In our bible study group we have been studying holiness and how to apply it practically to our daily lives. During our discussion last week, we concluded that part of being holy is to hate sin. 
As God is holy and He cannot abide in sin, so we should not also.

Someone shared that part of overcoming sin in our lives is to truly hate it and although this does not happen instantly, the Holy Spirit works in us as we draw closer to Him to make it a reality in our lives.

But we must truly hate it, or as a start, desire to hate it because the alternative is to condone or tolerate our sin; and if we do that we will continue to fall back into it no matter how many times we 'repent'.

One of the songs I love says “behold He is alive, Christ is risen, from the dead, He broke the chains of death, Christ is risen, risen from the dead!

“And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and our faith is also empty. Yes and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ who He did not raise up – if in fact He did not rise. For if the dead do not rise, the Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable” 1 Corinthians 15:14-19.