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God hates sin because He is holy; holiness is the most exalted of all His attributes (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8). His holiness totally saturates His being. His holiness epitomizes His moral perfection and His absolute freedom from blemish of any kind (Psalm 89:35; 92:15; Romans 9:14).
- What is The Unpardonable Sin / Unforgivable Sin
God gives encouragement to the sinner who is convicted of...
- What is The Unpardonable Sin / Unforgivable Sin
God hates sin because it contradicts His nature of holiness, leading to consequences like separation from Him and generational curses, but He provided a path to reconciliation through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice.
God hates sin because it brings death and separation (Romans 6:23) whereas He longs to bring us life (John 10:10). Cain brought an unacceptable offering and then killed his brother Abel in jealousy. His sins were despised or hated by God and brought judgment upon him (Genesis 4).
Christ died for one reason—because of God’s hatred of sin and His deep love for us that He would make a way for the human race to be delivered from His judgment and to know His everlasting forgiveness.
It’s hard for us to do that, but we have it in Scripture. This idea that God hates the sin but loves the sinner is contrary to two Psalms (Pss. 5:5; 11:5) and the opening verses of the book of Malachi: “Esau have I hated, Jacob have I loved” (Mal. 1:2–3).
God’s Anger at Sin. 18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.[a] 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky.
Bible Answer: The Bible actually has many verses similar to Psalm 5:4-5 that answer our question, “Does God hate sinners?” For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You. The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity. Psalm 5:4-5 (NASB)
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