Why would God “cleanse” you of the alleged sin, i.e., hate?
He INSTRUCTS us to: “Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” Romans 12:9-11 KVJ
Abhor: Regard with disgust and hatred’ detest, hate, loathe, despise, abominate
That’s cute but remember it says “what is evil” not “who is evil”.
The verse refers to participation in evil.
You’d have a hard time keeping your interpretation with e.g. verse 10 or Luke 10:27... and a host of other verses that command us to love our neighbor.
No. You are wrong and you are misusing the Word because you are practicing an eisegesis approach - that’ll lead you to error.
Respectfully,
1 Jn 1:9
Thank you for making that point
We are to pray for our enemies. We pray that they will turn to Christ and repent. It is also good to pray for the overthrow of God’s enemies. If people persist in doing evil, then God will take care of them. We can resist evil, have joy in persecution (not something I’m good at),trust in God’s sovereignty, and still do what we can to protect ourselves. We don’t have to take whatever comes if we have a way out. I think young people should seriously consider finding another country. The USA is no longer the USA. I am too old to make such a drastic move.