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Posted by David (Member # 1) on :

THE GIFT OF HOLY HATRED
by Chip Brogden

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"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other..." (Matthew 6:24a).

The context of this passage is talking about mammon (the love of, and the endless pursuit of, wealth). But the principle applies to everything else. There can only be one master in your life. You can only serve one thing at a time. You are not free to do as you please. Even if you say you serve no one, you are still serving Self. So which will it be? Jesus says if you love Him then you will hate everything else. What does that mean?

It means that you will allow nothing and no one to take the place of the One you love - not for a day, not for an hour, not for a minute. If our love for the Lord is strong then we will learn to hate everything which competes against Him. We will despise anything that seeks to hinder our relationship with Christ.

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Posted by Carmela (Member # 4817) on :

When we start to live this out is when I believe we become real Christians. Many say they are Christians, but until they put aside the things of the world, they struggle daily.

Once we put aside the things of the world, our salvation takes on a whole new direction and our walk becomes more straight.

Posted by cici420 (Member # 4925) on :

Amen to that I totally agree. [clap2]

Posted by Carmela (Member # 4817) on :

welcome to the forum cici, it's nice to meet you....kind of. [Wink]

Posted by David (Member # 1) on :

Yes I believe this is when you are truely born-again. It is not a walk down the isle but an actual birth.