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I am intrigued by the word "hated"...Mark,<br />I am intrigued by the word "hated" in verse 14. Our current social, political, and economic climate seem to have made that the most important word Jesus ever prayed. People seem to believe they are "hated," and in the case of some of our Christian brothers and sisters they are "hated" because they believe in Jesus as the Savior of the world. (irony intended.)<br />I wonder what Jesus was getting at in this use of "hate.?" Wouldn't he (and we) presume the Father was already familiar with the "hatred?" After all, they are one...<br />This leads me to believe that the verse is intended to be polemical towards those who "hate" the disciples of Jesus, including the modern day disciples so picked on like Mike Huckabee. And the disciples have to trust and believe that God has this "hatred" under control. (Or, at least, will deal with it.) <br />So what about the cross combats this rendering of our Lord's prayer here in John? Could it be that the cross is an affirmation of "cosmos?" That is, that God's love of Jesus is not obliterated by the "cosmos" and "hatred" but rather in, with, through, under, and even at times against the cosmos and any attendant hatred? The overall argument of John's gospel, through this slight and select pericope, seems to affirm the cosmos, even the hatred within it, at the same time to acknowledge they are limited avenues of salvation. Neither cosmos nor hatred can save. Salvation must come from someone else, salvation comes from God. Thanks--as always--for getting me thinking about my sermon on Sunday. (It's entitled "Look Back in Anger." Pretty original, huh?)Scott Fredericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308367520005180885noreply@blogger.com