But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
To hate God runs against all reason and nature, yet the malice here was so rank that they hated Him without cause. Christ quotes David's words from the Psalms to show this same obstinate hatred has flowed down through generations, grandfather to grandson, unbroken, they are no better than their fathers who hated David the same way.
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The psalmist's words fit Christ perfectly: both suffered hatred without cause. Jesus broke no law, injured no one, yet pursued sinners' welfare even as they rejected Him. Tell me, what reason can you give? What injury has He done you? None can answer without his conscience condemning him, yet no being was ever more hated or despised.
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Hatred marks the devil's kingdom as love marks Christ's. The world, those devoted to this world and its god, whether Jew or Gentile, forms one body against Him. But mark the difference: God's people, taught to hate the sins of sinners, still love their persons and do them good. A spiteful, malicious spirit belongs to the world, not to Christ.
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Commenting on John 15:18-25