1. Biblical hate

2. Hate in the old and new testament
Four Primary Words:
Hebrew-
שָׂנֵא sane’ - to hate (personally) Leviticus 19:17
שָׂטַם satam - to lurk for…persecute Genesis 50:12
Greek-
στυγνητ ς stugnetos – same as Hebrew שָׂנֵא sane’ Titus 3:3
μισέω miseō to detest; to love less

3. 3 different way the word is used
“Malicious & unjustifiable feelings towards others… this is condemned in 1 John 2:9-11; 3:15 “a right feeling of aversion from what is evil… Romans 7:15; Revelation 2:6 “relative preference for one thing over another, by way of expressing either aversion from, or disregard for , the claims of one person or thing relatively to those of another. Luke 14:26

4. God hates
ALL EVIL! IDOLATRY! Jeremiah 44:2-5; Colossians 3:5 DIVORCE! Malachi 2:16 SEVEN THINGS GOD HATES – Proverbs 6:16-19 In the Third Sense – Romans 9:13 “Esau I have hated”

5. We should hate all error & evil
Psalm 119:104 It DOES make a difference what we believe Failure to love Truth will cause many to be lost- 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 Those who are not staunchly opposed to error, are not really for the truth! Psalm 97:10; 1 John 3:4; 5:17; Genesis 39:9; Psalm 97:10

6. RELATIVE PREFERENCE OF ONE THIG OVER ANOTHER
Matthew 6:24 “hate one and love the other” Luke 16:13 Luke 14:26 “hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also” Matthew 10:37; Luke 14:26; John 12:25

7. Implications of this hate far reaching
What do you prefer? What do you put first in your life? When anyone puts God second, he hates God!

8. Not hate the person in error or sin- must hate the sin & error
Not give any encouragement to it whatsoever – 2 John 1:10,11 Must learn to Love God and Love Truth and Hate Error and Evil

9. Is it what it must be to please God?
How is your hate?
Is it what it must be to please God?