I don't love those who hate the Lord.
I cannot. I will not. I will hate them.
#ToChristAlone
Discussion
Luke 23:34: And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."
Jesus said this in reference to those who crucified him. If Christ could ask for forgiveness of those who murdered him, surely we should do the same to those who “hate him” today.
How about Matthew 5
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
Praying for your personal enemies to be regenerated unto God is not optional.
And neither is hating those who bath in Sin and hate God.
These are not mutually exclusive.
Do we think that when Jesus told these people occupied by foreign warlords to love their enemies and go the extra mile when they’re occupiers demand for labor from them as a demonstration was hating them as you say? I believe I get your point in hating the world and hating sin, but I don’t find your framing in how Jesus conducted himself nor his instruction on how others to conduct themselves.
Naturally. But Jesus called us to a higher standard..
“But to you who are listening I say: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who ill-treat you. ‘If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”
~ Luke 6
Christians have to both pray for their personal enemies while hating what God hates.
Also, it is not natural to hate what God hates. That only comes with sanctification.
Natural is "loving everyone" and just accepting everyone's unique preference to sin as part of their own holy identity.