My point was merely to show that both a
God of Love or a
God of Wrath can be perceived from the text, and ultimately it is up to the reader to decide if the perception
of what they know the world to be like and what they assume
God — if He is
real — to be like.
Aside from the fact that this is an example
of that penal substitution view rearing it's head, for in this view,
God hates sin, and is angry at sinners, and so must kill His Son as a way to appease His own
wrath against sin (which doesn't make much biblical or theological sense), the
real reason I was shocked to read this statement is because it is the exact opposite
of what Paul actually says in Romans 8:32!