people pleaser  and just wanted everyone to get along and be happy, but you don't have to have it end up that way. YOU choose, how YOU behave, what YOU do, all by your onsies. It's up to YOU to fight those temptations. It's not so and so's fault, it's not the music, movies, or books you read that determine who you are and how you act. That's all you, you, you, you, and YOU! Honestly, This world would be so much better with more love(now i really sound like a hippie lol). But really. It would. Yes obviously there are always going to be consequences to actions. As it should be. By no means am i going 'oh you murdered someone? OK i still love you just don't do it again" and give a little pee pee smack. No.  If you mess up, you mess up. I might still love you as a person, and sometimes, it'll hurt to love you. but all the same i will. YOU, i wont love what you did, are doing, what you plan to do, things that are against my personal beliefs, but YOU, i'll still love.  1john 4:7; 'dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God'

have a blessed day guys :) i could probably drone on and on but think i kept it decently short and to the point enough to express my feelings on the matter. Til next time!!