God Does Not Hate People - He Hates Sin

Unfortunately, people mistake God's hate in regards to the sins people commit with His actually feeling toward them. The Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas has advocated in protests and even their website address that "God Hates Fags". It amazes me that people would claim to be Christian but have such an unbelievably anti-Christian attitude. John 3:16 states the God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son to die and bring salvation to mankind. The "world" in John 3:16 is in reference to all those who are not in fellowship with God. In addition, Paul tells us in Romans 5:8 that while were sinners, Christ died for us. Therefore, God loves sinners because Jesus stated that there was no greater love than for one to lay down his life for his friends. So we can see that since Christ died for us while we were sinners and that is the manifestation of great love (1 John 4:9), God loves sinners, all sinners. Jesus came to seek and to save sinners (Luke 19:10). The Westboro church may "hate fags", but God does not. Such an attitude though, makes those that propagate such hate no better spiritually than homosexuals.

We must understand though that love will NEVER ignore sin. Just because God loves sinners does not mean that He will save them. His love as we just mentioned is manifested (shown or made known) in the sending of Jesus Christ to die upon this earth. God's love for the sinner is best seen in the fact that He provided an alternative to being lost. This alternative requires that we obey God's Word (Matthew 7:21). In so doing, we will receive the salvation that only God can provide.

Having said all that, God does not hate the individuals who have chosen (it is a choice - no proof has ever been presented to the contrary) to practice homosexuality. He does hate the sin itself and will not save those who continue to practice such sin (Romans 1:26-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11). As a result of the teachings in God's Word, I believe that those who continue to practice homosexuality are wrong and cannot be right in the eyes of God. I do love them though. I know several that have choosen this sinful way of that I love very much. They are no different than the liar, fornicator, adulterer, atheist, or any other sins that individuals can choose to exhibit in their lives. Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 about homosexuals that "such WERE some of you". See, they changed and chose to follow Christ instead of the sinful life they had lived before.

It is my prayer and my hope that all those who have given themselves to this destructive and immoral kind of life will see the love of God and change. God has given you an alternative to being lost. Take it, you will not regret it.