“Weakness of Hatred”

Mark 2: 16: “And when the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax-gatherers they began saying to His disciples, ‘Why is He eating with tax-gatherers and sinners?’” The problem with hatred is that it has no desire for its object to get better. It would rather see them rot in hell. That was Jesus’ problem with all who let hatred rule their hearts; His goal was always the elevation of the human condition.