Originally posted by fallin:
How true is this statement?
5 The LORD examines the righteous,
but the wicked and those who love violence
his soul hates.
pls, next time when want to quote, pls also remember indicate where you are quoting from,
the quote is from Psalms 11:5 (best if all 7 verses are referenced)
God bless
Psalms 11 (RSV)
1In the LORD I take refuge; how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountains;
2for lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
3if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do"?
4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; his eyes behold, his eyelids test, the children of men.
5The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, and his soul hates him that loves violence.
6On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and brimstone; a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
7For the LORD is righteous, he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.
Here is how I read this psalm, the psalmist is probably refering to some event in his life, where he is being 'attacked' by his enemies. He is stating his confidence in the Lord God as his refuge and protection, resting his trust in the God's supreme dominion, His watchful care of His people, His hatred to the wicked and judgments on them, and His love for righteousness and the righteous.
the question then is this, when Christ suffer and died, he did this to reconcile the sinners or the righteous ones to God? surely He paid the penalty for the sinners, simply because the rightous does not need Him to do this for them.
The phrase "God loves the sinner, but hates the sin" is usually refers to God's love for His creation including the sinners whom Christ had paid their penalty for (may not have received this gift of salvation yet), but God hate the Sin that is preventing the sinner from receiving this gift of salvation through Christ.
God bless...
