Christians: does God love us or hate us without Jesus in our hearts?

Just as God loves righteousness, so God hates wickedness. It is a common misconception that God is supposed to be "all-loving" because God is also holy and just, and there is no place in God's character for sin to go unpunished. God's love is conditional in the sense that he demands we recognize we are sinners in need of a Saviour and that we repent and turn to Christ Jesus. God draws people - He calls to them - but God can not love people who reject Him and Christ Jesus, who is the only mediator between God and men (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:25; 9:15; 12:24)

The object of God’s hatred is usually sin and wickedness. Among the things God hates are idolatry (Deuteronomy 12:31; 16:22) and those who do evil (Psalm 5:4-6; 11:5). Proverbs 6:16-19 outlines seven things the Lord hates: pride, lying, murder, evil plots, those who love evil, false witness, and troublemakers. Notice that this passage does not include just things that God hates; it includes people as well.

The question that begs to be answered at this point is why does God hate these things? God hates them because they are contrary to His nature—God’s nature being holy, pure and righteous. In fact, David writes, “For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you” (Psalm 5:4 emphasis added). God is holy and hates sin. If He did not hate sin, He would not be holy. God is love, but He is also wrath, justice, and vengeance. But His wrath is a holy wrath and His justice and vengeance are holy as well. God’s love is holy. Therefore, He cannot "love everyone all the time no matter what they do," as some like to claim. Nothing could be further from the truth. God loves righteousness and holiness and hates sin and evil. If He did not, He would not be God.

So if God hates sin and loves holiness, how does He love us? Simple. He loves us because we have the righteousness of Christ who became sin for us on the cross (2 Corinthians 5:21). He poured out His wrath and vengeance against sin on His Son, so that He could pour out His mercy and love on us. But without that sacrifice credited to us, His wrath and hatred remain on us because He hates our sin. The Bible never says He "hates the sin, but loves the sinner." In fact, He is “angry with the wicked every day” (Psalm 7:11). Is there a sense in which God loves everyone? Yes. Does that love preclude God from also hating sin, wickedness, and evil? No.

God loves His children, but He doesn't love everyone.

Both Psalm 5:5 and Malachi 1:2-3 (which is also referenced in Romans 9) tell us that God does hate the wicked.

When we reach the age of accountability and we sin, we are an enemy of God. His love did not stop there, but sent Christ to be a noble, perfect sacrifice to take away the sins of those who will DO what He has commanded to wash away their sins and become, once again, children of God. Don't forget, love MUST be reciprocated. No one is saved after sinning without doing what God has commanded us to do.

I think that God does not recognize you if you don't have Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. God doesn't hate anything except sin.

God loves his children. just love is not a one way street

I think there is some room for his subjective view on those he chose who have not responded to him at this time. But for the most part, from what I get from scripture, the people not atoned for are under his wrath. That is not tough love sort of wrath, that is a deeply founded resentment with the recognition that the people not at peace with him are abominable foreign enemies. Deserving to be slaughtered. They are children of the devil. Not his children, but they are those who mean to do his children harm. So he is determined to rid eternity of them forever. THAT kind of wrath.

God doesn't hate anyone. He just sends people to hell for eternity to teach them that it was a mistake to have not loved Jesus when they had the chance.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

He loves you and is hoping you come to know Jesus.

having an imaginary friend who hates you..........justchristianthings