Does God only hate the sin but loves the sinner?

Question

According to following verses God hates sinner as well.

“As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” Romans 9:13

“God is angry with the wicked every day.” (Psalm 7:11)

“You hate all workers of iniquity.” Psalm 5:5

“Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You?...I hate them with perfect hatred;” Psalm 139:21,22

If you believe God loves the sinner, can you explain these verses?

Answer 1

Those whom have become consumed by sin have become embodiments of their sin, and can be identified with it. That is why people often classify someone who commits murder as "a murderer"; their acts define them, or give evidence to their spiritual state ("by their fruits you shall know them" and "test all things; hold fast to that which is true"). God hates evil, but the passages you state clearly show He is capable of hating an entity, not just an act. I am fairly certain God hates Satan as well.

You touch upon a key topic that separates Catholics and Protestants, and cannot be addressed on a single web page. Catholics believe all have the capacity to choose to follow God; in this view, God certainly loves all and is hopeful all should come to him. Many, if not most, Protestant denominations believe that capacity to follow God is not a choice but a result of God giving them that capacity as a gift through His Holy Spirit; in this view, God only loves those who he chooses to love. Either way, God does not owe his love to anyone, just like he did not owe his sacrifice to anyone; it is a gift, and because of our nature we should not be angry that God can hate but joyful that God can love.

Another passage you forgot to mention is "The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth." (Pslam 11:5). Although it does not say "The LORD hates the sinner", it does imply it, for how can one love someone who his soul hates, and how can one be spiritually together with someone his soul is repulsed by?

Answer 2

you've missed the verses that proves that God loves us:
"For God did not send His son to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:17

"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him, shall not parish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

...and there's more. God loved the whole world so much that He sent His Son Jesus down to save us all. He doesn't just pick out random good people, because EVERYONE is a sinner.
read: exodus 20
if anybody brakes any of the 10 Commandments, they are sinners. and everybody has, so everyone's sinners. and since God loves the whole world, he loves sinners.
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." in Romans 3:23
"There is none righteous, no not one." Romans 3:10
and in Genesis, when God flooded the Earth, he made a rainbow symbolizing His promise to never again flood the earth because He loved us so much.
i hope that was help. its a good question, but God loves everybody, and everyone has sinned! --->
~Claire

Answer 3

Yes God does love the sinner, he hated Esau before he was born because of what he did in the age when satan was still a good guy, and God sent Christ to offer salvation to sinners, so this proves God loves all of us but hates our sin. The bible says he is patient not wanting any to parish, and Ezekiel tells us if a wicked Man stops sinning he will be considered a righteous man! Very forgiving loving patient God; Here read this:
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Answer 4

any guy or woman who might make a fact that God hates any human isn't a Christian. God hates the sin yet loves the sinner. I certainly have purely been on YA approximately 4 months and that i've got not at all considered such disrespect and hatred spew forth from all and sundry in direction of Christians, gays and atheists. i've got not got any gay or atheist acquaintances as i'm a Christian, artwork for my church and don't come across any that i comprehend of. I pray for the impolite and obnoxious human beings on YA. they have souls too.

Answer 5

God does what God does. Jesus was the one who told those who listened to his teachings to hate the sin, but love the sinner. It's a very simple lesson, but we find it so hard to remember, and we haven't learned yet that it's not a bad lesson. Just because we mess up, we don't want to be exiled. We get another chance, and ideally we would all give eachother another chance, but that would also have to assume that we would be learning from our mistakes and not repeating them or passing them on to generation after generation. You and I and everyone, we have to be smart enough to not spread the hate, It spreads like wildfire, but how nice is it when you make someone smile. It makes their day and in turn they do the same for someone else, it just takes longer to go around. But we are, and we make problems, and thank God it's up to Him to judge this mess we've made when it's all said and done. Peace out, rise up.

Answer 6

the verses do not mean God hates the sinner it just means he hates the sin and he gets angry with the sinner but he never hates them he loves everyone and no matter what we do he will always love us even if we don't love him

Answer 7

Those all refer to or are Old Testament scriptures. We do not live under the Old Testament law. We are in the New Testament dispensation of grace. Hate the sin, love the sinner.

Answer 8

The bible is manmade so human beings hate the sinner and not the sin.

GOD however, loves the sinner but hates the sin.

Answer 9

God loves sinners. God hates sinners. Both statements are true, but in different ways. God loves sinners that He sent Jesus to die for us. And those who repent and accept Jesus become the recipients of His love. God hates sinners such that He has to punish them for their sins. So long as sinners refuse to repent, God's wrath and anger is upon them.

Answer 10

I can't explain them but a priest or pastor could. I don't think God hates anyone. But "The Father" can get angry just like our earthly parents do. He still loves us, He just doesn't like what we do sometimes. Think about it. If you cursed your earthly parents, disobeyed them, lied to them, hurt others, wouldn't they be really angry with you? Wouldn't they punish you? Look at the world and all the stupid and cruel things we do to each other. But parents still love us. We are their children, just as we are all God's children. God Bless Ya!