Seven Things God Hates

Grace to You.org ^ | 1993 | John MacArthur, Grace Community Church

[metmom]

"There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, a false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers" (Prov. 6:16-19).

God is clear about the things that displease Him.

God hates sin in any form, but Proverbs 6:17-19 lists seven that are especially loathsome to Him. First is haughty eyes (v. 17), which pictures a proud and arrogant person with his nose in the air and his eyes uplifted. The pride in his heart is reflected in his mannerisms.

Pride is perhaps listed first because it is at the heart of all rebellion against God—beginning with Lucifer himself, who cried out against God, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High" (Isa. 14:13-14).

God also hates a lying tongue (v. 17). Men often toy with truth, denying or distorting it to gain some supposed advantage. But God can't tolerate deception of any kind. He expects us to live according to His truth.

Third, He hates murderous hands (v. 17). That speaks of people whose hatred and greed are so strong they will kill rather than be denied what they want. God created life and established its sanctity. That's why He ordained that murderers be put to death (Gen. 9:6).

God also hates a wicked heart and malevolent feet (v. 18). Sometimes people fall into sin inadvertently. But these people carefully plot their sinful activities, then hurry to execute their plans.

Finally, God hates a false witness and a divisive spirit (v. 19). Bearing false witness is telling lies about an innocent party. That can obstruct justice, destroy a reputation, and even destroy a life. A divisive spirit is one who creates divisions where there should be unity.

Those sins characterize unbelievers, but Christians aren't immune from them. So be on guard not to stray into attitudes and actions that God hates.

Suggestions for Prayer

If you are practicing any of those things, confess it and repent.

For Further Study

According to Philippians 2:1-5, how should Christians treat one another?

[metmom]

Studying God’s Word ping

[Wilderness Conservative]

Somehow i just cant equate the supreme being with hate. Hate is a human thing.

[Gamecock]

Suggest you take it up with God, those are His words.

[Mark17]

"There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, a false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers" (Prov. 6:16-19).

Hmmm, sounds like Hillary Clinton

[SubMareener]

So you don’t actually believe that the Bible is the revealed Word of God, and therefore you can substitute you wisdom for His? As the clay, you are telling the potter that he can’t have really meant what He caused to be written down?

So, maybe you should read the Bible again, just as literature, and see how that attitude worked out for the folks in the Bible stories.

Revelation 3
14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea, write this:
“’The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the source of God’s creation, says this:
15 “I know your works; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot.
16 So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
17 For you say, ‘I am rich and affluent and have no need of anything,’ and yet do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
18 I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white garments to put on so that your shameful nakedness may not be exposed, and buy ointment to smear on your eyes so that you may see.
19 Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.
20 “’”Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, [then] I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.
21 I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne.
22”’”Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’”

* [3:14-22] The letter to Laodicea reprimands the community for being lukewarm (Rev 3:15-16), but no particular faults are singled out. Their material prosperity is contrasted with their spiritual poverty, the violet tunics that were the source of their wealth with the white robe of baptism, and their famous eye ointment with true spiritual perception (Rev 3:17-18). But Christ’s chastisement is inspired by love and a desire to be allowed to share the messianic banquet with his followers in the heavenly kingdom (Rev 3:19-21).

http://www.usccb.org/bible/revelation/3

[Mjreagan]

Hatred is very much something of God’s. We were created in His image. There is no failing in hate as it is a manifestation of righteous anger.

[ImaGraftedBranch]

Indifference is the opposite of love, not hate.
God is not indifferent to us; he loves those in Hell as much as those in Heaven, but it is His perfect Justice that many can’t grasp.

[ShadowAce]

We are created in His image.

[imardmd1]

Somehow i just cant equate the supreme being with hate.

You can't?

If you canot, you do not understand The Jehovah God's holiness at all.
God hates sin so much that He cannot even look upon it:

"Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them
for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that
deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?"
(Habakkuk 1:12,13 AV).

The translation used for this meditation is rather milquetoast, compared with the vigorous, pithy, and picturesque language of the Authorized Version of Proverbs 6:16-19:

"These six things doth the LORD hate:
yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

A proud look,
a lying tongue, and
hands that shed innocent blood,
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
feet that be swift in running to mischief,
A false witness that speaketh lies, and
he that soweth discord among brethren."

It is this seventh application of the six enumerated devices of Satan that
implement corruption that a Christian fellowship cannot survive.

As another note, the third detested actions has a much greater implication
in the Age of Abortion. It might wll be translated:

". . . and hands that shed the blood of innocents, . . ."

which speaks of the trained hands of the cold-hearted

surgeon-murderers of hapless little pre-born babes.

