I went to a seminar last night with my Mom and the man who was presenting it said that it says that in the Bible...where can I find that?
2007-09-12 15:57:05 · 28 answers · asked by RED SONIA 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When jesus talks to the People he tells them just what he means... When the " you shall not kill" thing comes up. That hating your brother, is just as bad as killing your brother....
2007-09-12 16:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by Kirsten"1 of God's" 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep - it says in 1John 3:15 - Those who hate their brothers and sisters are murderers. And you know that murderers do not have eternal life in their hearts.
Well, that's what it says, but....you need to define hate. That word is thrown around a lot these days and I would venture to say that if you really hate someone, you would most likely feel like murdering them. I don't think dislike is the same thing. There is really only one "being" to hate and that would be satan. Terrorists would probably be high on some people's list, but I just chalk their actions up to stupidity. Hate the sin, not the sinner?
2007-09-12 23:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by Karla H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Matthew 5:21-28, Jesus equates committing adultery with having lust in your heart, and committing murder with having hatred in your heart. However, this does not mean the sins are equal. What Jesus was trying to get across to the Pharisees was that it is still sin even if you only think about or want to do the act. The religious leaders of Jesus’ day taught people that it was okay to think about anything you wanted to, as long as you did not act on those desires. Jesus is forcing them to realize that God judges a person’s thoughts as well as their actions. Jesus proclaimed that our actions are the results of what is in our hearts (Matthew 12:34).
So, although Jesus said that lust and adultery are both sins – that does not mean they are equal. It is much worse to actually murder a person than it is to simply hate them – even though they are both sinful in God’s sight. There are degrees to sin. Some sins are worse than others. At the same time, in regards to both eternal consequences and salvation, all sins are the same. Each and every sin will lead to eternal condemnation (Romans 6:23). All sin, no matter how “small,” is against an infinite and eternal God, and is therefore worthy of an infinite and eternal penalty. Further, this is no sin too “big” that God cannot forgive it. Jesus died to pay the penalty for sin (1 John 2:2). Jesus died for ALL of our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21). Are all sins equal to God? Yes and no. In severity? No. In penalty? Yes. In forgivability? Yes.
Recommended Resource: Basic Theology by Charles Ryrie.
2007-09-12 23:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think hating someone is the same as killing them..hate is hate..U don't really think of killing someone just cuz u hate that person do u? and most of the time, when someone u hate passes away, u don't rejoice over it do u? I guess hatred and killing is different..some people kill for the fun of it..psychos or serial killers etc..they don't do it cuz they hate the people they kill..
I'm not sure about the Bible part though..sorry..
2007-09-12 23:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by Gayathri 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about this...
1 John 3:15 "Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."
In my opinion, hating someone is just as destructive TO YOU as murdering that person...no, it isn't the same in terms of the legal penalties, but the psychological damage caused by hate...true hate not dislike. To really hate someone is to wish he or she was dead...in terms of the impact on your heart, wishing someone dead is no different that actually killing that person!
2007-09-12 23:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by KAL 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
...Hating someone isn't killing someone. Acting upon the hate with fervor and passion could end up killing someone, though. I'm sure that there are plenty of people here that hate my guts, but lo and behold, I'm still alive. So does it matter what the Bible says about it? It's obviously not true.
2007-09-12 23:02:01 · answer #6 · answered by {fiyerae}rox.my.world. 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dont hate anyone just hate the sin they do. There are those who God hates... let him do the hating
Romans 9:13
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
2007-09-12 23:10:31 · answer #7 · answered by Tommiecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 John 1:13 Do not marvel, brothers, that the world hates YOU. 14 We know we have passed over from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a manslayer, and YOU know that no manslayer has everlasting life remaining in him. 16 By this we have come to know love, because that one surrendered his soul for us; and we are under obligation to surrender [our] souls for [our] brothers. 17 But whoever has this world's means for supporting life and beholds his brother having need and yet shuts the door of his tender compassions upon him, in what way does the love of God remain in him? 18 Little children, let us love, neither in word nor with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
2007-09-12 23:06:04 · answer #8 · answered by EBONY 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. By law, you can hate whoever you like and not be thrown in prison for it. However, if you even try to kill someone, you could be and deserve to be incarcerated.
You can determine and interpret for yourself what you think the bible says. It is irrelevant to the law by which we all live.
2007-09-12 23:03:09 · answer #9 · answered by CC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I don't "hate" people. I hate what they *do*. But to answer your question...if you're mad and you hate a person, do they just die right then because of the fact you hate them? Uhh no. I would hope not at least. So murder is like way worse.
2007-09-12 23:02:23 · answer #10 · answered by kaitlincc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not exactly. If you dont' do anything mean or horrible to them, then it's okay. BUT, if you hit them, say hurtful things to them, then it's almost the same as killing. You're actually just killing their heart. (emotion)
2007-09-13 00:20:59 · answer #11 · answered by cat_heros@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