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Hi there. Many others like you have asked, does God hate? Let's find out, shall we?

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You can find this answer and discover more on gotquestions .org. It might seem a contradiction that a

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God who is love can also hate, yet that's exactly what the Bible says is true. God is love and God hates.

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God's nature is love and He hates what is contrary to that nature. No one should be surprised to learn that God does hate some things.

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He created us with the capacity to both love and hate, and we acknowledge that hatred is sometimes justified.

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We naturally hate things that destroy what we love. This is part of our being created in the image of God.

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As humans, our love and hatred are sometimes misplaced, but our sin nature does not negate our

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God -given ability to love and hate. In this, there is no contradiction. The Bible notes the object of God's hatred is sin and wickedness.

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Among the things God hates are idolatry, child sacrifice, sexual perversion, and those who do evil.

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Proverbs lists seven things the Lord hates, pride, lying, murder, evil plots, those who love evil, false witnesses, and troublemakers.

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Notice that this passage includes people as well. The reason is simple. Sin cannot be separated from the sinner except by the forgiveness available in Christ alone.

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God cannot judge the lying without also judging the liar. The Bible clearly teaches that God loves the people of the world.

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God spared wicked Nineveh, bringing them to repentance. God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked.

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He is patient to an extreme. This is all proof of love. God wants what is best for his creation.

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At the same time, Psalms says you hate all evildoers, and the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.

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Before a person repents and believes in the Lord Jesus Christ, he is the enemy of God. Yet, even before he is saved, he is loved by God.

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The question then becomes, what happens to someone who spurns God's love, refuses to repent, and stubbornly clings to his sin?

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Answer, God must judge sin, and that means judging the sinner. These are the wicked whom

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God hates, those who persist in their sin and rebellion even in the face of the grace and mercy of Christ.

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David contrasts, you are not a God who delights in wickedness. Evil may not dwell with you.

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But, those who take refuge in God will be glad, and ever sing for joy.

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The righteous will see the ultimate expression of God's love, and the wicked will know the ultimate expression of God's hatred.

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We cannot love with a perfect love, nor can we hate with a perfect hatred. But God can both love and hate perfectly, because he is

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God. God can hate without sinful intent. He can hate the sinner in a perfectly holy way, and still lovingly forgive the sinner at the moment of repentance and faith.

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In conclusion, in his love for all, God has sent his Son to be the Savior. God desires that the wicked repent of their sin and find refuge in Christ.

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At the moment of saving faith, the wicked sinner is transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of love.

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All enmity is dissolved, all sin is removed, and all things are made new. Alright, that answers your question.

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