{"id":50,"date":"2003-10-05T20:43:43","date_gmt":"2003-10-06T00:43:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2007-06-01T23:08:39","modified_gmt":"2007-06-02T04:08:39","slug":"the-hatred-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/the-hatred-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hatred of God"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keith Keyser<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In modern colloquial English the word “hate” is commonly used
\nto mean something far weaker than its dictionary definition. People often say “I hate
\ntraffic jams,” or “I hate the Dallas Cowboys.” What they usually mean by
\nsuch statements is that they dislike such phenomena or people. When God uses the word,
\nhowever, it carries a far weightier meaning.
\n
\nIn modern colloquial English the word “hate” is commonly used
\nto mean something far weaker than its dictionary definition. People often say “I hate
\ntraffic jams,” or “I hate the Dallas Cowboys.” What they usually mean by
\nsuch statements is that they dislike such phenomena or people. When God uses the word,
\nhowever, it carries a far weightier meaning.<\/p>\n

The Scriptural use of the term in connection
\nwith the Almighty indicates absolute loathing and detestation. In light of this, what then
\ndoes God hate? Proverbs 6:16-19 list seven things that the Lord abhors.<\/p>\n

The first thing that God detests is “a proud look.” Other
\ntranslations render the word “haughty eyes.” (e.g. JND, ASV, & RSV.) This
\nproblem has plagued man since his expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Seeing things from a
\nproud perspective has long been one of the major faults of human beings. In this age of
\ntechnological advancement and material prosperity, people tend to think of themselves more
\nhighly than they ought. They rejoice in their “good fortune,” forgetting to
\nthank God for their health, possessions, and life itself. Like the Babylonian King
\nBelshazzar of old, they carouse and celebrate in a carefree manner, never thinking that
\n“the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not
\nglorified” (Dan.5:23)<\/p>\n

Instead, they view things through a hubris-laden filter,
\nbelieving that man is the measure of all things. Men view themselves as being capable of
\naccomplishing anything. Certainly people who have gone to the moon, engendered the
\ncomputer revolution, and eradicated smallpox can do whatever they set their minds upon
\ndoing. Such proud optimism pervades our music, media, & educational institutions in
\nthe modern era. In God?s sight, however, such thinking is the product of
\n“haughty eyes” and He hates it. Such a viewpoint negates the Biblical teaching
\non sin, the necessity of the Cross, and elevates man to equal status with his Creator.Man
\nneeds to recognize his vileness and inability to please God through human exertion or
\nmerit. God loathes our proud thoughts, and commands humble repentance and faith towards
\nthe Almighty. (Acts 17:30)<\/p>\n

The second object of the Lord?s loathing is “the lying
\ntongue.” James would later forcefully write concerning the tongue: “And the
\ntongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it
\ndefileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire
\nof hell?the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
\n(James. 3:6, 8) The honest critic is forced to concede that these statements are no
\nexaggeration of the tongue?s potency. It is a destructive and dangerous weapon that
\nhas touched off many wars, divided many families, and broken many hearts. This member
\nbecomes even more vicious when one adds “lying” to it. The Bible affirms that
\nsuch verbal falsehood characterizes Satan, the Father of lies himself. (Jn.8:44) In
\nGod?s estimation there is no such thing as a little white lie; rather, He declares
\nHis enmity towards the tongue that speaks falsehood. The Lord Jesus, who called Himself
\n“the truth,” stands in contrast to error and lies. The lying tongue robs God of
\nglory, exalts man, denies the Gospel of grace, repudiates the word of the Lord, and
\nperpetrates many other perfidious iniquities.<\/p>\n

“Hands that shed innocent blood” next comes on the list of
\nabominations in Proverbs 6. With over one hundred million people slaughtered, the
\ntwentieth century holds the ignominious distinction of the bloodiest recorded century in
\nhuman history. This gruesome moniker is evidenced by the occurrence of two world wars,
\nnotorious episodes of genocide against the Armenians and the Jews, plus mass murder in
\nRussia, Cambodia, Argentina, Rwanda, Burundi, Algeria, Nigeria, Bosnia, and Israel (to
\nname only a few places.) The United States has not been exempt from the butchering of
\ninnocents; “civilized” America justifies the blood on its hands with the
\nrelatively antiseptic term abortion. Millions of unborn children are slain in the womb in
\nthe name of family planning, population control, and personal rights.God hates the murder
\nof innocents. He noted the massacre of the Israelite infants in Egypt, as well as the
\nkilling of the Bethlehemite babies. The righteous judge of all the earth will avenge the
\nhelpless.<\/p>\n

“A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations” comes next on the
\nlist of seven abominations in the sight of the Lord. This well-describes the current
\nmindset that pervades our media, books, and entertainment industry. In the internet age,
\nit is easy for man?s perverse thinking to be rapidly spread around the world. Even
\nthe art world seems fixated on glorifying the obscene, rather than exalting the beautiful
\nthings in God?s Creation. Man?s downfall has always been, at root, a heart
\nproblem. In the time of Noah, the Scripture records: “And GOD saw that the wickedness
\nof man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was
\nonly evil continually.” (Gen. 6:5) The Lord?s displeasure with this brought on a
\nworldwide flood that destroyed everyone except Noah and his immediate family. Closely
\nrelated to the wicked thoughts of man?s heart are “feet that be swift in running
\nto mischief.” As fast as men can devise evil, they hasten to implement it.<\/p>\n

The last two characteristics on the Lord?s list are particularly
\ninsidious. “A false witness that speaketh lies” and “he that soweth discord
\namong brethren” both imply the most calculated deceit, intended to bring about
\nmaximum damage to an individual. His distaste for these loathsome attributes is no doubt
\nso acute because of the fact that such things were done to His beloved Son at Calvary.
\nFalse witnesses testified against the Lord Jesus before the High Priest. Later the lie was
\nmaintained before Pontius Pilate. Doubtless, Satan delighted in the separation of the
\ndisciples as the Shepherd was smitten and the sheep were scattered. During the Church age
\nthis infernal liar has repeatedly tried to divide God?s people (the many splits in
\nChurch history bear sad testimony to this reality.) The closer that the crucifixion
\naccount is examined, the more it becomes apparent that all of these seven abominations
\nwere present on the day that the Lord Jesus gave His life.With “a proud look” men rejected their Creator-Messiah,
\nreckoning Him as a transgressor. They mocked Him, saying “He saved others, Himself He
\ncannot save.” (Mt.27:42) “A lying tongue” was seen in the taunts that the
\nmasses hurled in Christ?s face. What more “innocent blood” could have been
\nshed than that of the Spotless Son of God? Truly, the most wicked plan that the heart of
\nman ever devised was the murder of the Lord Jesus Christ! The Gospels tell the story of
\nman?s haste “running to do mischief” in such words as, “straightway in
\nthe morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the
\nwhole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.”
\n(Mk. 15:1) There was absolutely no hesitation on the part of the Lord?s enemies; they
\nwanted to be rid of Him immediately.<\/p>\n

In light of the presence of these seven abominations at Calvary, it
\nmakes man?s crime against the Son of God all the more heinous and despicable. The
\nwonder is that the Word testifies that God still loves mankind, and offers salvation to
\nthose who will repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. The last words of the Bible
\nwell sum up the divine invitation: “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you
\nthese things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and
\nmorning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come.
\nAnd let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life
\nfreely. .. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so,
\ncome, Lord Jesus.” (Revelation 22:16-17, 20)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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