“Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for He guards the lives of His faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 97:10
Here’s a question for all of us: how much do we hate evil? Sure, most people would agree that they hate evils such as murder and rape, they will agree that the Holocaust was evil, etc. But what about other sins? Adultery is glorified in our TV programmes. Lying isn’t seen as a problem. Stealing is seen as a good thing when it’s taking from the rich to give to the poor. When it all boils down, who defines what ‘evil’ is?
The Bible tells us, ‘Let those who love the Lord hate evil.’ Evil is defined by what God says is evil. His definition of right and wrong is much more black and white than our human definition. Society’s morés can and do change over time. But God doesn’t change. What He hated back in the Garden of Eden, He still hates today – and if we love Him, we will come to love the things He loves and hate the things He hates.
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