If God is love why is there Hate?
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One day in heaven this guy (of course a guy) was jelouse because God and Jesus had more power and gifts then him even though he was the "royal" messanger. So he tried to steal some power and God caught him... he then sent him down to hell and changed his name into SATAN... i think the guy was the person who got replaced by Gabrial... so this guy is still angry while he is surounded by flames and a whole lot of pissed off evil dead people... and that is the reason there is hate.
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As a christian... sometimes other christians come at you with the wrong approach which can cause some problems.  But don't hate because they are just trying to share they're joy that christianity has brought them.  it's up to you if you want to see what it is all about or not, and when you say no thanks they sometimes can get confused and defensive which is wrong.
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First, it can certainly be argued that not all sin carries the same weight even though all sin is damaging.  Participating in the Holocaust and stealing a pencil are clearly not the same weight.\n\nIt is wrong to hate anyone.  I do not understand the evangelicals who do hate homosexuals.  If you are going to do that, then you also need to hate gluttons, adulterers, liars, vain people, greedy people, and so forth at least to be consistant.\n\nWhat you are seeing when you see hate is their own brokeness coming through and their own attachment to their own sins.  Unfortunately in the US, Christians tend to misread an important passage because of how it is translated into American English.  People see Jesus as "saving" them.  Unfortunately that has a specific theological meaning and so that translation is favored.  However, it is a slightly better translation to use the word liberated.  God liberates us from our sins is a closer idea.  You are saved if you actually permit God to liberate you.  As an early Christian writer said once, "most people carry their sins around with them like chains.   The chains are broken and they have been set free, but they won't totally let them go.  They drag them around on the ground and they get snared to their old sins."  Christians who feel a need to hate, have really surrendered their salvation in favor of their own sins.  But God does and will let them go again, if they permit God.  Submission to the will of the Father, kenosis, or disolving of self in favor of God, is the key.\n\nNow, there is a question of whether it is wrong to lie to children about Santa.  I have thought about it, but it is a lie like a parable.  Parables are not true, yet they are.  Santa is a similar type of thing, it isn't true, but it is.  You are teaching gift giving and the importance of goodness.  It has become distorted in American culture, but if you read the original story of Nicholas, really we are continuing his ministry 1700 years later.  It really is because of Nicholas this is occuring.\n\nIt is true that all the world sins and it is broken.  It is the experience of the writers of the OT, that the destruction was due to their sin and they recorded that.  It could be listed as a mystery.  It could also be thought of as even though we are imperfect, we have minimum standards of conduct we must not fall below.  For example, no slaughtering of innocents would rank up there no matter who you are.
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God is Love. I do not know what you think love is. If you do not have God, You do not have love. you can not give love if you do not have love. They can not love you if they do not have love. True love comes from God. That is the only source for love. We have lust. Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes. Love is spiritual. Love is not in the natural realm. If you do not have God in you then you do not know what love is. Lust hurts then lust feels good. That is the enemy. Your flesh is the enemy of your spirit. Cry out to God and He will answer you. Your spirit feels void without Him. He put that void in you just for Him to live in. It is your choice if you want Him in there or not. If you reject Him you chose the enemy. Be wise. Ask God for His wisdom. You need it everyday. His mercy is new everyday. Cry out to Him now.
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I have seen some "religious" people bash gays and do nothing but hate them, but the true Christian does not hate anyone at all, and they do not bash anyone either. Gay people feel that way because that is what has happened to them from people who claim to love God...but the word of God is REAL clear..."anyone who hates their brother is a murderer". It also says "if you can not love your brother, who you can see, you can not love God, who you can not see."...anyone who claims to be holy and hates is a liar and deceives himself.
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I don't believe in the Christian and Jewish God,but sometimes I hate the idea of him.He is very evil and unfair.How could a loving God punish humankind for the wrongdoings of two people?How could an all-knowing God not know that eve would eat the apple?How could God send people to hell for not believing something that has no proof whatsoever?I don't really like this perception of God.
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People hate what they don't understand or what they fear. Isn't it peculiar to have one religion "hate" another religion. God must really love that.
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GOD is LOVE, for he is PURE and PERFECT!!!  Genuine LOVE like GOD is also PURE and PERFECT; because GOD cannot die, nor can PURE, PERFECT LOVE....\n\nHope this helps, Savannah.  I LOVE GOD and am also IN LOVE TOO...it's beautiful
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Good questions!  I like good subjest matter.  God is not some bug eyed monster up in the sky.  Why would he be all hateful when he needs us as much as we need him?  We do have free will, and i can do whatever i want because of it, but heres the rub, i was created by something with a view of the bigger picture.  So by virture of where i was born and my personality there are huge sections of human reality that will never even occur to me to do because of who and what i was made to be. Example : kiss my boyfriend, you betcha!; eat chocolate covered ants, hell no!
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There are different levels of love, different reasons for loving someone. Love is not sex (Pappa Mac), that is an entirely different emotion. \n  Many people in the bible died because of their belief in God. They stood for what they believed in, knowing that God would love them for all eternity. There is no one perfect person on this earth, yet God loves every single person. He is not biased, he is not racist, he is not ethnic... God loves everyone, including those who choose to hate someone else for whatever reason. I think you're right on in how you feel & what you believe in. It's yours & you own it. Being in the closet doesn't mean you have no respect or pride.
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Don't worry, God knows your heart, and He is like any loving parent who hears a child say "I hate you" and still loves the child. Just be careful next time to place the blame where it belongs, on thw rong actions of people, which isn't God's fault at all. Your hatred is actually directed at Satan who causes people to do wrong, and God knows this already.\nps. I have said the same thing before, (and a little more <oops> ) til I realized who I really hated!
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Why does so many people ask about if gays are loved about god, other people etc? I do not think god has a split about loving his/her people. And who can god be gay with? I seriously do not think he/she has a social or love life.
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Absolutely--love and hate actually go hand-in-hand. You can feel true hate for someone you love, because they are the ones you can feel most hurt by. Remember, the opposite of love is not hate--it is indifference.
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Love is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. It is always worth it.       Hate usually  stands alone.. Love is never alone.
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I cannot hate people, but I do hate some of things people do..especially to each other.  It is so much easier to love.  Hate burns a lot of energy.
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Yes, it is wrong to hate someone. Jesus commanded us to love our neighbor (everyone). \n\nThis is "agape" love, where you hope and pray for the best for each person.\n\nHowever this does not mean that we have to like them or approve of their actions.\n\nLove and approval are two very different things.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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God is love. If everyone remembered this then we wouldnt have all these problems. Maybe religion is so wrapped up in itself that it forgets this, but as long as individuals still remember there is hope.