Does God Hate Some People?

Question

Most people have fallen for the big lie that God loves everybody in the world without exception. You must think I'm crazy at this point if you have been taught that He loves everybody. Before you think that, listen to what God says in His word about His love and forget what every false teacher ever told you.

In Psalm 5:5 it says: "The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity". Notice it did NOT say He hated only the sin and not the sinner, like most preachers would have us believe."

In Malachi 1:2-3 says: "I loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esua Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob and I hated Esua...." This same Old Testament text is referred to in the New Testament in Romans 9:13. Really to get the whole picture I recommend starting at least in Romans 9:11-24.

One other text Matthew 7:23 says: "And then I will profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." You might be thinking what in the world does this verse have to do with God's love or hate? The word "knew" in that verse means affection or love. First of all, compare this verse with one we already looked at: Psalm 5:5 that said God hated all workers of iniquity. Very similar language is use in Matt 7:23 referring to iniquity. In other words if this person in Matt 7 was accused of being a worker of iniquity, then according to Psalm 5:5 God hated him.

Secondly, how can I prove the word "knew" means love? In Genesis 4:1 where it says: "And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain..." Question; Does the word knew is this verse only refer to an intellectual knowledge? Did Adam and Eve conceive a child through ESP? No. He had a deep affection for Eve. That is what knew meant in the verse. Adam knew (intellectually) who she was before he knew her in a sexual way.

Genesis 4:17 says: "And Cain knew his wife, and bare Enoch..."

Genesis 4:25 says: " And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth..." He "knew" her again. What, does Adam have Alzheimers disease? Did he forget who his wife was then remembered later? You can see an obvious word meaning here that relates to love.

Matthew 1:24-25 says: "Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the LORD had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: and knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son; and he called his name Jesus". This means Mary remained a virgin until Christ was born. After Jesus Christ was born Joseph knew Mary and had offspring, James and John. These were the half brothers of Christ because God the Father was the father of Christ, not Joseph.

In Luke 1:34 Mary makes reference to her becoming pregnant in order to have this baby named Jesus and says: "...How shall this be seeing I know not a man?" Don't you think Mary intellectually knew who a lot of men were like her dad, uncles, grandpa, cousins, men that were neighbors, men at the market place, men at synagogue, etc,? She was simply saying she was a virgin.

Now look at the word usage as dealing with a nation in the book of Amos 3:2 says concerning Israel: "You only have I known of all the families of the earth..." Surely don't you thing God knew intellectually about other nations that were on the earth? God knows everything doesn't He? Yes, of course. This is the character attribute called omniscience. He loved the nation of Israel only out of all the other nations.

Back in Matthew 7:23 where Christ says to the self righteous man that was trusting in his self righteous works, I never knew you, do you think that meant Jesus did not know anything about who the guy was or what he did? That would be nonsense! How can Jesus Christ be the great and final judge if He does not know who and what about everybody? The word knew in verse 23 refers to love. Christ never loved this man who was a worker of iniquity.

Look at a few verses in the book of Hebrews 12:5-11. The context is talking about chastisement and correction of God's people. Verse 6 says: "...whom the LORD loveth he chaseneth..." Verse 8 says: "But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all (note: "all" is referring to all Christians) are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons". Does God correct everybody on earth as they live on this earth? No! No, because He does not love everybody. If people say God loves everybody then they have to say God has bastard children, simply because he does not chastize everybody. God has no bastard children, to be sure.

Romans 8:29 says "For whom he did foreknow, he did also predestinate...." Here the word would mean, to love before.

The bottom line is, if we can see at least one person in the scriptures that God does not love then we can NOT run around twisting the character of God saying that He says He does love everybody. Does truth matter?

Answer 1

Yes, he hates mockers. You certainly qualify.

Answer 2

You have said a lot, Good for you!

Now to try to explain what you have learned.

God hates SIN, and God can see the person separate from there sin, so he CAN love the person and hate the sin.

Now As to Esua, who God hated.
It makes sense only if you understand that Gen 1:1 was a perfect earth, and ALL man was on the earth, and there was war in heaven and earth because of Satan who had many angels and man to fight for him, and Esua was one of these.

Gen: 1:2
Begins with And a Hebraism meaning a lot more said than written. "and the earth" the next word take back to the original text means BECAME with out form, something happened, the war! it destroyed the earth.

So yes from the first earth age, some men God hates, but even for them, they have free will and can come to the Lord!

