The following is a list of things the new man loves and hates:-
He loves (Old Testament) 18 things.
The Lord, Psa. 18:11<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,>> I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. (Psalm 18:1), &c., &c.
The Lord's salvation, Psa. 11:16, &c.
He hates (Old Testament) 10 things.
He loves (New Testament) 7 things.
The neighbor, Rom. 13:8, 98Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (Romans 13:8‑9)
He hates (New Testament)
Father, Mother, Wife, Children, Brethren, Sisters, when he has to choose between those and Christ
His own life, Luke 14:2626If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:26)
Many more passages might be added to these lists, were those included which are commands of God as to love and hatred. Perhaps some who have been interested in the subject will look out such passages. For where the command is given, the answering love and hatred will assuredly be found in the new man, who is "renewed in knowledge after the image of Him who created him." Seven objects of love are thus commanded in the Old Testament, and more are added in the New Testament. The lists would thus be rendered more complete, both as regards love and hatred. May the Lord bring home to each heart before whom this subject is brought, the depth and reality of the wonderful work of redemption, by means of which a change so complete and so radical is effected in every believer in Jesus.
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(Concluded from page 134).