Hating Without Reason
John 15:18-25 NIV
18 "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first . 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20 Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He who hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them what no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these miracles, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: 'They hated me without reason.'
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Actually, Jesus' enemies hated Him for many reasons:
The Jews hated Him because they considered Him a false prophet and a false Messiah (not in the mold of King David).
The religious sects (Pharisees, scribes, Sadducees, etc.) hated Him because He upset the established order and threatened their lucrative pursuits.
The Romans hated Him because He was a Jew and, even worse, one whom they heard was claiming to be the King of the Jews.
The Gentiles hated Him because He and His teachings obliterated all their Paganistic deities and philosophies.
If you think that these groups only hated Jesus in His day, look and you'll find that the same or similar groups still hate Him and persecute His believers in this day and age.
Truth Seeker
