You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked – Psalm 97:10
We cannot love God and love evil at the same time. Yet, hating evil and hating people is not the same thing. God loves people, therefore if we say we love God, then we must also love people. The reason we should hate evil is not only for our sake but because evil destroys the lives of the people that God loves and that we love by our association with God. Hence, we should never allow ourselves to justify hate towards people we disagree with (who may be doing things we consider evil) under the guise of our love for God! If we love God, then we love people! If we hate sin, then it should drive us to spend time with sinners so that we can point them towards the God who takes away sin! Remember, Jesus was called a friend of sinners! A real love for God also turns us into a friend of sinners – meaning we do what we can to turn them to Christ without compromising ourselves. May we never be like the pharisees who made themselves enemies of sinners – ignoring them and scoffing at them from a distance. May we see people the way God sees them
Just like God loves us all, I also choose to love everyone
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