idea. The whole New Testament tells us, and this passage of John especially tells us, that God has always been like Jesus.”2 Does Jesus Christ hate sin? Yes! So God has always hated sin also. Does Jesus Christ love the sinner? Yes! Therefore, God loves him also. Barclay says, “What Jesus did was to open a window in time that we might see the eternal and unchanging love of God.”3 In fact, God so hates sin and so loves the sinner that in eternity he planned the way in which he would redeem the race.