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NASB | Psalm 5:5 The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 5:5 The boastful and the arrogant will not stand in Your sight; You hate all who do evil. |
Subject: Does God hate some people? |
Bible Note: "Unlike us, Yahweh is able to separate sin from sinner: When we wre still helpless, at the apointed time, Christ died for the godless. You could hardly find anyone ready to die even for someone upright; though it is just possible that, for a really good person, someone might undertake to die. So it is proof of God's own love for us, that Christ died for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:6-8)" Hi, Hank! If you read the complete text and follow the thought being expressed, you can see the evidence that God did not destroy humanity in order to eradicate sin nor did He forsake man due to his wicked nature! God so loved man--aside from his sin--that He provided the Sacrificial Lamb (Christ Jesus) that would cleanse man of all sin! As oppose to humanity, God does not throw out the baby along with the bath water! Further, I never suggested that Psalm 5 was presenting such argument. The question posed was the reconciliation of God hating those who work iniquity while still professing being a merciful and loving God. If God does not make a distiction from man and sin are you then suggesting that in Isaiah 1:18-20 God is simply calling His devoted servants who are keeping His Laws and Commandments? Surely God is calling the sinner to repent, to give up the fallacies of their rebellious lives, and to return to Him and abide in Him! If God were to pass judgment, as humans do, truly none would be saved for we are all sinners (Psalm 53:3). Yet, Salvation did not come to a select few; it came to all, as Christ took upon the Cross all of humanity's iniquity (past--prior to His incarnation, present--during His contemporary's existence, future--the rest of humanity's existence till the end of Times): When we wre still helpless, at the apointed time, Christ died for the godless. (Romans 5:6) Had God not made a distinction between man and his carnal state why would Jesus surrender His Life for us? Why would He come to the godless (sinners)? It is no human maxim: the Word became flesh to wrench us from the venomous grasp of sin! But it is evident that not all accepted (or will accept) God's redemptive Gift: He came to his own and his own people did not accept him. (John 1:11) And the judgement is this: though the light has come into the world people have preferred darkeness to the light because their deeds were evil. (John 3:19) The fifth angel emptied his bowl over the throne of the beast and its whole empire was plunged into darkness. People were biting their tongues for pain, but instead of repenting for what they had done, they cursed the God of heaven because of their pain and sores. (Revelation 16:10-11) In other words, since they would not consent to acknowledge God, God abandoned them to their unacceptable thoughts and indecent behaviour. and so now they are steeped in all sorts of injustice, rottenness, greed and malice; full of envy, murder, wrangling, treachery and spite, libellers, slanderers, enemies of God, rude, arrogant and boastful, enterprising in evil, rebellious to parents, without brains, honour, love or pity. They are well aware of God's ordinance: that those who behave like this deserve to die--yet they not only do it, but even applaud others who do the same. (Romans 1:28-32) Jesus did not say that He came to give His life as ransom for all; He said that He came to give His life as ransom for many (Matthew 20:28). But this has never been God's choice; this is our choice! It is not that God's Love and Mercy is limited to a few; rather, it is that we incur His wrath because we refuse to allow Him to rescue us from ourselves! God's Mercy is always abundant; God's Love is always constant... but there are so many of us who will choose to face His Wrath rather than submit in humble obedience! The Love is always there. The Mercy is always there. The Wrath will last till judgment: Shake off all the crimes you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why die, House of Israel? I take no pleasure in the death of anyone--declares the Lord Yahweh--so repent and live!' (Ezekiel 18:31-32) God refuses to fuse man to his sins. It is God's Will and Pleasure that we repent, change our wicked lives, and submit to His Love and Mercy, rather than be consumed by His Wrath, which will be revealed at the apointed time! God Bless! Angel |