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It has been said that God hates sin, but He loves the sinner.
有人说，上帝恨恶罪，但他爱罪人。
Is this true?
这是真的吗？
(Charles Naylor)
（查尔斯·奈勒）
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What is God’s attitude toward unregenerate man?
上帝对未重生之人的态度是什么？
It has been said that God hates sin, but He loves the sinner.
有人说，上帝恨恶罪，但他爱罪人。
Is this true?
这是真的吗？
Let us hear the voice of inspiration:
让我们听听启示的声音：
“You hate all workers of iniquity . . . The Lord abhors murderers and deceitful men!” Psalm 5:5, 6
“你恨恶所有作恶的人……耶和华厌恶谋杀者和诡诈的人！”（诗篇 5:5, 6）
Does that express an attitude of love on God’s part?
这是否表达了上帝爱的态度呢？
Again, we read, “The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence, His soul hates.
再者，我们读到：“耶和华察看义人，但恶人和喜爱残暴的人，他的灵魂恨恶。
On the wicked He will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot!” Psalm 11:5-6
他要向恶人降下火炭和烈焰，烈风要做他们的份！”（诗篇 11:5-6）
“Because they did all these things, I abhorred them!” Leviticus 20:23
“因为他们所作的一切，我都厌恶他们！”（利未记 20:23）
“I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars and pile your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols,
“我必毁坏你的高处，砍下你的香坛，把你的尸体堆放在你偶像无生命的身上，
and I will abhor you.” Leviticus 26:30
我必厌恶你。”（利未记 26:30）
“And when the LORD saw it, He abhorred them!” Deuteronomy 32:19
“当耶和华看见这事，他也厌恶他们！”（申命记 32:19）
We read further, “God is angry with the wicked every day!” Psalm 7:11
我们进一步阅读： “上帝每日向恶人发怒！”（诗篇 7:11）
“The LORD detests all the proud of heart.
“耶和华厌恶一切心高气傲的人。
Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished!” Proverbs 16:5
要确信这一点：他们必不受罚！”（箴言 16:5）
God is not so meek and indulgent that nothing will arouse His indignation.
上帝并不是如此温和和宽容，以至于没有什么能激起他的愤怒。
He hates all that is sinful.
他恨恶所有罪恶之事。
He could not love righteousness, without hating iniquity.
他无法爱公义而不恨恶不法。
He could not love the righteous, without hating the wicked.
他无法爱义人而不恨恶恶人。
To love both, would be to abolish all moral distinctions.
爱二者将意味着废除所有道德区分。
Of the impenitent sinner it is said, “The wrath of God abides on him!” John 3:36.
关于不悔改的罪人，有人说：“神的愤怒常在他身上！”（约翰福音 3:36）
It is only sin that renders him hateful,
使他可恨的只有罪，
but man is responsible for his state of sinfulness and chooses evil;
但人对他罪恶的状态负有责任，并选择恶；
therefore to deal with the sin, God must deal with the man.
因此，要处理罪，上帝必须处理人。
Not only does God hate man’s sin, every sinful word, thought, and deed—but He also hates every evil desire.
上帝不仅恨恶人的罪，恨恶每一个罪恶的言语、思想和行为——他也恨恶每一个邪恶的欲望。
The natural man loves evil.
自然人爱恶。
That love of evil, which is a part of his nature—God abhors!
这种属于他本性的对恶的爱——上帝厌恶！
All desire that runs out after impurity or for that which is unholy—merits and excites God’s indignation and abhorrence.
所有追求污秽或不圣洁之物的欲望——都使上帝的愤怒和厌恶显得合理和激烈。
Every evil ambition that arises in his soul, repels God.
每一个在他心灵中产生的邪恶野心，都使上帝厌恶。
Every evil disposition, every evil feeling, hatred, envy, malice, revenge, selfishness, pride, jealousy, deceit, hypocrisy, and all the long catalog of evil things,
每一个邪恶的倾向，每一种邪恶的感情，仇恨、嫉妒、恶意、复仇、自私、骄傲、嫉妒、欺骗、虚伪，以及人心源源不断的所有邪恶事物——
of which man’s heart is the source—are obnoxious to God.
都是对上帝厌恶的。
All tendency to oppose the will of God,
所有反对上帝旨意的倾向，
all rebellion at His providences—can only excite hatred in God.
所有对他保守的反叛——都会激起上帝的厌恶。
God can love only what is pure and holy.
上帝只爱纯洁和圣洁的事物。
All else He hates, and must hate with all the strength of His righteous character!
其他的一切，他都恨恶，必将以他公义的性情全力恨恶！