Bible Discussion Thread

GOD'S WRATH AND THE GOSPEL

Pt. 2

I intentionally began addressing God's wrath before His love, grace and mercy because of how neglected it is in most circles of conversation, how people brush it off as unimportant in order to focus on the "happier" topics of His love, grace, and mercy, and because I think it sets a good, solid stage for the discussion of His love, grace, and mercy in light of the severity and terribleness of His wrath. After taking a serious treatment of the aspect of His nature - His wrath, the topic of His love, grace, and mercy is all the more sweet when we take these under study and consideration. Gd's wrath magnifies the greatness of God's compassion towards the elect who do not deserve anything pleasant from God! Knowing of the wrath that Jesus's work delivers us from is truly Good News!

I fully agree GiGi that this most important message of God's Wrath & relegation of unrepentant sinners to an eternal hell is quite often overlooked or avoided by the Church. Without this undeniable Character of God, there would be no point for a such a wonderful saving Gospel, effected by no one else, but God Himself in His Son. And so we get 'believers' becoming careless with sin, preferring to follow the 'holy herd' in their behaviors & endeavors & not continually subjecting themselves to self-examination & careful living ( 2 Corinthians 13:5). Thank you for those reminders, especially on the proper understanding of God's Holiness.