Gabe Suarez is way off on this topic. Gabe was correct to point out that when the bible address brothers or brethren they are addressing Christians and fellow Jews. However it all goes down hill from there.
Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
You can't abhor (literally hate) something or someone, and yet love them. To think that you somehow can, is a 20th century invention.
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God might hate sin but without a doubt God doesn't hate anyone. Jesus ministered to sinners, tax collectors, lepers, Jews, Gentiles, etc.. John 3:16
God so loved the world...God loves Jews, Gentiles, Hitler, you, and me. To assert that abhoring evil means to abhor evil-doers and hate evil-doers is absolutely wrong and unbiblical. Gabe Suarez doesnt draw the distinction between evil and evil-doers and Christians should hold sin in contempt but love the sinner. In our own lives we should abhor that which is evil and cleave to that which is good. Do no evil, hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil but be filled with the Spirit.
Shok