I have often found myself saying this 'God loves the sinner but hates the sin'.
But today, this point in scripture was highlighed for me:
Psalm 5:4-6
O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness;
you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked.
Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil.
You will destroy those who tell lies.
The Lord detests murderers and deceivers.
verse 7 says this:
Because of your unfailing Love, I can enter your house,
I will worship at your temple with deepest awe.
God Loves Jesus!
It is heavy on my heart that Jesus is not being Glorified for what He has done...
What has God done to satisfy Justice..and Who is Christ?
Isaiah 53:9-12
Isa 53:9 He had done no wrong, and he never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man's grave.
Isa 53:10 But it was the LORD's good plan to crush him and fill him with grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have a multitude of children, many heirs. He will enjoy a long life, and the LORD's plan will prosper in his hands.
Isa 53:11 When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of what he has experienced, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.
Isa 53:12 I will give him the honors of one who is mighty and great, because he exposed himself to death. He was counted among those who were sinners. He bore the sins of many and interceded for sinners.
Colossians 1:13-22 NLT
Col 1:13 For he has rescued us from the one who rules in the kingdom of darkness, and he has brought us into the Kingdom of his dear Son.
Col 1:14 God has purchased our freedom with his blood [fn] and has forgiven all our sins.
Col 1:15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before God made anything at all and is supreme over all creation. [fn]
Col 1:16 Christ is the one through whom God created everything in heaven and earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see--kings, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities. Everything has been created through him and for him.
Col 1:17 He existed before everything else began, and he holds all creation together.
Col 1:18 Christ is the head of the church, which is his body. He is the first of all who will rise from the dead, [fn] so he is first in everything.
Col 1:19 For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ,
Col 1:20 and by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross.
Col 1:21 This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions,
Col 1:22 yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
How can we Glorify Jesus? What does this mean in our lives? Yes he has saved many of us... Are we fully living for Him? We need to remember it is not about us... It's all about Jesus.