HATRED IS EQUAL TO WITCHCRAFT
Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi
1John 3:15 "Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."
The English dictionary defines 'hatred' as extreme dislike. The gospel is centered on God's love for humanity despite man's disenchantment at His method of handling affairs. The common thinking is that an all- powerful ,loving , benevolent and all -knowing God should always come to our rescue whether we believe in Him or not.
If God were to prevent the consequences of every action from manifesting then He will be acting contrary to his office as a judge. Every misfortune on earth is as a result of humans rebelling against God’s will. Some of the consequences of our actions affects the innocent including unborn children. God has given us wisdom to know good and bad and yet many choose bad and expect a good result. Children suffer because of the wrong choices of their parents and vice versa. Despite this, God in His mercy seeks for ways to correct our errors. He is not to be blamed for our failures. The scriptures says in Proverbs 19:3 NLT "People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the lord ."
We never consider all the variables before making decisions , that's why we are admonished to seek wise counsel from God's word before taking sensitive actions( Matthew 6:33). If it was revealed to us convincingly that an airplane will crash killing all its passengers or a business will fail, most persons will pray and board the plane or engage in the business expecting a miracle and would go into hatred after the avoidable disaster while attributing it to an act of witchcraft from the village. But this runs contrary to God's will (Acts 27) . It is this misappropriation of the grace of God that leads to hatred . Bitterness exposes us to danger, hatred removes us from God's protective cover. This cover is usually in the form of loving parents,pastors, friends,neighbours etc.
Many preachers promote hatred through the old testament doctrine of "suffer not the witch to live " this has led to devastation of many families and communities like in Akwa ibom state in Nigeria were children as young as three years old are abandoned to die haven been labelled as witches. This runs contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ. We have immunity against witchcraft (Luke 10:19) Hating a person because they have been labelled a witch, puts one in the same category of the children of darkness. The scriptures says in 1John 2:9-11 that he or she who hates is living in darkness. By this scripture, he or she who claims to be a Christian but hates a person who has been labelled a witch, the hater is equally a witch. The hater is described in 1John 3:11-20 as a murderer.Witches devour their victims; so do those who hate (Gal.5:15)The church in Galatia is proof that Christians could practice witchcraft (Gal.3:1) ,they were neck-deep in hatred, judgement and condemnation.
We are admonished not to hate our enemies but pray for them because of their ignorance (Matthew 5:43-48,2Tim4:16). They are as ignorant as the soldiers who nailed Christ on the cross, that is why He said "Father forgive them for they know not what they do". Haters do not really know their victims, if they did they would not hate but love them. We are all inter-connected by culture, bloodlines, history and politics therefore hating anybody is hating oneself.
If we claim to love God but hate our brother, we lie against the truth.(1John 4:20-21) to conceal hatred in one's heart and yet call oneself a christian is hypocrisy( Prov.10:18), a born again child of God cannot harbour hatred . This is one of the proof that a person is saved . Hatred leads to divisions and a weakening of the church (prov.10:12) , that's why Satan loves haters and wouldn’t let them go (2Tim2:26)
Christians living in hatred are insincere and cannot keep a relationship, they are tools in Satan's hand to spread wickedness in our communities ( Prov.26:24-26) Bitterness or hatred is Satanic (Gal.5 :19) and has its origin from a past hurt that must be overcome through forgiveness if we must make progress in life (Heb.12:15)Hatred is forbidden in the church of Christ (Lev.19:16-17) Hatred is a hindrance to breakthroughs and makes it difficult for us to find help .It makes us vulnerable to fraudulent lovers. It is only through the power of the Holy Ghost that we can overcome hatred. Hatred is a demonic influence ( Ephesians 4:31-32)
Prayer: Heavenly Father forgive me for my sins against you, I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation, I receive him as lord and saviour and receive grace to break every witchcraft influence over my family and let your unconditional love overwhelm my heart and quench the fire of hatred in Jesus' name.
