{"id":43650,"date":"2022-09-30T22:27:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-hatred-in-the-bible-overcoming-hatred-bible-outlines\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T22:27:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:27:55","slug":"sermon-on-hatred-in-the-bible-overcoming-hatred-bible-outlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-hatred-in-the-bible-overcoming-hatred-bible-outlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon on Hatred in the Bible | Overcoming Hatred* – Bible Outlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Sermon on Hatred in the Bible Overcoming hatred<\/strong> is a particular need in today’s world. We are divided by race, class, gender and ideology. The Bible holds the key…<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION<\/p>\n

A. Hate is a sin that has caused many atrocities in our world in the past, and in our present time.<\/p>\n

B. Hate is a heart ailment forbidden by the Lord in the Old and New Testament.<\/p>\n

1. “Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart …” (Leviticus 19:17)<\/p>\n

2. Matthew 5:43-44<\/p>\n

DISCUSSION: (Discussion of this sermon on hatred.)<\/h2>\n

A. THOSE THAT HAVE OVERCOME HATRED HATE SIN, BUT LOVE THE SINNER<\/h3>\n

1. God hates sin<\/p>\n

a. “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren” (Proverbs 6:16-19).<\/p>\n

b. Hebrews 1:9<\/p>\n

2. But – God loves the sinner<\/p>\n

a. 1 John 4:8-11<\/p>\n

b. Romans 6:6-8<\/p>\n

3. God wants His children to hate sin<\/p>\n

a. “Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked” (Psalm 97:10).<\/p>\n

b. “Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph” (Amos 5:15).<\/p>\n

4. Explaining how it was possible to hate what a man did but not the man, C.S. Lewis explained, “It occurred to me that there was one man for whom I had been doing this all my life – myself.”<\/p>\n

5. We must be careful that we do not transfer our hate for sin to the sinner.<\/p>\n

B. WHEN OVERCOMING HATRED WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE NATURE OF HATE<\/h3>\n

1. Hate is a characteristic of the unregenerate state<\/p>\n

a. Titus 3:3<\/p>\n

b. Christians are not to be hateful.<\/p>\n

2. Hatred is among the works of the flesh (Gal. 5:19-21)<\/p>\n

a. In this list of sins, hatred is associated with adultery, fornication, murder, drunkenness and other vices.<\/p>\n

b. Then, Paul said … Galatians 5:21<\/p>\n

3. Hatred is harbored only by fools … “He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool” (Proverbs 10:18).<\/p>\n

4. Hatred is cruel<\/p>\n

a. “Consider mine enemies; for they are many, and they hate me with cruel hatred” (Psalm 25:19).<\/p>\n

b. In its cruelty, hatred led to the murder of Abel(1 John 3:11-15)<\/p>\n

5. Hatred is evidence of immaturity<\/p>\n

a. Matthew 5:43-48<\/p>\n

b. The word “perfect” in this text comes from teleios and means mature.<\/p>\n

c. Hence, to be mature we must love, not hate, even our enemies.<\/p>\n

d. Conversely, if we hate rather than love, we indicate our spiritual immaturity.<\/p>\n

C. FAILURE IN OVERCOMING HATRED LEADS TO MANY OTHER EVILS<\/h2>\n

1. Hate stirs up trouble<\/p>\n

a. “Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins” (Proverbs 10:12)<\/p>\n

b. The strife that generated between Joseph and his brethren generated from hearts of hate … “And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more (Genesis 37:4-5).<\/p>\n

c. Oftentimes congregations are torn asunder by strife and turmoil because brethren, instead of loving one another, hate, detest and despise each other.<\/p>\n

2. Hate generates envy and envy generates hate<\/p>\n

a. Joseph’s brothers hated him (Genesis 37:8); and, correspondingly, they envied him (Genesis 37:11).<\/p>\n

b. In Ezekiel 35:11 God spoke of the envy which Matthew Seir used out of their hatred against Israel.<\/p>\n

c. Indeed, malice, envy, jealousy, ill-will and suspicion all are offspring of hate.<\/p>\n

