Intro.

1.  Taught from childhood not to hate others -- Even enemies (Lk. 6:27-28; Matt. 5:43-44).

2.  On other hand - Lk. 14:26 (Comparative).

3.  Jno. 3:16 - God so loved the world...Yet, God hates sin - Prov. 6:16.

  a.  Hate - "To hate (personally):-enemy, foe, ...odious" (Strong's Hebrew & Chaldee Dictionary, 119).

    1)  No friendship with - Prov. 3:32.

    2)  No delight in - Prov. 11:20.

    3)  "A right feeling of aversion from what is evil" (Vine, II:198). Heb. 1:9

  b.  Abomination - "Disgusting, an abhorrence" Strong's, 123.  Detestable, reprehensible. [Hab. 1:13 - God's holiness] (1 Pet. 1:15-16)

4.  Re. Our own sin & the sin around us:  Do we hate sin like God does?  Should we?  How?

I.  OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD SIN MUST BE LIKE GOD'S  - Psa. 97:10; 119:104; 139:20-24 (pure, absolute, intense hatred).

  A.  When We Do Not Hate Sin We Do Not Fear Of God - Prov. 8:13; cf. Acts 10:35.

  B.  Our Hatred Of Sin Reveals Itself In Our Conduct - Jer. 44:4-5.

      -Unless we repent of sins / separate ourselves from it, we do not hate it!

  C.  There Will Be A Corresponding Love For Good - Amos 5:14-15; Rom. 12:9.

II.  PRACTICAL APPLICATION: WE ARE TO HATE ANY THING & EVERYTHING WHICH IS SIN.

    - 1 Jno. 5:17; Col. 3:17; Matt. 7:23; Jude 23

  A.  A True Commitment To Not Love The World - 1 Jno. 2:15-17.

    1.  Wear modest (decent) dress (1 Tim. 2:9-10) - Shame of indecency - Jer. 8:12.

    2.  Put away works of flesh (Gal. 5:19-21) - Such conduct is out of the question!  Eph. 5:3-5

    3.  1 Pet. 4:1-5 - Have the mind of Christ - Cease from sin! No longer live...to the lusts of men...the desire of the Gentiles....

  B.  Refuse Fellowship With Error & Evil - Psa. 26:1-5.

    1.  Walk in truth, not evil - Eph. 5:7-11.

    2.  2 Cor. 6:14-18 - Come out & be separate!

     3.  More & more brethren have an aversion to obeying this:

      a.  Work of the church is added to - Many more look approvingly upon those involved (accept w/o objection).

      b.  Worship of the church - "No need to make an issue out of it."  -(Instru. music, women preachers, etc.).

      c.  Fellowship w/ the unscripturally remarried & those who teach them to remain in it (Matt. 19:9) - "Let them alone - Can work together." (1 Cor. 5:11)  Unity in diversity!

    4.  2 Jno. 9-11 - Hatred of sin will compel us to obey this command!

  C.  A Genuine Aversion To Error - Psa. 101:3.

    1.  Determination to oppose false teachers - Gal. 2:4-5.

    2.  Some try to not fellowship sin/error, while silently accepting those who teach &/or practice doctrines of error!

    3.  Today: "Let brother so and so preach/hold meetings - Just stay silent on the controversial topic!"

      -This approach is being taken by some who believe the truth, some who believe false doctrine, & some who will not teach against false doctrine.

    4.  Rom. 16:17-18 - Mark & avoid those advocating error!   WHY?

      a.  Causes division & stumbling!

      b.  2 Tim. 2:16-18 - False teachers identified so their work will not grow!

    5.  We do not hate error when we allow those who teach error to go unopposed! - 2 Tim. 4:2; Jude 3

Conclusion

1.  Some will say this lesson is too narrow, too strict, too judgmental.

2.  But, like God, we are to have no friendship with & take no delight in sin - In any of its forms!

3.  Like God, there is a "time to hate" (Eccl. 3:8).  The time to hate sin is now!