They will get their due.

You need to learn to hate, also; in this case, the seven habitual approaches to God's creation

that claws out the souls of those who use them.

[Wilderness Conservative]

by that logic pedophilia and cutting infidels throats would be of God as well. Sorry but it’s humanity that’s flawed.

[ronnie raygun]

Bottom line God dont like ugly

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I see it’s amateur hour again on FR concerning Biblical things.

“The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong. You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord ‘abhors’ the bloodthirsty and deceitful man” (Psalm 5:5-6).

“The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.” (Psalm 11:5).

[metmom]

That’s cause we equate hate with being directed at people and it almost always ends up in the wrong when we do it.

But if God didn’t hate evil, then it would be an injustice to those who suffered from it.

God created His creation to be very good. Sin and Satan destroyed it and continue to do so. It’s right to hate what they do in destroying lives and resulting in people going to hell.

Just as love is not only an emotion, but a choice and action, then hate is not just an emotion, as humans are likely to experience it and result in wrong behavior, but a choice and an action.

The statements that God hates something are from His word, the word that he Himself breathed out. While it goes against everything many people are taught, it was HIS choice of words, not ours. If He tells us in His word, that He hates something, then He hates it.

However, we can be assured that God, who is also perfectly righteous and just, will NEVER be consumed by hatred or act in a wrong way in dealing with and in His hatred of sin.

[Lazamataz]

I love this. Thank you. I don’t struggle with any of these, except lies. I struggle a lot with that one.

[metmom]

There’s a verse in the Bible that refers to the sin which so easily besets us. We all have out areas of weakness in a sin (or more than one) that we struggle with and is our nemesis. It’s different for each and every one of us. I struggle with different sins than those listed even though I am not immune to slipping into any one of them from time to time.

But the answer to all of it is the same, the gift of life that Jesus offers us cause He died in our place and knowing I am forgiven even when I do sin keeps me from slipping into despair. Otherwise, I’d just feel like going into a corner and turning into a puddle.

[Lazamataz]

Thanks. Good stuff to read to begin my week. ((((( HUGS )))))

[HLPhat]

>> Lucifer himself, who cried out against God, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High" (Isa. 14:13-14).

Except that wasn't "Lucifer" the Devil - but Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, who after being exiled by God into the desert and becoming (or at least living like) an animal... later became reconciled to God.

It's no wonder the dominionists like to dance around Isa.14:13-14 when "teaching" Isaiah.

They also like to dance around Isa 66:1-2 and 3-17.

Evidently the Architect of the Universe doesn't need, and isn't favorably impressed with, their lukewarm temporal cattle troughs.

Perhaps they have a few things in common with Nebuchadnezzar - and even more so with Korah and his cadre of "fallen angels"?

[HLPhat]

>>except lies. I struggle a lot with that one.

"To do what is right for some else, even though you know it may not go well for you, that is the character trait we are missing in the Air Force today. I believe integrity has gone to the waste side at USAFA "

--Staff Sergeant Brandon Enos, (USAFOSI "Operation Gridiron")
http://cryptome.org/2014/08/brandon-enos.pdf

Was SSGT Enos describing a culture of "leaders" or a culture of dominionist liars - whose doctrine of the ends justifying the means... comes straight from the Father of Lies mouth into their self-worshiping, ever afterburning, technocratic "kingdom building", ears?

Observe the fact that the word Truth appears 244 times in the NIV, whilst the word "diplomacy" occurs ZERO times.

What does this mean?

[HLPhat]

We are at liberty to be real, or to be unreal. We may be true or false, the choice is ours. We may wear now one mask and now another, and never, if we so desire, appear with our own true face. But we cannot make these choices with impunity. Causes have effects, and if we lie to ourselves and to others, then we cannot expect to find truth and reality whenever we happen to want them.
If we have chosen the way of falsity we must not be surprised that truth eludes us when we finally come to need it!

--Thomas Merton

One of the most valuable facts my LEO dad taught me is - nobody is smart enough to lie.

Unfortunately there are "cultures" for whom lying and secrecy constitute the bulk of their governmental framework.

The nature of that is nothing new, as Jefferson and Co. were obviously aware:

"...who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time;

 

...

 

 that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order; and finally, that truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. "

 

"I HAVE SWORN UPON THE ALTAR OF GOD ETERNAL HOSTILITY TO EVERY FORM OF TYRANNY OVER THE MIND OF MAN"

--The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom
--Thomas Jefferson, 1786

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