Romans 12:9 NIV
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
I always thought that the opposite of love is hate. But, i see in the verse that to have sincere love is to hate evil.
I hear some say, “you are manipulating the words. God is love. God doesn’t hate. You are taking this out of context and trying to twist the word.”
Valid question. Am I manipulating ?
Proverbs 8:13
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
Psalms 119:163
163 I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.
Psalms 97:10
10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 5:5
5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong.
Psalms 45:7
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Verse after verse compares love and hate. To love God is to hate evil.
what fellowship can light have with darkness?
What does all this mean?
I let you discern and Holy Spirit speak to you.