I will ask again, Christians, is it OK to hate?

Question

I ask this before:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=An9aYW46HDliFJV9spbZVofsy6IX?qid=20061102061955AAtWsri

I received both yes and no replies. You cannot have it both ways. Justify your responses please. Thank you.

Yes, I know, it is asked. I was in a rush to get my phone.

Answer 1

The Bible encourages true Christians to hate what is bad...so they can hate...

Answer 2

No one is denying the Armenian genocide. With a name like 'truth' you certainly have a way of twisting facts. What is being said is that damaging relations with Turkey is a more pressing matter than recognizing their past action as genocide. What is the harm in letting this go until we don't rely on Turkey, and then passing this resolution? The answer is none, but the Democratic congress finds it too opportune to pretend to care about recognizing genocide, especially when it can damage support for an ongoing war we are involved in. "To deny this is to go back to the days when we would help evil dictators on the basis of the lesser of two evils. Was this right then and is it now? NO. And when we claimed to go after the head of the snake or evil we had better make sure our own house is clean." lol, you are funny. Most of us voting for president do so on the basis of the lesser of two evils :) When confronted with all evils, I would say the wisest choice is to pick the least of all, if you must make a choice. And I've got news for you: considering what we did to blacks during slavery, and to native Americans when we first settled here, our house is not clean, not by any stretch of the imagination. Calling a 100 year old act genocide resolves nothing, those people are dead and gone and nothing brings them back. All it does is anger Turkey; that's all. Doesn't make the world a better place.

Answer 3

Yes, to a certain point, Ecclesiastes 3:8 A time to love & a time to hate------ & Ehpesians 4:26-27 Be ye angry & sin not, let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Neither give place to the devil

Answer 4

The Bible says that the beginning of wisdom is to hate evil. The Bible does teach a righteous anger or hatred. An illustration might be the hatred that Abraham Lincoln had against slavery.

Answer 5

It's not a good idea, let me put it that way.

However, if you're a Baptist and you're saved, you don't have to worry cause you're going to heaven anyway.

You have a free pass on Judgment Day, and while everybody else is in the waiting room at the Judgment Center, you have already ascended into heaven.

Hating is not good, however. Jesus said either love someone or pray for them, depending on the situation. Does that answer your question?

When you say Christians cannot have it both ways, you are wrong. Christians always have it both ways, and more. That's because there are many kinds of Christians and many churches, and each church interprets the Bible the way they want. What's wrong with that?

Answer 6

It is ok to hate sin.

It is ok to hate the devil.

We should love and help others understand love.

Proverbs 6:

16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.


It is not ok to hate other humans.

Answer 7

Hate what? Hate who? That is the obvious problem. It is like asking "Is it ok to Love?" I would ask you "love what or who"?

Your question is too open-ended.

As a Christian, I am allowed to hate "things": evil especially, but also hot peppers, sour milk, rotten meat, etc.

As a Christian, I am not allowed to hate people. Christ told us to love even our enemies, because God loves all people, even those who are hostile to him.

I feel cautious about people asking "is it ok to hate", because it is often used as a disguise for "is it ok to disagree with my homies". As if holding different standards of righteousness/sin equals hate!

Answer 8

A common inclination reflecting the spirit of this world is hatred. The world is riven by hatreds and feuds based on racial, ethnic, national, and even personal differences. How much better things are where God’s spirit is active! The apostle Paul wrote: “Return evil for evil to no one. Provide fine things in the sight of all men. If possible, as far as it depends upon you, be peaceable with all men. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but yield place to the wrath; for it is written: ‘Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah.’ But, ‘if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing this you will heap fiery coals upon his head.’ Do not let yourself be conquered by the evil, but keep conquering the evil with the good.”—Romans 12:17-21.

Answer 9

Hate is justified when it is directed at a particular idea/action/philosophy that is contrary to what God has spoken. Hate is never justified when directed at a human being, or another living being.

Answer 10

Hate is a strong word. I think you can dislike a lot of things but it takes too much work and dirt on your should to hate.

I say no, only because if you don't like something it doesn't mean you have to hate it. I do not like the gay lifestyle but I do not hate gay people. Am I making sense?

Answer 11

Like everything else, hatred is taught and learned. So, is it ok to hate? If one was taught to hate, then yes, it is ok to hate, because that is what they learned.

I on the otherhand was not taught hatred, so therefor, I do not hate. I have learned that disliking is a proper response for disapproval. I can always turn around and like what I once disapproved.