▪︎ Positive –
  ► God’s love (agapé) – John 3:16;
  ► Light of God – John 3:19;
  ► Devotion to God – Matt 6:24;

▪︎ Negative –
  ► Love darkness, rebellion- John 3:19;
  ► Hate the light – John 3:20;
  ► Dispise God – Matt 6:24;

Key Words:
Love – (ἀγαπάω – Greek) – agapaó ► love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem, agapé is not based on emotions or feelings but is an act of the will, characterized by a commitment to the well-being of others.
  ► God’s Love – God intellectually understands man’s fallen, sinful nature and chose to sacrifice His Son, Jesus to provide a substitute payment for the penalty of sin and provide an imputed righteousness to satisfy true justice – Rom 3:23-24, 25; 5:8-9, 6:23,
  ► Man’s love of darkness – Man intellectually and willfully loves darkness, rebelling against God and the light. This produces hatred for God and His representatives. Man despises God’s planned solution.

rather (μᾶλλον – Greek) – mallon ► instead of, involves prioritizing or ranking to elevate the better over the good, or bad, i.e. the higher priority (the more important) over the less-important. In John 3:19, it can be antithetical to or opposed to God’s approach – John 12:42-43; Acts 4:19-20;

hate (μισέω – Greek) – miseó ► hate, detest, love less, esteem less, a strong aversion or rejection, contrasts love and hate, often highlighting the choice between following God or the world – Luke 21:16-17; John 15:23-24, 25;

despise (καταφρονέω – Greek) – kataphroneó ► to despise, to scorn, to look down upon, from (kata, meaning “down” or “against”) and (phroneó, meaning “to think” or “to regard”), regulating behavior from inner mind-set”, refers to holding someone in contempt, deeming them unworthy and hence despised (scorned) – Luke 16:13;