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Let’s do a quick word study of the Greek word translated as “hate” in the scriptures. It is the word miseo from the primary word misos. It is actually compounded from the primary parts me and sozo (from sos). Me has the meaning of negation, as in not, and sos means safe. Misos is the opposite of the shalam, which is the second half of the word Jerusalem. We know the context as it is found in the Hebrew, Yarah Shalam. Yarah means founded in peace (because it has been taught, as it flows direct from the fountain of life), and shalam, meaning reciprocal security in life, liberty, and estate (peace by mutual security). By this we see hate meaning thinking someone unworthy of this peace. The full concept is found in the idea of separation as we have seen its meaning in “the laws of nature and nature’s God.” We saw in the law of separation that if someone understands the idea that civilization is only found in this state of mutual security and rejects it, the only option is separation. We saw this principle in our criminal law as it pertains to imprisonment (separation) of those who violate the right of security of other’s life, liberty and property. In God’s law we saw it in the concept of hell, eternal separation from God’s kingdom (heaven) because of (ones own choice) refusal to live in this state security (peace and civility).
Hate is finding cause for separation from protection. There is a time for just separation, but what we are most often talking about is unjust hate. Unjust hate is when one is thought not deserving sozo when they have committed no crime worthy of being separated or denied protection. This idea of determining who is worthy of being separated is found in our Bill of Rights’ 5th Amendment. It is meant to keep people from being violated based on groundless accusation. It is a rule of civilization.
Here is the Greek definition of sozo from the Strong’s Greek Dictionary: Strong’s #4982: sozo (pronounced sode’-zo) from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, “safe”); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):–heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.
Sozo is the word most often translates as “save.” It is first used in Matthew1:21 describing the LORD coming to save His people from their sins (error). It is given context in verse 23 by quoting Isaiah 7:13 – 15 telling of God being with us. It is last used in Revelation 21:24 to tell of our destination city holy Jerusalem (New Jerusalem) after it has come down from God out of heaven to earth. These together are an allusion to God as the First and the Last, the beginning and the ending of our creation.
Matthew 21 (sozo is “save” in verse 21)
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.
Isaiah 7
13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (God with us).
15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhors (hate) shall be forsaken of both her kings.
Revelation 21 (sozo is “saved” verse 24)
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defiles, neither whatsoever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
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1 John 4
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world hears them.
6 We are of God: he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God.
8 He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear hath torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also.
