“Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” (Psalm 45:7).

God doesn’t love, love. He loves righteousness. But man is carnal. He loves, love and uses it as his covering. But love not born of righteousness is wickedness, and God hates that.

Righteousness is God’s nature, His character, His being. God’s love is a result of His righteousness, not the cause of it.

“God is love” (1 John 4:16), which is true. But God is love because “The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works” (Psalm 145:17)

Righteousness begets love. Unrighteousness begets hate.