Proverbs 6:16-19 (ESV Strong's)
16 There are six things that the LORD hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
God Hates
We have heard many times, that God is love! That is certainly a truth found throughout Scripture. You cannot read the Bible very much without seeing the truth that God loves. Very few nominal Christians or those were non-believers, would believe that God also hates. We do not see very many billboards lining or highways with the words, “God hates.” Yet, if you read the above passage, you can’t help but understand that God, in his character, truly does hate. We could, to come our moral psychology, claim that God loves everyone but hate sin. It is doubtful that that statement would be denied by most theologians. However, you can’t help but read the above passage and see that God hates people to so discord. He hates people who tell falsehood and lies. However you characterize it, we certainly do know that God hates. So, how does that change how we engage with people in society? One might say, if God hates, then it’s OK for me to heat! The struggle we have, is that we are sinful man and women. God is perfect. That means God has perfect love. That means God has perfect hatred. God can love in a way that only he can love. God can hate in a way that only God can hate. God is pure in his hatred. She truly can’t distinguish between the sin and the sinner. He can distinguish between the sinner who is repenting and the sinner who is not repenting. But, we can rejoice that God does love. And we can rejoice that God does hate. God cannot be pure and holy and not have hatred for sin.
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