The antithesis of Love .
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 Hate takes many forms though we don`t often recognize it unless it Manifests Violence .
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If you do not Love your neighbor as yourself you likely have the ability to Hate them.
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Not considering the other person`s position implies that you have in some sense ~written them off~.  When this happens the next step in degraded relations is animosity.
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Our country was founded on Freedom and the 1st amendment guarantees Freedom of Speech.
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Be careful who you consider hateful.  Be careful that you are not deceived by a cloak of love or soft speech.
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The enemy transforms himself into an angel of light.  Why?  To deceive. 2 Cor 11:14 
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If a person is not in Relationship with Christ Jesus it is likely that their motivation is Hate .  Again, they might not appear violent.  They may even seem `right`.  They may even seem sincere. 
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Try the spirits to see if they are of God. 1 Jhn 4:1 
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If their words, position, ideology and actions do not mesh with the Word of God you should see them as a messenger of Satan.
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Did God really Hate Esau?
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Short answer: <b>No!</b>
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But the Bible says so, doesn`t it?
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 Rom 9:13 <br><i>As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. </i> 
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We must distinguish between motivation, actions and conclusions if we are to have any Hope of understanding the Old Testament .
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The motivation is often unclear in the O.T.  The actions are abundantly clear.  The conclusion is often skewed by not understanding the motivation.
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In Esau`s case, for example, God loved Esau as He does all Humanity .  However, Esau was not interested in God or His plans.  <b>Esau loved God`s Creation </b>.
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The evidence is abundant.  He sold his birthright ( Promise of God`s Blessings ) to Jacob for a single meal.  He was a man of the earth, the field.  He was content to just enjoy the physical life.
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Because his Heart was not toward God he suffered great loss: his birthright, the primary blessing from Isaac and a lack of respect by people who saw him as less than his brother.
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So, man, by his `great` powers of logic and misunderstanding of God`s Sovereignty concluded that God must Hate Esau and Love Jacob.  After all, Jacob was greatly Blessed .
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We see this same conclusion being made today when a person`s actions produce negative Consequences but they refuse to take the blame.  Rather they blame God for hating them.
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 2Pe 3:9 <br><i>The Lord is not slack concerning his Promise , as some men count slackness; but is Longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should Perish , but that all should come to Repentance </i> 
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That verse is the Truth .  Any idea that God is a respecter of persons is a Lie from Satan .
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