3. Hate leads to murder and assassination<\/p>\n

a. Because they hated him, Joseph’s brothers said, “Let us slay him”(Genesis 37:20)<\/p>\n

b. Too, it is said of him, “The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him” (Genesis 49:23).<\/p>\n

c. Absalom hated Amnon and had him killed (2 Samuel 13:21-29).<\/p>\n

d. The sins of hatred crucified Jesus (John 15:19-25)<\/p>\n

e. 1 John 3:15<\/p>\n

4. Hate leads to sins of the tongue<\/p>\n

a. David said, “They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause” (Psalm 109:3).<\/p>\n

b. Solomon said, “He that hateth dissembleth with his lips” … “A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it” (Proverbs 26:24, 28)<\/p>\n

c. Lying, gossiping, faultfinding, etc. all too often generate from a heart of hate.<\/p>\n

d. Matthew 12:36-37<\/p>\n

5. Hate leads to bitterness, resentment and retaliation.<\/p>\n

a. God forbids such<\/p>\n

1) Romans 12:14, 17-21<\/p>\n

2) Matthew 5:38-48<\/p>\n

b. It is important to remember that:<\/p>\n

1) To render evil for evil is devilish.<\/p>\n

2) To render good for good is human.<\/p>\n

3) But to return good for evil is Godlike.<\/p>\n

D. CONSEQUENCES IF NOT OVERCOMING HATRED<\/h3>\n

1. Hate will rob you of happiness<\/p>\n

a. As long as you hate you will be miserable.<\/p>\n

b. Hate and hell dwell in the same heart.<\/p>\n

c. If I were going to knock on the door of the most miserable man in town, I know exactly where I would go – to the door of the bitter, resentful, unforgiving hater.<\/p>\n

2. Hate will make you a slave<\/p>\n

a. Hate someone and they will control your thoughts and dreams<\/p>\n

b. Hate someone and he will require you to take medicine for indigestion, headaches, and loss of energy<\/p>\n

c. If you want to be a slave to someone, find someone to hate.<\/p>\n

3. Hate will harm you physically<\/p>\n

a. Men sometimes think that it pays to hate, but later they learn they must pay for hate.<\/p>\n

b. Dr. S. I. McMillen speaks of jealousy, envy, self-centeredness, rage, resentment and hatred as “disease producing emotions,” and he says “What a person eats is not as important as the bitter spirit, the hates, and feelings of guilt that eat at him.”<\/p>\n

4. Hate will keep you out of heaven<\/p>\n

a. Hate is one of the works of the flesh and Paul says, “That they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God” (Gal. 5:19-21).<\/p>\n

b. If we hate, we are a murderer and “no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him” (1 John 3:15).<\/p>\n

c. Finally in this sermon on hatred…<\/p>\n

E. LOVE IS THE WAY OF OVERCOMING HATRED<\/h3>\n

1. With the Bible writers there is no middle ground between love and hate.<\/p>\n

a. It is either love or hate<\/p>\n

b. 1 John 2:9-11; 3:14-15<\/p>\n

2. Notice the importance and necessity of love:<\/p>\n

a. Brotherly love is the badge of discipleship (John 13:35)<\/p>\n

b. Brotherly love is a command (John 15:12)<\/p>\n

c. Brotherly love is to be maintained above all things(1 Peter 4:8)<\/p>\n

d. Brotherly love is the second greatest commandment (Matthew 22:39)<\/p>\n

e. Brotherly love is a fulfilling of the law (Rom 13:8)<\/p>\n

f. Brotherly love will prevent stumbling (1 John 2:9-11)<\/p>\n

g. Brotherly love is a mark of divine sonship (1 John 3:10)<\/p>\n

3. What is the nature of the love we are to have for our brethren?<\/p>\n

a. We are love the brethren as the Lord loved us (John 13:34)<\/p>\n

b. We are to love the brethren as ourselves (Matthew 22:39)<\/p>\n

c. We are to love the brethren fervently (1 Peter 4:8)<\/p>\n

d. We are to love the brethren without hypocrisy(1 Peter 1:22-23)<\/p>\n

e. We are to love the brethren in deed and not word only (1 John 3:18)<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION: [ End of this sermon on hatred ]<\/p>\n

A. If we hate someone, to overcome this we should:<\/p>\n

1. Pray for the person who is the object of our hate<\/p>\n

2. Find something good to do for the person who is resented<\/p>\n

3. Try sincerely to understand the person who is disliked and resented<\/p>\n

B. Solomon said, “Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith” (Proverbs 15:17)<\/p>\n

C. With Booker T. Washington let us say, “I will not allow any man to reduce my soul to the level of hatred.”<\/p>\n

*Information gathered from Windell Winkle<\/p>\n

See Also:<\/p>\n