Hate

Hate is usually considered a bad thing. However, hate often comes from love. We all hate things that cause us harm or especially harm our loved ones. We hate murder, greed, lying, scams, thefts, abuse of all kinds, strife between people, being manipulated, etc. In other words, we all hate evil that adversely affects us, our loved ones and even people in general that we do not know. It should be no surprise, then, that God hates these things, too. Because God is love, hate follows because of the evil in men’s hearts. Our world is swamped in evil, so God’s hatred of evil and His wrath against those who do evil are real and understandable. God is always calling upon people to repent of their evil (sin) and when they don’t, His wrath remains.