Arise Quote by Jonathan Edwards
“From love arises hatred of those things which are contrary to what we love, or which oppose and thwart us in those things that we delight in.”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", 1741
Love creates a protective bias, turning any threat to cherished values into hatred.
In simple terms: Protecting what we love can breed hatred toward opposing things.
Key Takeaway
Recognize bias, seek empathy.
Themes
love
hate
bias
values
emotions
Mood
reflective
critical
Type
philosophical
ethical
When to use this quote
- personal relationships
- political conflict
- social movements
Key Concepts
psychology
ethics
human nature
Questions to Reflect On
- How does love influence your judgments?
- Can you love without hatred?
A Different Perspective
Hatred can also arise from fear, not just love.
![“As God delights in his own beauty, he must necessarily delight in the creature's holiness which is a conformity to and participation of it, as truly as [the] brightness of a jewel, held in the sun's beams, is a participation or derivation of the sun's brightness, though immensely less in degree.” quote by Jonathan Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9e3/jonathan-edwards-770_beam_as-god-delights-in-his-own-beauty-he-mus_393914.jpg)
![“But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and that in this divine affection, and an habitual disposition to it, and that light which is the foundation of it, and those things which are the fruits of it, consists the whole…” quote by Jonathan Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2fd/jonathan-edwards-770_affection_but-it-is-doubtless-true-and-evident-fro_82879.jpg)
