‘And Jehu the son the Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehosaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore the wrath of the LORD is upon you.’ (2 Chronicles 19:2)
I don’t love the wicked or those that hate the LORD. If you do, the wrath of the LORD will be upon you.
There are several classes of people described in the Bible who are beyond saving. (1) those who blaspheme the holy spirit (attribute the work and power of the HS to Satan/unclean spirits. This is a sin that can never be forgiven (Mark 3:28-30); (2) those who add to or subtract from the words of the Revelation of Jesus Christ (Rev 22:18,19); and (3) the reprobate, those rejected bt God (Romans 1:18-32). One can pray for these till they are blue in the face. It will not do a bit of good. They are beyond hope. God loved them at one point, but they crossed the line and he no longer loves them. He hates them. (”The LORD tests the righteous. But the wicked and the one who loves violence his soul hates.” (Psalms 11:5)
The Bible does not contradict itself or it is not God’s word. The way to reconcile seemingly contradictory statements in the Bible is to reconcile their meaning in light of ALL of God’s counsel (no verse of scripture is of private interpretation—which is what many engage in who have not read the entire Bible and consequently have a warped/skewed understanding).
God commands us to love our enemies, but not his enemies, the truly wicked. When the Antichrist reigns and rules and I am alive, I will not be praying for him, unless it is that God will “break his teeth.” Wiil you?
You really should listen to the sermons whose links I gave you in the last exchange. While you are at it, check out the Simon on Romans 13.
>I don’t love the wicked or those that hate the LORD. If you
>do, the wrath of the LORD will be upon you.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.
Luke 6:35
If you’re a friend of God, and God is kind to those who hate God, then who am I to hate those who hate God?
Per Matthew 13:24-30, even ANGELS can’t tell the wheat from the weeds. How much less you and me? Right?
Obama and Congress can be saved if we pray for them. God commanded we pray for them in 1 Timothy 2:2.
I will. Will you?