Psalms 11:4-7
The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord's throne is in heaven;
his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
The Lord tests the righteous,
but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
Let him rain coals on the wicked;
fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.
Tag: God Hates Wickedness and Loves Righteousness
The world believes “God is Love!” They would be half right. God is love. God loves righteousness and righteous living. God is righteous. His love is perfect. He can’t love, however, wickedness. If you have “love” you must have “hate.” You can’t have one without the other, as one defines the other. You can’t have “hot” if there is not, also, “cold.” We would not know “hot” if we did not know, also, “cold.” We can’t know “love” unless we know, “hate.” In the above passage we have this argument. The writer is letting us know that God loves and God hates. God will “tests” the righteous the passage says (more on that in a few lines), but He will “rain coals on the wicked.” God will send “fire and sulfur and scorching wind” upon those who are NOT righteous.
In regard to God “testing” the righteous, note:
Hebrews 12:5-6
And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?
“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor be weary when reproved by him.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”
God disciplines those He loves, those He has declared righteous through the death of His son and their faith in that propitiation. We can rejoice that God is perfect in love. But, let us also remember that God is also perfect in his hatred for wickedness. Equally so!!
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