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To prevent igorant people from reaching the truth, is it not?

So that they will see and not understand. You claimed that Jesus never hated, but an understanding of Jesus requiring the Lord of the universe to love good, bad, pointless, boring, gentle and evil at the same time seems a tad shallow, don't you think. If someone called you a snake, you might reasonably think you were being hated, don't you think?

Unfortunately, ignorant people seldom realize that they are ignorant, therefore don't take the warning, and that is what has brought me here, having a debate with someone who should have been dissuaded by Jesus' clear warning.

Do you include yourself in this warning? Jesus said "you will be hated" for his namesake. Do you think gentle bi-partisan pronouncements earn the hatred of your enemies, or do you think preaching "repentence" (the great commission) does that?

So that they will see and not understand. You claimed that Jesus never hated, but an understanding of Jesus requiring the Lord of the universe to love good, bad, pointless, boring, gentle and evil at the same time seems a tad shallow, don't you think.

Not at all, Jesus didn't hate anything, but that doesn't mean that we can't hate anything. Only that we are not supposed to hate any person.

If someone called you a snake, you might reasonably think you were being hated, don't you think?

Perhaps, but that could be wrong - and it often is.

Do you include yourself in this warning? Jesus said "you will be hated" for his namesake. Do you think gentle bi-partisan pronouncements earn the hatred of your enemies, or do you think preaching "repentence" (the great commission) does that?

You're suggesting that Christians act in a way so that people start to hate them? Well, in that case, I suggest blowing up buildings. That will no doubt result in hatred by many people.

It's interesting that you see everything as partisan. Religion isn't all that partisan.