The words often pass us by, spoken, nodded at, quietly accepted: God hates sin. Yet what lies beneath the surface of this question? Why would a loving God respond with such deep opposition to sin and what lies behind this holy resistance?
The answer does not sit in law books or float above us in clouds of doctrine. It begins in the heart of God Himself. He created us for intimacy, joy, truth, and trust. Sin dismantles all of it. It steals the closeness we were meant to have with Him and with one another. It enters gently, then quietly unravels the cords of love and replaces them with distance, fear, and isolation.
God does not stand by while that happens. His holiness is not detached, and His anger is not the absence of love. His hatred of sin flows from His longing to protect what is sacred. It rises from the same place as His mercy. Every lie, every betrayal, every wound left unhealed draws His attention because He sees what it destroys. He knows how it breaks what was meant to be whole.
This is not a cold hatred. It is the sorrow of a Father whose children have turned away. It is the grief of a Bridegroom whose beloved is chasing what cannot satisfy. It is the strength of a Friend who refuses to pretend that distance is fine when closeness is what He desires.
He hates sin because He loves.
His arms remain open, His voice still calls, and His desire remains unchanged. He does not turn away from us. He steps in, even bearing the cost Himself, removing every barrier that keeps us from home.
He will not stop until we are fully restored. And that is why His hatred of sin will never grow weak.
It burns with love that refuses to let us go.
