Hello Chris.
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I suppose the question boils down to this: does the definition of "Love" and "Hate" in the scriptures equal the definition of these same terms in Western society?
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Love :
1CO 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8
Love never fails...
Hate :
Rev 19:15 ...He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. (See also : Luke 16:20-31.)
To love-less is a contradiction of God's definition of love, love would fail. Love would be less-patient, love would be less-kind, so love isn't kind or patient because it fails, it's less than, and therefore it is not love because love never fails.
The word translated 'hate' is to detest.
New Testament Greek - StudyLight.org
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