You have to be careful Raymond. If you mix hatred and zeal together, you might find a destructive spirit that does that want 'all men to be saved'. If you mix it with a little 'do not avenge, vengeance is mine, I will repay' - they you have the right cocktail.
The truth is Jesus - those who accept Him become children and have the opportunity to become sons (and begin to inherit the kingdom). Those who do
intentionally REJECT him are spiritual marks, men/women who condemnation is reserved for. I'll note that has to be the correct preaching of Christ...his sacrifice on the Cross (Christ and Him crucified).
I agree with you about fear of God being the beginning of wisdom, not that it matters - it is in scripture. I asked if God hates, because our current church only preaches love and sweet things, and this church is diabetic from all the sugar. Sad thing is that loving the wrong things (world) incurs the wrath of God and we are strengthened by grace and not 'ceremonial foods'.
Our spiritual pattern is that we are servants, and that we are sheep to the slaughter and while we keep the doors of our churches open, we have to be strong enough to kick people out. It used to be that many were the afflictions of the righteous, but nowadays we have apostles of ease. <--
The original question branched from our current churches fascination with sinners. We were called to call them to repentance, but many churches seem to want to comfort them. Because of this, there is sin in churches, division, and lack of holiness. The real reason for it is because people do not want to be persecuted, reviled, hated for living holy lives. They want sweetness in church and out. There are no walls between the church and men, we are all becoming one - when we should be separate.
However, when things get fiery like they may get in/because of this recession, you see God is actually clearing his threshing floor. He can tell the genuine from the fake by trials - some fiery. I believe in the end, if you have not set it in your mind that you may suffer for what you believe, you will fade.
Sam