Modernists including MANY “Christians” have recreated Jesus into a super nice nonjudgmental sorta “Jesus”.
The “Jesus” they’ve created and worship is a superficially serendipitous sort of Casper the Ghost like little Jesus friend who always says nice little things and is NEVER offensive.
Is this the way the Bible defines the true Jesus⁉️
“The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity,” (Psalm 5:5).
“The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, and the one who loves violence His soul hates,” (Psalm 11:5).
“Moreover, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I shall drive out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I have abhorred them,” (Lev. 20:23).
“There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil,19 A false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers,” (Prov. 6:16-19).
“All their evil is at Gilgal; indeed, I came to hate them there! Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of My house! I will love them no more; All their princes are rebels,”(Hosea 9:15).
Are these verses hard to read? Do they make you feel uncomfortable? They should. God hates sin. But, He does not punish sin. He punishes the sinner. Sin cannot be tied up and thrown into a fire. It cannot be put in a box or glued to a stick. It is rebellion. It is rebellion in the heart. It is breaking God’s Law. Sin occurs inside the heart and mind of people. Therefore, God must punish the sinner. Why? Because He is both Holy and Just and the person who sins offends God. God’s Holy and Just character will not allow Him to ignore this offense. Why? . . .
God’s Law is Perfect
When God said, “Let there be light,” it happened. When He commanded that the oceans be, they came into existence. God’s word is powerful. What He says is never futile, empty, or without power.
The Law is a reflection of God’s character. It is pure and perfect. It is powerful. The Ten Commandments reflect God’s holiness and justice. These commandments are not without punishments. A law without consequences is only an empty slogan.
To sin is to break God’s Law and offend His character. To sin means to challenge His character and authority. It means you go against His word. But God is not a liar. His word is true. He has said He will punish the lawbreaker.
But, praise be to God, that while we were yet sinners, Jesus died for us (Rom. 5:6). There is no way we can appease God. That is why God became one of us (John 1:1, 14; Heb. 2:17), to take our place and become sin on our behalf (2 Cor. 5:21). Therefore, people have two options:
Trust Jesus, God in flesh, as your savior, and put your faith in the sacrifice that He made on the cross and in nothing you do.
Reject the cross and let the penalty of the Law fall upon you.
Either God pays, or you do–forever. Which will it be?
“For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,” (Heb. 10:26). If there is no sacrifice available for you, then God’s wrath abides upon you because He hates sin and your sin is not removed (John 3:36). Trust Jesus alone or the wrath of God will abide upon you forever.
Conclusion
The sobering fact is that God is so holy and righteous that He hates the sinner (Psalm 5:5; Lev. 20:23; Prov. 6:16-19; Hos. 9:15). Some say that we should say that God only hates the sin but loves the sinner. But, the above scriptures speak contrary to that. But it is also true that He is love (1 John 4:8). It is better to accept the love of God found in Jesus than to reject it and suffer His wrath
The wrath of God is evident everywhere. (see Romans 1).
For example: some people accept death as “just the way it is” and they think of death as “natural” and “normal”.
Death IS NOT normal or natural‼️
Death is a compelling evidence attesting to the sure wrath of God‼️‼️
Growing old is an evidence of the wrath of God.
Check out the genesis of pain, suffering and death.
It all started in the Garden of Eden.
The initial curse of death is an evidence of God’s judgement. Yes, picking forbidden fruit from a tree against the command of God‼️‼️
If the death penalty resulted from a “simple” act of disobedience, (ie picking fruit), how does God view my sinful acts that seem “more sinful” by comparison than simply picking forbidden fruit.
WE >>SERIOUSLY<< UNDERESTIMATE THE SINLESS HOLINESS OF GOD‼️‼️‼️‼️
No one has the “freedom” to disobey Jesus’s call to repentance. People confuse “freedom” with “free will” disobedience.
Freedom to choose to resist the call to repentance is a false human doctrine.
If people are truly “free” to resist Jesus’s call to repentance than how do these people explain eternal hell? Hell is a place made for the devil and for the disobedient unrepentant souls who follow him
Some people on this very forum have lowered the standard of God’s holiness to such a low level that they actually believe that their lives now represent sinless perfectionism. Of course they “humbly” claim that it is “God who has made them sinless”.