The question of whether or not God hates the wicked is a difficult one to answer. The Bible teaches that God cannot look on evil with agreement or pleasure, but this does not necessarily mean that He hates those who do evil deeds. If God was like man, He would be subject to the control of another person and would not have the ability to foresee the future. However, we know that God has decreed everything that we face in life, including the dangers we face and our reaction to those dangers.Because God has determined the attack of the wicked, He does not need to react to our trouble. God not only decreed our trouble, but He decreed the retribution that is necessary in the violation of His law. God responded to the first sin by cursing the creation. So when the Psalmist speaks of God's justice, it is always according to the perfect line of blessing and cursing. Because God has pronounced death on all lawbreakers from the beginning of time, the curses in the Psalms are already spoken by God from eternity past as the pronouncement of death to the wicked.If God has declared that He alone has the right to take vengeance, then He is the only one who is justified in pronouncing death on the wicked. Man is unable to avenge the wicked because we do not fully understand the dangers of sin. We are unable to see the evils of sin in ourselves and we do not have the knowledge of facing the dangers of sin. However, God's view of the evils that we face in this world is much worse than we could imagine. And His protection and care for us is greater than we could ever imagine.If God created man with the freedom to choose his own actions, then man has the potential to destroy the world. God created man with the ability to rule the world. What happens when God's most glorious creature is given a destructive nature? Instead of using his free will to bring glory to God by building a culture of freedom and beauty, man begins to tear society apart and destroy the Earth. This is why God must be severe in His vengeance.
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