Now before you sit in smug judgment on others we need to go further with the command. Listen to what Jesus said, You have heard that the law of Moses says, Do not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment. If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the high council. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
Hatred is mental murder.
Of course not. It is worse to do it than it is to think it. But they are both sinful. They are not equally bad but they are both sin. If we take this principle and play it out we find that several things are condemned, prejudice .