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Your smartphone isn't the enemy of your faith. Your priorities are. What if we checked in with God as often as we checked our notifications? The still, small voice won't compete with the loud, constant ones. Make space for silence. Scripture wasn't meant to be skimmed like social media. It rewards the patient and present.

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Matthew 25:29-30 NLT

[29] To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. [30] Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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1 John 2:15-17 NLT

[15] Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. [16] For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. [17] And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

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2 Peter 1:2 NLT

[2] May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.

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Philippians 2:5-8 NLT

[5] You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. [6] Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. [7] Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, [8] he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.

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Love the sinner hate the sin

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God Is Love. But He Still Hates.

"God is love."

That’s one of the most quoted verses in the Bible (1 John 4:8), and rightfully so. God’s love is powerful, unmatched, and eternal. It's not a passive feeling or a poetic phrase. It’s who He is. His love is why we’re not consumed. His love is why He sent His Son. His love is what saves us.

But here’s the problem. We’ve ripped that truth out of its context, stripped it of its holiness, and turned it into a slogan for moral anarchy. The world now uses "God is love" to excuse sin, approve of rebellion, and muzzle anyone who dares speak of judgment. We’ve hijacked God’s love and turned it into an idol.

The Bible does say God is love. But it also says God hates.

Let that sit with you.

Psalm 5:5 says, "The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers." Not just the sin. The evildoers. That doesn’t fit in a bumper sticker or church billboard, but it’s the truth. Psalm 11:5 says the Lord’s soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence. Proverbs 6 lists seven things that are an abomination to Him. Lying, pride, murder, false witness, stirring up division. God doesn’t just “dislike” these things. He hates them.

But here’s what most people don’t understand.

God’s hatred isn’t like ours. His hatred is pure. Holy. Just. It’s not emotional, unstable rage. It’s not some cosmic temper tantrum. His hatred is a direct result of His perfect love. Because He loves righteousness, He must hate wickedness. If God didn’t hate sin, He wouldn’t be good. He wouldn’t be loving. He’d be indifferent. And indifference in the face of evil isn’t love, it’s cowardice.

Think about this, if someone broke into your home and tried to harm your family, and you just stood there smiling because you “love everyone,” nobody would call that love. They’d call it deranged. Love always protects. Love takes a stand. Love hates what threatens what it loves.

That’s why God hates sin. Because sin is rebellion against Him. Sin destroys everything He calls good. And if you're clinging to sin, if you're living in it, loving it, defending it, you are setting yourself up as God's enemy. That’s not a popular message, but I’m not trying to win a popularity contest.

Romans 9:13 says, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” That’s a hard pill for many to swallow. But again, this isn’t about how we feel, this is about what’s true. God is not obligated to love everyone the same way. He’s not bound by your emotions or mine. He’s God. He gets to do what He pleases. And everything He does is right.

If you want to see how much God hates sin, look at the cross. Jesus Christ sinless, perfect, holy, was crushed under the weight of God's wrath for sin. Not His own, ours. The Father poured out His hatred for sin on His own Son so that we, the guilty ones, could go free. That’s love. Real love. Not soft. Not sentimental. But bloody, sacrificial, wrath satisfying love.

And if you think that means you can live however you want, sin however you please, and just hide behind "God is love" you don’t understand the Gospel. God's love isn't permission to sin. It's the very reason you should hate sin. Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments.” (John 14:15). Real love for God leads to real obedience.

If you're in Christ, His wrath is gone. You’re washed, justified, and adopted. But don’t abuse grace. And if you’re not in Christ, don't lull yourself to sleep with half-truths. Yes, God is love. But that same God will judge every unrepentant sinner in perfect, holy hatred.

Your only hope is Christ. Run to Him. Not a version of Him that just hugs and affirms you. But the real Jesus. The one who died for your sin and calls you to repent and follow Him. The one who loves you enough to save you from His own wrath.

Don’t redefine God. Repent before Him.

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Jeremiah 1:7-8 NLT

[7] The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. [8] And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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Philippians 3:10-11 NLT

[10] I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, [11] so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!

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1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NLT

[19] Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, [20] for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

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Philippians 2:5-8 NLT

[5] You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. [6] Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. [7] Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, [8] he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.