God’s love is who He is
The Bible does not merely say that God sometimes acts lovingly. It says that God is love (1 John 4:8). His love is holy, faithful and active. He made the world good, cares for what He has made, and sent His Son so that people might have life rather than perish (John 3:16).
So God’s love is not a soft approval of everything we do. A loving parent does not cheer for a fire that harms their child. In a far deeper way, God’s love means He is against what twists, wounds and destroys the people He made.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
What does God hate?
Scripture speaks plainly about things God hates: proud arrogance, lying, violence, schemes that harm others, false witnesses and people who stir up division (Proverbs 6:16-19). These are not random dislikes. They are ways human sin damages trust, communities and lives.
Psalm 11 says that God’s soul hates the one who loves violence (Psalm 11:5). That is strong language, and it should stop us from making God seem casual about cruelty. God’s hatred is His settled and righteous opposition to evil. He does not call oppression, abuse or deceit harmless simply because people choose it.
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
God’s judgement is not the end of the story
The Bible also shows God speaking to people who have done real wrong and calling them back. Through Ezekiel, God says He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but urges them to turn from their way and live (Ezekiel 33:11). His warnings are not enjoyment of punishment. They are a serious summons to leave what leads to death.
This helps us hold two truths together. God does not excuse sin, and God does not delight in losing sinners. His holy anger reveals that evil matters. His mercy reveals that people matter.
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Jesus shows love and holiness together
At the cross, God did not pretend sin was small. Jesus died for us while we were still sinners, showing God’s love before we had cleaned ourselves up (Romans 5:8). The cross shows both the seriousness of sin and the depth of God’s mercy.
If this question feels personal, don’t assume that God’s hatred of evil means there is no hope for you. Jesus welcomed people who knew they needed mercy, and called them into a changed life (Luke 5:31-32). Read these passages for yourself. God’s love is not permission to remain in what harms us, but an invitation to come home.