God's Hatred of Sin
Romans 5:10
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled…


It is no figure but a deep essential truth that God hates sin; and since sin is necessarily personal, the sinner as such, i.e., so far as he wilfully identifies himself with his sin, is hated of God, His enemy (Romans 11:28). But God loves everything that He has made. He cannot love man as a sinner, but He loves him as man, even when he is a sinner. In like manner the Jews are described as being, at the same time, enemies in one relation and beloved in another (Romans 11:28). Human love here offers a true analogy: the more a father loves his son, the more he hates in him the drunkard, the liar, or the traitor. Thus God, loving as His creatures those whom He hates as self-made sinners, devises means whereby they may be brought back to Him.

(Archdeacon Gifford.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

WEB: For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.




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