What Does God Love? What Does God Hate?

Last Wednesday evening these two questions were explored at our church. What follows is a partial list of what God declares that He loves:

• Cheerful giver (2 Cor. 9:7)
• The world (1 John 4:9)
• Obedience (1 Sam. 15:22)
• Broken and contrite heart (Ps. 51:17)
• The nation of Israel (Deut. 7:6-8)
• His people/children (Hosea 3:1)
• Righteousness (Ps. 11:7, 33:5)
• Judgment (Ps. 33:5, 37:28)

Here is a partial list of some things God declares He hates:

• Workers of iniquity (Ps. 5:5)
• Divorce (Mal. 2:16)
• Sin/Evil (Prov. 8:13)
• And of course, we read the list of things in Proverbs 6:16-19:
• Proud look
• Lying tongue
• Hands that shed innocent blood
• Heart that devises wicked imaginations
• Feet that are swift in running to mischief
• False witness that speaketh lies
• He who sows discord among the brethren

If God loves it, should we? If God hates it, should we? Of course. More on this topic later.