Chuck Cohen from Jerusalem. (With thanks. Headings and minor edits by Christian Comment).
POSITIVE VIRTUE
Below are a few Bible verses that most believers would have a hard time confessing to God. Yet they are verses that King David prayed to God, and he is seen as a man after God’s own heart.
We need to understand that hating what God hates is seen as a positive virtue in Scripture (Psa. 97:10: Prov. 8:13). For example, the fact that I now hate my sin is the absolute best proof of my salvation! Before I was born-again, I loved my sin, but now….. (Psa. 101:3; 119:104, 128; Amos 5:15a; Rom. 12:9).
LISTEN UP, PEOPLE!
Listen as King David prays to God: “Do I not hate them, YHWH, that hate You? Am I not grieved with those that rise up against You? I hate them with perfect [+ complete] hatred. They have become my enemies.” David then asks, “Examine me God, and know my heart; try [+ test; prove] me, and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked [+ idolatrous] way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psa. 139:21-24)
POWERFUL EMOTION
Hatred is a very strong emotion, and while God can hate and remain totally sinless (Deut. 12:31; Prov. 6:16-19; Jer. 44:4; Rev. 2:6, 15), we need to be very careful in what we hate and, like King David, constantly ask God to examine us for godly motives.
“The name of YHWH [that is His essential nature] is a strong tower:
the righteous run into Him, and is safe.” (Prov. 18:10)
Blessings from Jerusalem, Chuck Cohen, February 2025.
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