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[Vlad]

Do you believe God loves everyone forever or does He hate certain sinners? Why

I am an Eastern Orthodox Christian.

[jimwalton]

God loves everyone. There are many texts that say He hates sin. There are a few texts that say he hates sinners (like Psalm 11.5). An examination of those texts, however (rather than a superficial reading), shows us that what it's talking about is that God judges sin, not that He hates sinners. We can confidently say that the teaching of the Bible is that God loves all people, that He hates all sin and judges it.