Lately the internet has been bombarded by words of hatred.
Whites hate blacks, blacks hate whites. People hate cops, they hate
homosexuals, they hate Muslims, and the list goes on. The thing that is the
most saddening and hurt piercing to me, is the fact that many who emphasize
their words of hatred are amongst those who claim to be Christians. Although as
Christians we are supposed to hate sin, yet we are called to love the sinners
and bring the hope of eternal life that only comes through Christ, to all.
Well, I am here to
tell you that if you have Christ in your life, you would not spew words of
hatred, nor act hatefully towards others, for Christ died for the sinners and the lost sheep. If
you claim to be a Christian and hate others, you dishonor the sacrifice of
Jesus on the cross. “If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk
in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the
light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” (1 John 1:6-7) If
you have Jesus in your life, you do what it takes to share the Gospel of
salvation with those whom you are against. In John 3:16-17 the Scripture
doesn't says that Christ loved a group of people and only died for that particular
group. It says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For
God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the
world through him.”
If you claim to be
a follower of Christ, yet you don't have the same love for others as Christ did
for you, then you are merely an impostor. My fellow brothers and sisters,
follow God with eternity in mind, not only for you, but even for those whom you
dislike and disagree with. Mark 2:16-17 says, “When the teachers of the
law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they
asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On
hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but
the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” If you
act so self-righteous, then you don't need the healer (Jesus) and you have
already condemned yourself. Along with that, Jesus is most likely to hang
out with those you consider sinners and the worst of worsts than spending time
with you who claims to be self-righteous.
Pray to God to remove the veil from your eyes and allow you to see
with His eyes and to love with His heart. Pray for your heart to transform and
be renewed by the love of Christ. Pray for those whom you hate. Don’t let your
hatred drag you into eternal punishment.
