The Inconvenient Holiness of God

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
     evil may not dwell with You.
The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;
     You hate all evildoers.
You destroy those who speak lies;
     the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. —Psalm 5:4-6

Liberal ministers and the average nominal American Christian both love to talk about a loving God…