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If "God so loved the world" (John 3:16) meant God loves everybody, then why does David say "You hate all who do iniquity" (Psalm 5:5)? Why was Esau not loved like Jacob, but hated? (Malachi 1-3)
posted ago by ListenCarefully ago by ListenCarefully +4 / -7

Did the Bible lie about God? Does it say in one place that He loves all people while in another he hates all who do iniquity? If He loves everybody, like millions believe, then why does it say He hated Esau?

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– raytwentynine 2 points ago +2 / -0

It means he loved the world as a collective unit. That doesn't preclude him from hating an individual and you aren't going to invalidate God because you think you are clever which is what this post is really about.

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– ListenCarefully [S] -3 points ago +1 / -4

If God loved the world (every individual) then He would hate no individuals. That's basic logic.

I will help you. World in John 3:16 does not mean every individual. It can't, because God doesn't love every individual.

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