HATRED IN THE MIDST OF LOVE
HATRED IN THE MIDST OF LOVE. I hope you will agree with me today, that in order to be deeply in love, there are things you will resent. You could think of various scenarios yourself. To love and cater for children deeply you must dislike any mistreatment or neglect that destroys or can stand as hindrance to them. If you love clear-headed kindness and respect, you have to hate alcoholism and drug addiction. If you love freedom, you have to hate slavery and totalitarianism. The reason I start with this survey is because I am about to tell you something God hates, and I know the word hate itself has a complete negative ring to it. But I want you to realize from the very beginning that God's hatred is the reflex of his love. The only reason someone should hate or despise anything is because it replaces or ruins something beautiful and wonderful. Hatred should always stand in the service of love. If...