The atheist hates Christ intentionally, openly and decidedly. The atheist opposes Christ for no good reason. What is there in the person of Christ for you to hate? Men hated Christ all of His life here on Earth, but yet He died for them. Can you hate Jesus for that? He came into world to gain no glory for Himself - He had all the glory of Heaven, but He laid that aside, gave it all upon for the sake of sinful men. Nothing brought Jesus here to Earth, but pure love, for when He came, He spent His whole life going about doing good. For which of these things do you hate Him? The atheist has made up his mind to hate Christ without a cause. One day you will hate yourself for rejecting Christ's great love.
As long as you avoid Christ and love sin, you are at war with God. Atheists hate and despise Christ mainly because they love darkness rather than light. Just why is it that you hate Jesus Christ so? He is the only man who ever loved you to death. What has Jesus done to you to make you hate Him so? Do you hate Christ because He loved you to death? Is that the reason? Why are you at enmity with such a loving God? Is it because He has been so merciful to you all of your days, sparing your life time and time again. You have been given food, raiment, shelter, health and strength by God. And on top of that, God sent His own dear Son to be nailed to a tree and die a bloody death for your sins, the Just for the unjust. Do you hate God for that? Are you so depraved within that you will return hatred for love? If a person here on Earth had fed and clothed you all of your life, would you hate and despise him to his face like you do God? Atheism is a satanic crime. It is an enormous evil to hate God's love, spurn His mercy, and scorn His kindness. It is a terrible sin to be at enmity with the good Creator God.