Don't Hate Your Borther

"He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes." 1 John 9-11

Jesus said "... I am the light of the world ..." John 8:12 and John 9:5. To be in the light is to be in Jesus and He in you. Being in darkness is to be lost in a sinful state without Jesus.

We cannot claim to be in Jesus and have hate in our heart for our fellow man. Christians should not have hate in their heart for anyone.

When we pray, we should also pray for "... a clean heart ... and ... a right spirit ..." Psalms 51:10

There is a currently popular phrase that says, "Don't be a hater" and another one that says, Don't hate the player, hate the game." Well to paraphrase that saying, "Don't hate the person, hate the sin."

We may not like what someone has said or done, but we should not hate them because of it. As Christians, His light should be in us and we should let it shine so that the world can see it.