God hates pride. Pride was the reason for Satan’s fall when he thought he could rise above God. Satan appealed to Eve in the garden first through doubt and then by appealing to her pride by saying “you could become like God.” God hates idol worship, homosexuality and the sacrificing of children. We in the United States have hit the trifecta with our love of material things, growing acceptance of homosexuality and same-sex marriage and the millions of babies aborted. When one considers that God caused the Jews to wander in the desert for an additional 38 years because they did not trust God to protect them from the Nephilim, what is ultimately in store for our country? In my opinion, we have grown so far from God that he is leaving us to own own devices much as what Paul spoke of in Romans 1.
God loves and abhors many traits in man; however, the unpardonable sin was to profane the Holy Spirit. Matthew 12:31-32 “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.”
God loved the human race enough to step out of eternity and become fully human while being fully divine. Matthew 22 and 23 covers a laundry list of what Jesus hated. Hypocrites seem to head the list as evidenced by Matthew 23:27, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness."
God hates a greedy nature and what was being done to His temple: “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.” Mark 11:15-1.
Jesus hated an selfish nature, Matthew 25:45, Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
Jesus loved a giving heart, Matthew 25:40, And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
Jesus was born a Jew. He was surrounded by Jews. To me, Matthew 25:40 and 45 verses can be compared to Genesis 12:3, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” God blesses his chosen people of the covenant and abhors those who do them harm.
Added 7/26/12
"Circumcision ban is the 'worst attack on Jews since Holocaust'." European Jewish and Muslim leaders combine to voice their growing anger at 'affront to human rights'. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/circumcision-ban-is-the-worst-attack-on-jews-since-holocaust-7939593.html
I would suspect that this is more about an anti-Semite attitude then human rights. It has long been known that male circumcision decreases the chances of cancer in women. I would hate to think that the barbaric practice of female circumcision by Muslims to limit the pleasure a woman gets from an intimate relationship with a man is being compared to the circumcision of a male in a hospital. Again, little concern in this world for the words of God in Genesis 12:3. I rather think that God abhors having these anti-semitism people sticking their thumb in his eye.
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