The
apostle Paul admonishes us to hate what is evil.
(Romans 12:9)
What
is evil?
Everything
that does not conform to the commands and teaching of Christ.
Which
is most of what goes on around us everyday
In
the fallen world we live in.
What
is highly valued among men is detestable to God.
On
this basis what is highly valued among men is evil in God's sight.
How
does a follower of Christ hate what is evil?
Do
not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch! (Colossians 2:21)
If
we belong to Christ we have died
To
the basic principles of this world;
We
do not submit to its rules
We
do not handle! We do not taste! We do not touch, what the world
values;
What
the world puts forth as acceptable and sought after.
These
things the world values are destined to perish
Because
they are based on human commands and teaching.
Such
regulations have the appearance of wisdom,
With
their self imposed worship, their false humility
And
their harsh treatment of the body,
But
they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
(Colossians
2:20-23)
That is how we who
belong to Christ demonstrate that we hate what is evil:
We do not handle! We do
not taste! We do not touch! What the world does.
We
know that we are the children of God,
And
that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
(1
John 5:19)
This
is a foundational reality for a follower of Christ.
How
does a follower of Christ hate what is evil?
By
loving God and carrying out His commands. (1 John 5:2)
This
is love for God: to obey His commands.
And
His commands are not burdensome,
For
everyone born of God overcomes the world.
This
is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.
Who
is it that overcomes the world?
Only
he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. (1 John 5:3-4)
By
definition he who believes and has faith obeys the commands of God.
Only
these hate evil as demonstrated by obedience to God's commands.
Only
these gain the Victory that OVERCOMES the world,which is Eternal
LIFE.
Do
not love the world or anything in the world.
If
anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For
everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man,
The
lust of his eyes and the boasting of what the has and does--
Comes
not from the Father but from the world.
The
world and its desires pass away,
But
the man who does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 1:15-17)
How
do we hate evil, we do not love the world.
We
know that we have come to know Him if we obey His commands.
The
man who says, 'I know him,'
But
does not do what He commands is a LIAR, and the TRUTH is not in him.
But
if anyone obeys His Word, God's love is truly made complete in him.
Whoever
claims to live IN Him must walk as Jesus did. (1 John 1:3-6)
How
do we hate evil, we walk as Jesus did.
How
does the Father compensate us for hating evil?
We
are no longer slaves to SIN but Christ sets us free
From
the passions and lusts of the world that lead to Eternal Death.
(John
8:36)
We
have the peace of God that transcends all understanding
That
guards our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7)
We
are rooted and established in love
And
have power together will all the saints,
To
grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ
And
we know and experience His love that surpasses knowledge
And
are filled with the measure of all the fullness of God.
(Ephesians
3:17-19)
We
have been marked in Christ with a Seal, the Holy Spirit,
Who
is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance [Ephesians 1:13-14]
Until
we meet Him in the air and we are made like Him
Because
we see Him as He is [1 John 3:2-3]
And
we will be forever with the Lord.
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father, Your Kingdom
come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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