Proverbs 6:16-19 “These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.”
The church has failed to remind this generation that while God is love, He also has the capacity to hate. He hates sin, and He will judge it with the fierceness of His wrath. This generation is often taught about an indulgent, soft-hearted God whose judgments are uncertain and who coddles those who break His commandments. This generation finds it difficult to believe that God hates sin because so many choose religion over relationship with Christ.
God hates sin just as a father hates a rattlesnake that threatens the safety and life of his child. God loathes evil and demonic forces that pull people down to a godless eternity just as a mother hates a venomous spider that is found playing on the soft body of her little baby.
It is Gods' love for man and His compassion for the human race that prompts God to hate sin with such a vengeance. He gave Heaven’s finest that we might have the very best and He loathes with a holy abhorrence anything that would hinder our being reconciled to Him thru Jesus.
Solomon tells us what God hates Proverbs 6. We read in Verses 16-19, “These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.”
God said first the He hates a proud look. The Bible says,
Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Daniel 4:37 says that “those who walk in pride He is able to put down.”
Jeremiah 50:31 states further,“Behold, I am against you, O most haughty one!.”
In just about every instance in the Bible, as well as in life, pride is associated with failure and not success. We hear a great deal about the inferiority complex, but the superiority complex of pride is seldom spoken of. Pride caused the fall of Lucifer, and he became Satan, the devil.
Pride still keeps thousands away from Christ today. People say, "What will my friends say?" or "What will my family think?" In todays world many ask, "Will my reputation be affected if I become a Christian?" Jesus said in Matthew 23:12, “And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” The entrance to the Kingdom of Heaven is gained through your coming in humility.
The greatest act of humility in the history of the universe was when Jesus Christ stooped to die on the cross of Calvary. Before anyone can get to Heaven, they must kneel at the foot of the cross and acknowledge that they are a sinner, that they have broken the commandments of God and that they need the grace of God in Christ. No one can come proudly to the Savior.
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