IF GOD IS A GOD OF LOVE & LOVES EVERYBODY, DOES HE ALSO LOVE THOSE WHO ARE IN HELL AND THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO HELL?

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No one is disputing His love for HIS CHILDREN and know that he disciplines those He loves. I'm talking about those that aren't His children. You don't become a part of God's Family until you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and follow His commandments of love God and fellow man. I'm not trying to teach and preach anything but God's truth and nothing else.
Brother Anthony, all throughout the bible we can also find the wrath of God that falls on the children of disobedience. Let's not be one sided here. Did the Lord love Pharaoh and his army when they drowned in the Red sea? What about the Phillistines? Was God pouring out his love on those that laughed at Noah and drowned. What about in the Book of Revelation where he said, I will kill her children with death? Does that sound like his love be shown?

What about the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction? What about the scripture that says, God created everything, even the wicked for the day of evil? I am sorry, I would have a hard time believing that my earthly father loved me if he chained me to the wall and set me on fire.

God Loves, hates, kills, forgives, is jealous, pours out wrath, shows mercy and in all his doing, he is still a holy God. Just something to think about brother.

SIDE NOTE: DOES GOD LOVE SATAN SINCE HE IS ALSO HIS CREATION?
LOL Anthony, I think I already know Carlton's answer, what's yours? Does God Love Satan? Just curious to hear your answer brother.
Okay Anthony, I will take that to mean that you believe God Loves Satan too.
Min. Jackson, thank you for a very logical sounding answer.
Thank you Brother John for always standing on God's word. It says what its says and we can not change it's meaning. For we know that God can both Love and Hate and we must accept that.

God Bless you brother.
Someone asked if God Loves Satan, what do your think Brother Jaja, does he love Satan?
I'm going to be honest everyone, if my earthly father chained me to a wall in the midst of darkness, and set the house on fire with me in it, I'd have a hard time believing that he loved me. I put this same discussion on different networks and there are unsaved people on one of the networks. Here's what one poster had to say on this topic:

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Well, as there is no such thing as Hell, no-one who is "in" Hell, and no-one who is "going to" Hell, it's a bit of a moot point. But even if there is, it puts your God in an invidious position, doesn't it? "Oh, I love these people - I think I'll just send them to eternal torment because they refused to worship me." Nice one, Lord, what a comedian.

Sorry to be flippant, but isn't this just self-evident nonsense?


So, sinners will not buy the explanation that God loves me even though he's sending me to hell. We must give righteous theology in order to effectively minister Gods word.
I found this statement on the net, and after reading it all I could say was, Amen.

Does God hate anyone?

The universalists repeatedly say things like, "God loves us all so much that He will save us all"; or "He hates the sin, but loves the sinner"; or "God is love, and will not send anyone to hell."

Universalists teach that God is so full of love, that He simply cannot send anyone to eternal hell fire. It is against His infinite love. They want God to forgive all, even those who openly reject Him and die cursing God.

I must admit, it is nice to think of God's love being so infinitely great that all will ultimately be saved. Hell is a terrible place and I don't want anyone to go there. But it does not matter what I think. It matters what the Bible says.

God is love (1 John 4:8), but God also punishes the sinner and hates all who do iniquity. God is not one sided. He is not simply an infinitely loving God. He is also infinitely just. He must deal with sin. He must punish the sinner.

In the truth of God's word, we find that the Lord has provided one way by which we may be saved. That single way is through Jesus' sacrifice. For all who trust in Him, salvation will come. But to those who turn away, God's wrath abides upon them: "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him," (John 3:36).

Does God hate anyone?

Does God hate anyone? The answer is yes.

* Psalm 5:5, "The boastful shall not stand before Thine eyes; Thou dost hate all who do iniquity,"
* Psalm 11:5, "The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, and the one who loves violence His soul hates."
* Lev. 20:23, "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."
* Prov. 6:16-19, "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."
* Hosea 9:15, "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."

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.

http://www.carm.org/religious-movements/universalism/does-god-hate-...
Anthony is God terrible and jealous?
No God is not Hate but he does hate. And no, I was not thumbing through the New Testament....LOL but this scripture does come to mind.

Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Although we are under the dispensation of Grace, the Lord did warn us that he would do the same thing to us as he did to Israel.

Romans 11:21
21. For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
Brother Watson, God's hate is simply His justice and His justice is just. This doesn't make God hateful now does it? IT's because we can't think like God so to us if He hates something this must mean He is hateful and He isn't. He is simply a Just God!

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