In the aftermath of the killings of Arenas Zarutzka and Charlie Kirk,

I've seen a lot of Christians say righteous anger isn't enough.

We need to hate those who commit and celebrate evil.

At Charlie Kirk's memorial yesterday, President Trump said something that even some Christians

are tempted to believe.

In reference to Charlie Kirk, he said,

He did not hate his opponents.

He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with

Charlie. I hate my opponent. And I don't want the best for them. I'm sorry. I am sorry, Erica.

In today's episode, I'll explain why this emotion, as natural as it may feel, is incompatible with the Christian life.

Let's start with a recent interview of Protestant Joel Weben discussing Christian hatred.

There's a lot of evil in the world. Yes. And there are just reactions to that evil. Right. Yeah,

part of the reason the West is on the decline. Honestly, one of the quintessential primary reasons is

because we've lost the will to hate. We've lost the will to hate. We must hate where the Lord

hates. And I do understand, you know, hate the sin and not the sinner. I think that there

is at least a degree of that being biblically true.

But we also do have, you know, verses in the scripture, I think of David in the Psalms,

who says, do I not hate those who hate you?

Not hate that.

Do I not hate those people who hate you?

Yes.

I hate them with a perfect hatred. One of my favorite

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