On 5/22/12 7:39 PM, Tim wrote:
On May 22, 6:25 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2012 18:29:07 -0400,
wrote:









On 5/22/2012 5:43 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2012 09:44:33 -0400, wrote:

In ,
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On Sun, 20 May 2012 09:01:23 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Religion...why, it's whatever you want it to be!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFkeKKszXTw

Hilarious!!!! And there's this one, too!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-q1wFvXnv0
&src_vid=OFkeKKszXTw&annotation_id=annotation_4244 94&feature=iv

Don't miss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E4M3...feature=relmfu

Wow, all that hate... Do you guys really think you are better than
everyone who is not you? Must be a Progressive thing, maybe it's a gene
like Downs Syndrome or something. There should be a study.

You have it partly right, but you need to take a serious look in the
mirror.

"It is acceptable to hate those things that God hates; indeed, this is
very much a proof of a right standing with God. “Let those who love
the Lord hate evil” (Psalm 97:10a). Indeed, the closer our walk with
the Lord and the more we fellowship with Him, the more conscious we
will be of sin, both within and without. Do we not grieve and burn
with anger when God’s name is maligned, when we see spiritual
hypocrisy, when we see blatant unbelief and godless behaviour? The
more we understand attributes and love God’s character, the more we
will be like Him and the more we will hate those things that are
contrary to His Word and nature."

IOW, if it ain't like you, God said you could hate all you want.

Here's thee rest of it:


However, the hatred that is negative surely has to be that which is
directed against others. The Lord mentions hatred in the Sermon on the
Mount: “But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will
be subject to judgment” (Matthew 5:22). The Lord commands that not
only should we be reconciled with our brother before we go before the
Lord, but also that we do it quickly (Matthew 5:23-26). The act of
murder itself was certainly condemned, but hatred is a ‘heart’ sin,
and any hateful thought or act is an act of murder in God’s eyes for
which justice will be demanded, possibly not in this life but at the
judgment. So heinous is the position of hate before God that a man who
hates is said to be walking in darkness, as opposed to the light (1
John 2:9, 11). The worst situation is that of a man who continues
professing religion but remains at enmity with his brother. The
Scriptures declare that such a person is a liar (1 John 4:20), and he
may fool men, but not God. How many believers live for years
pretending that all is well, putting on a front, only to be found
finally wanting because they have harboured enmity (hatred) against a
fellow believer?

Hatred is a poison that destroys use from within, producing bitterness
that eats away at our hearts and minds. This is why the Scriptures
tells us not to let a “root of bitterness” spring up in our hearts
(Hebrews 12:15). Hatred also destroys the personal witness of a
Christian because it removes him from fellowship with the Lord and
other believers. Let us be careful to do as the Lord advised and keep
short accounts with everyone about everything, no matter how small,
and the Lord will be faithful to forgive, as He has promised (1 John
1:9; 2:1).

Recommended Resource: Hate-Work: Working through the Pain and
Pleasures of Hate by David W. Augsburger.

http://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-hate.html


It's too many so many of the most "outspoken" Christians don't take the
Sermon on the Mount seriously.