It’s one of the top false teachings in the churches that “God loves everybody”. It’s taken as a given—as an unassailable fact, and non-negotiable. But while it’s true that God is an amazing lover of people, and loves people far more than any of us could ever deserve, we owe it to ourselves and to God to understand everything that the Bible says about this important topic.
The surprising-to-many fact of the matter is that God does not love everybody. Yes, yes, “God so loved the world that he gave his only son…” (John 3:16), but do you know the rest of what the Bible has to say on the topic? Let me throw out just one example for your immediate consideration:
The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.
Psalm 11:5 NIV
As it turns out, there are several passages of this sort throughout the Bible. To learn more, listen to my podcast episode: Re-thinking the Bible. Episode 20: How God Values People
