“Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that LOVE HIM and KEEP his commandments to a thousand generations. BUT those who hate him he will repay to their face by DESTRUCTION; He will NOT BE SLOW to repay to their face those who hate him.” (Deut. 7:9-10)
Many of you may say I do not hate God, and this is Old Testament stuff so it doesn’t apply to us. Well, here is what Jesus said in the New Testament and how He discerns who loves Him and who hates Him:
“Anyone who LOVES me WILL obey my teaching…Anyone who does not love me (or HATE me) will NOT obey my teaching” (John 14:23-24)
Simple enough concept right? To Love Jesus is to obey Him, to hate Him is to disobey Him. If u need more clarification you can look these up as well: John 14:21; John 15:10; 1 John 2:3; 2 John 1:6
Truth is, when we refuse to change our lives to reflect Jesus’ teachings; support unnatural relationships (LGBTQ+) and anti-Christian beliefs; live immoral lifestyles and rebel against scripture – ALL of these are signs of HATE against God.
People and even devout Christians question why bad things happen to them or why this war in Ukraine could potentially lead to the end of humanity. Well professing Christian or not, just because you claim to love God, as scripture points out doesn’t necessarily mean you do.
Bottom line is, you can either continue your ways of hate against God and face His destruction or love Him by simply OBEYING His word.
Thank About It.
Marc
1 Thess. 5:21 