Answer 3

Read John 3:16 that should help your question a lot. God doesn't hate us he probably doesn't approve of what we do but he loves us all. And for the person who mention about Noah being the only one alive when God destroyed the city with water is wrong. Noah AND his family with the two sexes of every animal were on the boat because the people was commiting sin and they didn't listen to Noah warning about God would destroy the city with water. He even ask them again when he was building the ark. So you can't tell somebody what should they think if you can not get the facts straight.

Answer 4

The whole Christian philosophy was molded to reform civilization during a period when commoners (pagans at that time) where not controlled by a government. It was merely a means to bring people under control of new fromed governments. Notice how the first people sent over to the "New World" with Columbus where holy men looking to insert the Christian religion... Once the natives showed absolutely no resolve in transforming their beliefs, they decided it best just to take the land and kill whoever wouldn't be reformed.

Organized religion is a hoax, a widespread, well thought out, well implanted hoax. Do I believe in God, absolutely. Do I believe in the bible... Hell NO! It's very creation has so many holes in it, not one person can actually state definitively WHERE it was first printed. It's just sad that millions of people have devoted thier life to a hoax that is so blatently obvious. I'd personally have more faith following Houdini's teachings. At least we can say who created them.

Answer 5

You may prove the word "hate" is used in whatever version of the Bible you're looking at, but the interpretation of that word as it is used in your preferred version might not be the same as how we mean hate. If "hate" is used as a way of meaning "severely pissed off at", well, I can agree with you and have no problem with that, but, if you interpret "hate" to mean some permanent condemnation unforgiveable by the same living God, Jesus our Christ, then I think you're missing the boat entirely since forgiveness and mercy are two of the strongest "calling cards" of God. So, if you're trying to make a point against God, forget it. You ain't got a chance!! If you're trying to legitimately answer a question you have about God, consider what I've said. God Bless you.

Answer 6

I think this quote from deuteronomy says all you need to know.

When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace. If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labor and shall work for you. If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city. When the Lord your God delivers it into your hand, put to the sword all the men in it. As for the women, the children, the livestock and everything else in the city, you may take these as plunder for yourselves. . . . This is how you are to treat all the cities that are at a distance from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.
However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you.

Answer 7

All right, perhaps my question will answer your question:

My question to you is, "If God does hate people, then Why did he/she create them anyway???"

You said some people, What do you mean by that?? Do you mean to say that there are only a few specific people in this world who can be categorized as EVIL??? No my friend, the truth is if there is a God (I am a Communist you see) and if he/she has created all life in this universe, then there is no question why God will hate some i.e. a few only. Nobody is innocent. We are all sinners. Every person in this world commits mistakes, crimes and yet beg for forgiveness from God. There is Evil in everyone,
everybody has some Good in them and some Bad.

God loves everyone (If there is one i.e.) What kind of an idiot would hate something which he/she created him/herself???

Answer 8

1Co 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

You can take a verse here and there and prove anything you won't to.
The Bible says that there is no God. Psalm 14:1 There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Pro 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
In Christ in Love,
TJ57

Answer 9

God is Eternal, Holy, Immutable, Impassable, Infinite, All-powerful, Everywhere-present, All-wise, Simple, Self-sufficient, Immaterial, Good, Loving, Gracious, Merciful, Righteous, Just and Sovereign. Note the fact that God is “loving” as well as “just”. If a person who loves his daughter, comes to know that she was raped by a thief, he will choose to bring justice by seeing that the thief is punished. Since the person loves his daughter, he ensures that justice is done through a punishment. So, he ‘loves’ as well as ‘hates’.
Never hang on to one verse in the Bible and come to a conclusion. Study other verses where God choose to punish the bad to bring justice. When you want to know what the Bible says about a particular thing,
1.Understand the literal meaning of the verse.
2.Know the context (where, when etc) of the verse.
3.Study historical background and cultural habits at that point of time.
4.Refer to other Biblical passages on that subject and know what the Bible as a whole says about it.
I am sure you will know what exactly the Bible says about what you want to know.

Answer 10

Yes God does hate some people.
You're right.
Why? Only God knows.......
Wow! Are you a lawyer? You sure have your case lined out.
Also, we Christians need to become more educated in the Scriptures and apply the rules of language,such grammar and logic to the Word of God WITH the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Answer 11

Great, thanks, that was nice and long and a waste of my time. Jesus loved everyone, at least treated every one with dignity and respect no matter if they were poor or wretched, and he preached to not cast judgment on anyone, and that God will be the ultimately judge. So... even if God will hate some, it doesn't mean that we on Earth are supposed to hate whomever we think God would hate. We're supposed to love and treat everyone with dignity and respect and try to do the best for ourselves and not judge others.