Prayer / counseling + 2348098536911 + 2348035536911 Email : Michaelbensonajayi@gmail.com
The English dictionary defines 'hatred' as extreme dislike. The gospel is centered on God's love for humanity despite man's disenchantment at His method of handling affairs. The common thinking is that an all- powerful ,loving , benevolent and all -knowing God should always come to our rescue whether we believe in Him or not.
If God were to prevent the consequences of every action from manifesting then He will be acting contrary to his office as a judge. Every misfortune on earth is as a result of humans rebelling against God’s will. Some of the consequences of our actions affects the innocent including unborn children. God has given us wisdom to know good and bad and yet many choose bad and expect a good result. Children suffer because of the wrong choices of their parents and vice versa. Despite this, God in His mercy seeks for ways to correct our errors. He is not to be blamed for our failures. The scriptures says in Proverbs 19:3 NLT "People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the lord ."
We never consider all the variables before making decisions , that's why we are admonished to seek wise counsel from God's word before taking sensitive actions( Matthew 6:33). If it was revealed to us convincingly that an airplane will crash killing all its passengers or a business will fail, most persons will pray and board the plane or engage in the business expecting a miracle and would go into hatred after the avoidable disaster while attributing it to an act of witchcraft from the village. But this runs contrary to God's will (Acts 27) . It is this misappropriation of the grace of God that leads to hatred . Bitterness exposes us to danger, hatred removes us from God's protective cover. This cover is usually in the form of loving parents,pastors, friends,neighbours etc.
Many preachers promote hatred through the old testament doctrine of "suffer not the witch to live " this has led to devastation of many families and communities like in Akwa ibom state in Nigeria were children as young as three years old are abandoned to die haven been labelled as witches. This runs contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ. We have immunity against witchcraft (Luke 10:19) Hating a person because they have been labelled a witch, puts one in the same category of the children of darkness. The scriptures says in 1John 2:9-11 that he or she who hates is living in darkness. By this scripture, he or she who claims to be a Christian but hates a person who has been labelled a witch, the hater is equally a witch. The hater is described in 1John 3:11-20 as a murderer.Witches devour their victims; so do those who hate (Gal.5:15)The church in Galatia is proof that Christians could practice witchcraft (Gal.3:1) ,they were neck-deep in hatred, judgement and condemnation.
We are admonished not to hate our enemies but pray for them because of their ignorance (Matthew 5:43-48,2Tim4:16). They are as ignorant as the soldiers who nailed Christ on the cross, that is why He said "Father forgive them for they know not what they do". Haters do not really know their victims, if they did they would not hate but love them. We are all inter-connected by culture, bloodlines, history and politics therefore hating anybody is hating oneself.
If we claim to love God but hate our brother, we lie against the truth.(1John 4:20-21) to conceal hatred in one's heart and yet call oneself a christian is hypocrisy( Prov.10:18), a born again child of God cannot harbour hatred . This is one of the proof that a person is saved . Hatred leads to divisions and a weakening of the church (prov.10:12) , that's why Satan loves haters and wouldn’t let them go (2Tim2:26)
Christians living in hatred are insincere and cannot keep a relationship, they are tools in Satan's hand to spread wickedness in our communities ( Prov.26:24-26) Bitterness or hatred is Satanic (Gal.5 :19) and has its origin from a past hurt that must be overcome through forgiveness if we must make progress in life (Heb.12:15)Hatred is forbidden in the church of Christ (Lev.19:16-17) Hatred is a hindrance to breakthroughs and makes it difficult for us to find help .It makes us vulnerable to fraudulent lovers. It is only through the power of the Holy Ghost that we can overcome hatred. Hatred is a demonic influence ( Ephesians 4:31-32)
Prayer: Heavenly Father forgive me for my sins against you, I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation, I receive him as lord and saviour and receive grace to break every witchcraft influence over my family and let your unconditional love overwhelm my heart and quench the fire of hatred in Jesus' name.
Prayer / counseling + 2348098536911 + 2348035536911 Email : Michaelbensonajayi@gmail.com
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