The wrath of God is coming. Read it online at the Bible Gateway: (NIV) (NASB) (KJV) (The Message) The wrath of God is a subject ignored by most believers. Perhaps we shy away from it because of the violent emotions and behavior we frequently associate with the word wrath when used of sinful human beings. Were reluctant, rightly so, to attribute that same attitude and activity to God. I suspect, however, that the more basic reason we avoid or ignore the subject is that we simply dont think of our sinfulness as warranting that degree of judgment. Frankly, most people dont think theyre that bad. A divine reprimand or an occasional slap on the wrist may be needed—but an outpouring of divine wrath? Thats much too severe. Perhaps another reason we avoid the subject is that we dont want to think of our nice, decent, but unbelieving neighbors and relatives as subject to Gods wrath. The Bible, however, doesnt give us that option. Again and again it asserts that the wrath of God is expressed in both temporal and eternal judgment. Noted biblical scholar Leon Morris pointed out that in the Old Testament alone, more than twenty words are used for the wrath of God, while the number of references to his wrath exceeds. Although Gods wrath does not contain the sinful emotions associated with human wrath, it does contain a fierce intensity arising from his settled opposition to sin and his determination to punish it to the utmost. God, by the very perfection of his moral nature, cannot but be angry at sin —not only because of its destructiveness to humans, but, more important, because of its assault on his divine majesty. This is not the mere petulance of an offended deity because his commands are not obeyed. Its rather the necessary response of God to uphold his moral authority in his universe. (Excerpt taken from The Gospel for Real Life) The Navigators
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