The Use Of Biblical Hatred In The Bible

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In the culture of 2015, there are many known hate groups which use the Bible to harm other people and to spread hate, which I will refer to as “Biblical Hatred.” The groups use scriptures and interpret their meaning into a message of hate. Some people see doing so, as a positive use of the Bible while others see scriptures used to promote hate as a negative use of the Bible. One way to determine who is right is to look at various meanings of commonly used passages, and then comparing these passages to other passages in the Bible to them to help create a fuller picture of whether “Biblical Hatred” is correct or wrong. To understand the different meanings of such scriptures and the ways people interpret scripture, we must first pick an area

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