People are likely to misunderstand what I am saying.
Matthew 5:43-48King James Version (KJV)
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
King James Version (KJV)
And in another place it says if thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
So by doing good to them we are also heaping coals on them.
God is so loving it is not funny, just that in my daily reading I come across quite a bit of this stiff.
If Mary and Joseph can praise God for Herod Dying, then I am not required to weep for folks like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, or people that attend liberal Churches and want The Name of Christ/God removed from Classroom/public square, or people that claim to be Christian yet celebrate abortion and homosexuality.
I want nothing to do with these folks, yes I do pray for them on occasion that they will see the light, but I dont buy that they are Christian.
“I want nothing to do with these folks”
I think that is where the “I love them” part seems to disconnect.
I like everybody. With some people, it is best if I like them from afar but I can be friendly. I have a friend who is a rabid gay Democrat and he thinks I want him killed for being gay because he wants to play the victim. Whatever. I love him but he is wrong.
But the whole world doesn't go to heaven, Why? Because there's a condition.
"that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life".
God's holiness outweighs his love.
I guess maybe we should love those who are hateful as much as we want God to love us, who are so sinful in His sight.