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ever read scripture and ignore it? i have. for years i did not care for those things that caused me to change my life. here is one of them:
"Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know very well that eternal life and murder don't go together. [1 john 3:15]this one gets to me, because for years i hated people - come on, admit it, we all did - but that can change. when i realized that my hating someone was so wrong that it caused me to murder another - wow - that changed my life. today, think about those you hate and ask yourself if it is worth it all.
posted by john o'keefe at 11/10/2005
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I've been thinking lately about what it means to hate my brother. I heard a preacher say (and I'm paraphrasing) simply choosing to not care about someone is actually hating them. I beginning to think that when it comes to people, we either love them or hate them. There's no middle ground of indifference. Indifference is hate. That's a hard pill to swallow (for me), because if I accept it as being true, then where does that leave me? I am indifferent to a great many people. I don't like thinking that if I'm indifferent, then I'm not loving them and if I'm not loving them, then, perhaps, I'm hating them.
This being a real Christian ain't easy, is it?
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