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Hate, Hatred, King Solomon, Liar, Slander, Wisdom, Wise Sayings
God Haters
This puts an interesting twist on the motivation of liars and slanderers. I must pay attention here.
When I lie, is it because I have some hatred in my heart? What or who would I be hating?
Is it that I hate God? Now that is one to ponder.
“Liars secretly hoard hatred; fools openly spread slander.” ~~King Solomon (Proverbs 10:18 The Message Bible)
Hatred is a strong negative reaction; a feeling toward someone considered an enemy, possibly indicating volatile hostility.
People sometimes hate God and His people. They are enemies of God who stubbornly rebel at His will and will be punished. There is a group now known as the “new Atheists”. Their hatred of God and His people is very obvious. I regularly interact with them. It is not fun.
It is equally possible to hide hatred of God. It comes out in lies though.
Hatred of other people is a common response in human relations. Conflict, jealousy, and envy often result in animosity, separation, revenge, and even murder. Some Hebrew laws explicitly deal with hatred or favoritism.
Hatred of other people is frequently condemned, and love toward enemies is commanded by Jesus. Hatred characterizes the old age and the sinful life. Although Jesus cited the attitude of hating enemies, the OT does not give an explicit command like this. The Dead Sea Scrolls, however, indicate that the Essenes at Qumran cultivated hatred for enemies, but they discouraged retaliation. Jesus stressed loving our enemies and doing good to those who hate us.
Believers can experience or practice hatred in certain contexts. For example, they are to hate whatever opposes God. Not a malicious attitude, this hate reflects agreement with God’s opposition to evil. Although some of the psalms may sound vindictive, they leave punishment of the wicked to God’s prerogative.
Jesus’ disciples would have to hate their families to follow him. Hate here refers not to emotional hostility but to the conscious establishment of priorities. Hate means to love family less than one loves Jesus. Similarly, one should hate one’s personal life to gain eternal life.
Disciples can expect to be hated, just as Jesus was hated by the world. Hatred and persecution will also occur near the end of time. Jesus encouraged His disciples to rejoice at this opposition.
Sources:
McWilliams, W. (2003). Hate, Hatred. In C. Brand, C. Draper, A. England, S. Bond, E. R. Clendenen, & T. C. Butler (Eds.), Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (p. 723). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
Jesus Quotes and God Thoughts 
Good topic currently in the news.
“but they discouraged retaliation. Jesus stressed loving our enemies and doing good to those who hate us.”
Brings to mind an idiom
o fight fire with fire. phrase [VERB inflects] If you fight fire with fire, you deal with people attacking or threatening you by using similar methods to the ones that they are using. The only way they can deal with crime is to fight fire with fire.
Problem though is to wonder how it is possible to do either in today’s heated states of political state of divisiveness in the news.
The only thing I can suggest after reading today’s newspaper is to pray for the USA.
Regards and goodwill blogging
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Your post inspired my post today. Pray for Democrats and Republicans.
Thanks for the inspiration.
https://rudymartinka.com/2019/09/27/king-solomon-pray-for-the-democrats-and-the-republicans/
Regards and goodwill blogging.
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We must pray. God is God and we must seek His will. Blessings!
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“They are enemies of God who stubbornly rebel at His will and will be punished.”
Oh yes, how do you know that, did God tell you this, you assume it because it is written in the Bible or your local preacher told you?
Your statement is a lie, you cannot know and yet you claim you know what is not known.
“There is a group now known as the “new Atheists”. Their hatred of God and His people is very obvious. I regularly interact with them. It is not fun.”
New atheists? I am an old man and have remained an atheist since I was born, I only speak out against all religions these days because I cannot condone their hate and discrimination against certain people in our communities and their insistence that science, global warming, evolution and in some cases the shape of the Earth is all a lie and then go and teach their creationist myths to indoctrinate children who are to young to tie their shoe laces, no wonder with your lack of scientific knowledge and blind faith you say “it is not fun”
I call this the ugly theists attitude of indifference and self-righteousness that has endured over the last couple of decades, especially noticed from Christians and personally I think this is one of the main reasons people have had enough and are turning their backs on all religions.
Atheists do not and cannot hate what they disbelieve exists, please read a dictionary.
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Thank you for this post Michael
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