Hating Evil
Ray Evans • January 2, 2020
One of the upsides (or maybe downsides) to being reborn Spiritually is having a keen sense of right and wrong...an innate ability to discern good from evil.
At birth, God places his laws into our hearts and minds...everyone knows right from wrong; but until you are reborn Spiritually, the line between them is a little blurry.
When you're "born-again," the line becomes clear; and you will no longer have the option of calling wrong, right or right, wrong.
I used to get angry at speeders. Liars, cheats, thieves, murderers, lawbreakers in general made my blood boil...like Jonah, I wanted to see them "slain like sheep."
You might be thinking, "That's not very "Christian."
The Bible says, "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil" (Proverbs 8:13). Scripture is clear...to love God is to hate evil. If you don't hate evil, you might have to question whether the love of God is in you.
Nevertheless, Psalms 37 says not to fret because of evildoers or be envious of sinners...the day is coming when the wicked, evil and unrepentant will be "cut-off."
At birth, God places his laws into our hearts and minds...everyone knows right from wrong; but until you are reborn Spiritually, the line between them is a little blurry.
When you're "born-again," the line becomes clear; and you will no longer have the option of calling wrong, right or right, wrong.
I used to get angry at speeders. Liars, cheats, thieves, murderers, lawbreakers in general made my blood boil...like Jonah, I wanted to see them "slain like sheep."
You might be thinking, "That's not very "Christian."
The Bible says, "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil" (Proverbs 8:13). Scripture is clear...to love God is to hate evil. If you don't hate evil, you might have to question whether the love of God is in you.
Nevertheless, Psalms 37 says not to fret because of evildoers or be envious of sinners...the day is coming when the wicked, evil and unrepentant will be "cut-off."
Given the amount and influence of evil in the world, walking in obedience to God and his ways is not easy...but God never said it would be easy; just that it would be worth it.
When you're reborn Spiritually, you will have a hunger and thirst for God and his word. Pleasing God will the priority of your life. Lying, cheating, stealing, etc., will be anathema to you. If it's not, you haven't been born again.
Sorry, but too many preachers give too many Christians a pass on sin. There are no passes. Sin is sin and the wages of sin is death. (Romans 6:23)
Living a sinful lifestyle is not the way please God. If you're reborn Spiritually, you won't live a sinful lifestyle, so it follows, if you're living a sinful lifestyle, you haven't been reborn Spiritually.
Is it important?
Here is Wisdom: Until you're reborn Spiritually...nothing else matters.
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