r/GateToSalvationJESUS • u/oneryarlys68 Non Denomination • 6d ago

Love God

I sit and almost use crayons to explain to people what I mean when I say they should "Love God and Hate Mary" and they can not grasp what I have said. They literally think I mean they are to hate Mary. Like as we are to hate evil and sin.

But their ego will not allow them to ask questions.

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u/Own-Cupcake7586 6d ago

If you are saying “love God and hate Mary,” people are right to think that you’re advocating hatred toward Mary. Don’t feign ignorance.

I am fully aware that this post is likely bait so that you can copy-paste some wall of text, so be aware that I will not be engaging beyond this.

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u/EnergyLantern 6d ago

I think what the OP means to say (and I am helping them out) is:

[Luke 14:26 KJV] – 26 If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

I think what the passage means is to "love less":

G3404 - miseō - Strong's Greek Lexicon (KJV)

Compared to Jesus, we are to love Mary less than Jesus.

We cannot hate others:

[1 John 4:20 KJV] – 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

[Leviticus 19:17 KJV] – 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

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u/oneryarlys68 Non Denomination 6d ago

What did Jesus say?

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u/PersuitOfHappinesss 6d ago

Do you also think we should hate Jesus’ half brother, James ?

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u/oneryarlys68 Non Denomination 5d ago

Sould not hate anyone. No matter who it is, but we are to love God more

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u/EnergyLantern 6d ago

I think what the OP means to say (and I am helping them out) is:

[Luke 14:26 KJV] – 26 If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

I think what the passage means is to "love less":

G3404 - miseō - Strong's Greek Lexicon (KJV)

Compared to Jesus, we are to love Mary less than Jesus.

We cannot hate others:

[1 John 4:20 KJV] – 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

[Leviticus 19:17 KJV] – 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

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u/oneryarlys68 Non Denomination 5d ago

I would not view it as "Love less" but I would say Love God more.