As we explore what it means to “love what God loves, and hate what He hates“, it seems best to begin by examining key Biblical teachings that seem to undermine this notion.
We will start with Jesus’ command to “love your enemies,” which is recorded in both Matthew’s and Luke’s accounts of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:27, 35). These words were not spoken in isolation, and to understand them, we must understand …