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Psalm 5:5
Psalm 11:5 In most bibles, it says that God hates sinners.
What do these bible verses mean? Does God really, truly hate sinners?
We must compare other bible verses, and consider absolutely everything that the bible says, before we can make a final conclusion of what these verses mean.
John 3:16 He loves the world that He died for it, to save it.
2 Peter 3:9 not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Romans 5:8 God showed His love to us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Add reference to John 3:16)
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified….
The testimony of Paul’s salvation.
Romans 10:21 All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary/rebellious people.”
We can very easily see in these multiple bible verses that God doesn’t hate sinners. So then what does Psalm 5:5, 11:5 really mean?
Luke 14:26 Hate = willing to forsake. Compare Matthew 10:34-39 and Matthew 19:29.
(Matthew 10:37 Add reference to Luke 14:26 & Matthew 19:29)
(Matthew 19:29 Add reference to Matthew 10:34-39 & Luke 14:26)
Other meaning: Detest.
Sins that have a bad smell stench that rises up to Heaven, stinks!
Isaiah 65:1-16 Some sinners are like burning smoke in God’s nose all day long. He won’t give them food. He’ll let them suffer and will even appoint suffering for them as punishment. He won’t bless his enemies in that regard.
Revelation 18:5 Assyrian Babylon: Her sins stink to high Heaven; God has remembered every evil she's done. (Assyrian Babylon is the religious system that promotes Xmas, Easter, Sunday, trinity, pre-tribulation rapture, once saved always saved, one prayer instant salvation.
(Add reference to Jeremiah 28:9 in the AOB/LXX, which is chapter 51:9 in Masoretic bibles such as KJV & others.)
We were all in that false religious system at one time previously!
Ezra 9:6 Because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens
Jeremiah 28:9 in AOB/LXX (KJV & Other bibles = 51:9) Her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.
Compared to the sweet smell of the saints:
2 Corinthians 2:15
Yet, Jesus is still willing to save those people if those people would repent and turn to God in truth and spirit, in full surrender.
Yes it’s absolutely possible to love a person, but yet at the same time, not be able to “stand/tolerate” that person because of their sins/behavior. The same as if you love a person who stinks, and if they didn’t stink you would want to be around them, but because they stink, you can’t be around them because the horrible smell would make you vomit.
The same as a parent would detest their child, but yet still love them, if that child committed murder, etc.
God loves all humans, because we are all his physical children, but not everyone is his spiritual children, because the people’s sins are very sickening and those sins distance the people from God. God loves everyone, but He can’t stand/tolerate some people. He even detests some of them because they actually chose to smell horrible, not by accident. He detests unrepentant sinners because it’s not just the behavior but rather also the person themselves choosing the horrible sin and refusing to repent. Yet his love for that person automatically becomes engaged the very moment that the person seeks Him in truth.
The final destruction of the wicked in The Lake of Fire is perfect love. It’s mercy. It’s wisdom. It’s justice.
If God would not destroy the wicked, then the wicked would continue to bring decay, corruption, pain and suffering upon the earth. Out of love, God must put a final and permanent stop to it.
Psalm 5:5, 11:5 in the context of all scripture very clearly means that God/Jesus forsakes and detests sinners, even as we also, as his bride, forsake many sinners and even detest some sinners. Detest is different from hate. Even as we can detest a person who stinks but still love them. But we do forsake them.