[Greek] μισέω (miseō), [Latin] odire, [Old English] hettan, [French] detester: to hate, to love less; 42 scriptural references
The truth is that many “pride” themselves on their behavior. (Video footage and social media don’t lie.)
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to hate. The gods were often a source of this hatred.
Aeschylus Libation Bearers 635: “For no man reveres what is hated by the gods.”
Euripides’ The Trojan Woman 664: “If I open my heart to this new lord, I shall incur my master displeasure.”
Sophocles’ Ajax 1134: “He hated me as I hated him, and you know it too.”
Sophocles’ Ajax 1818: “It is the gift of Hector, that enemy-friend who was most hateful to me.”
Old Testament: This term means to hate, to be an enemy, to dislike, to be unloved.
Man’s hatred toward God: sin, idolatry, false worship, sacrilege, transgressing His commandments, ignoring His will, mocking, persecuting the righteous, rejection, and unrepentance
New Testament: This term means to hate and to love less.
Notable scriptures:
Mt.5:43: You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy
Mt.5:44: Pray for those who persecute you
Mt.6:24: You will either hate one [master] and love the other
Mt.24:9: You will be hated by all nations because of My name
Mt.24:10: Many will betray and hate one other
Lk.14:26: If anyone comes without hating family cannot be my disciple
Jn.3:20: One who does wicked things hates the light and does not want to come toward the light
Jn.12:25: Who ever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this word will preserve it for eternal life
Jn.15:19: Because you do not belong the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you
Conclusion:
Hate, hatred, detest, odious
In Greek Hellenism, people were very mindful of not being hated by the gods. They even had frenemies in Greek literature, plays, and tragedies! ☺☺☺
In the Old Testament, many were very mindful of God’s “hatred” toward idols and false worship. It is interesting to note that one can be possible to both love and hate God.
In Semitic usage, “hate” can also mean to love less.
Old Testament practices permitted people to hate their enemies. However, Jesus then later states that one must now love your enemy and pray for those who prosecute you. (It as if Jesus is telling all of us to grow up and stop acting like immature teenagers.) ☺☺☺
Jesus states that one cannot ultimately serve two masters (God or earthly values). One will either hate one and love the other.
From a spiritual perspective, one may receive blessings (graces) when others hate you on account of the Son of Man.
Those who do wicked things hate the light, for they fear that their works might be exposed.
“Love the sinner, but hate the sin” St. Augustine
“Sin is loving what God hates, and hating what God loves.” St. Catherine of Siena
“No one is more hated that he who speaks the truth.” Unknown
“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” St. Catherine of Siena
Update: Catholics and Christians are often deemed “hateful” and “extreme” for espousing their traditional beliefs, coming from God. (Taking this premise to its logical conclusion, one must necessarily conclude that God is “hateful” and “extreme”.)
A person who does not approve, condone, or tolerate another person’s lifestyle cannot be considered hateful. Although many in the LGBTQ community would say otherwise.
A person who prays for others’ conversion cannot be considered hateful. Although many in the LGBTQ community would say otherwise.
Matt Walsh’s movie “What is a Woman?” is receiving great praise for illustrating the realities of being a woman. Transgenders hate this because this movie undermines their claims and arguments for being a woman.
The FBI has been targeting Catholics for their traditional practices (pro-life, TLM Mass, etc.)
The leftist civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center has called Moms for Liberty advocating for parents’ rights as a “hate group”.
Nicaraguan Bishop Alvarez, refusing to be exiled from his home country, gets 26 years in prison.
Protesters are being arrested for silently praying or reciting scripture in front of abortion facilities.
Cardinals and bishops have been criticized for both restricting the Traditional Latin Mass and for permitting a Pride Mass.
More and more Catholics and Christians, alarmed about moral issues and the cultural wars, are rising up in opposition against Pride events.
Here is the ugly truth: Offensiveness, obscenity, and indecency continually appear in drag queen shows and Pride parades. This has become the norm rather than the exception. (Video footage and social media don’t lie.)
A Pride event at the White House showed a TikTok transgender activist going topless covering her nipples. (Real classy!)
Many of use have become like little pagans “worshipping” such idols (technology, fame, power, money, stuff) and often excluding God.
Some gay rights activists foolishly claim that one’s refusal to continue to live the gay lifestyle is a from of “self-hatred”.
UPenn swimmer and whistleblower Paula Scanlan claimed that Penn Athletic Department threatened her not to speak about Lia Thomas with “You will regret it!” (Don’t you just hate it when a sports institution threatens you in order to maintain a certain narrative.)
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