7 Lies We Believe About God

God Hates Us

This lie is heartbreaking. It is a weight that bends the backs of so many Christians, and repels unbelievers from the faith like nothing else.

But hear this: God does not hate you. In fact, He loves you. No matter what.

In Ezekiel 18:23, God says something incredibly important: “Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?”

And then there is the famous John 3:16. Pay attention to the first six words—“For God so loved the world.” The entire world. Everyone. God does not only love, He is love. In our closest, most intimately loving moments with the people we hold dearest, we catch but a dim glimmer of what God is.

And because God does not change, that love is eternal. Even when we sin, when we fall away, when we refuse to believe, that love is there. Even when we, in the end, choose to separate ourselves from Him forever, that love is there.

God loves you, in all of your flaws and broken humanity. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.