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Yes, God Hates, but Not YOU!

Yes, God Hates, but Not YOU!

There are things God hates, but never people!

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Fr. Barnabas Powell
Mar 13, 2025
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All the sins and mistakes of all the people in the world who have ever lived combined and multiplied by a thousand plus ten can NEVER overpower God’s love and peace!

Individually, our sins can never overpower Him. Collectively, our sins cannot exhaust Him.

If that were remotely possible, He would not be God.

Taking this further, if you think for one second that God “can’t” forgive you and that you have sinned so much that not even God Himself can redeem you, then you’re worshipping an idol and not the God of the Church or the Scriptures.

And your arrogance and pride have reached a toxic level that you believe yourself so powerful that your sins overcome God’s mercy.

Dearest, that is delusion at the highest level. You just ain’t that powerful.

Once again we are confronted with a perspective shift away from the arrogant self-centeredness of our ego and back towards the sane and reality-based focus of a Normal Orthodox Faith!

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