Things Hated by a God of Love

Anyone who has the ability to love also has the ability to hate. God is love (1 John 4:8), but there are some things he hates. If God has the ability for love and hate, so does man who is created in his image (Genesis 1:26-27).

Some present a one-sided view of God, that he is all love. But the Bible is balanced, showing both the goodness and severity of God (Romans 11:22). It is only natural that the God who loves sinful men would hate sin, our worst enemy. God doesn’t only hate sin in general; there are “things” which God hates.

There are things which God does especially hate; and all those that are here mentioned are such as are harmful to our neighbor. They include a proud look, a lying tongue, killing hands, a devious heart, feet that rush into evil, a false witness and one who sows discord among brethren.

We would be wise to think more like God thinks. That means to love as God loves and hate as God hates. Those things which God hates we would do well to hate in others, but most of all, we must hate them in ourselves.