If we try to argue the righteous
wrath of God towards sinners away (as this world does), what remains is a ridiculously distorted picture of the true awesome and almighty God, who is loving and just, caring and chastening, redeeming and — one day — a condemning judge for those who refused to believe in His righteous judgment of human sin executed on the Cross.
That mercy is only found in Jesus Christ who lived the perfect life we failed to live and died the death we deserve as a means of appeasing
the wrath of God towards us.
Not exact matches
Thanks Lisa, I still hold to the sacrificial lamb on the cross, he carried our sins and transgressions and satisfied the
wrath of God that was due
towards our sinful nature.
Indeed, their religious activities were directed
towards containing the negative power, particularly the
wrath of the
gods.
«The
God that holds you over the pit
of hell, much as one holds a spider; or some loathsome insect, over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his
wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy
of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; he is
of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his sight; you are ten thousand times more abominable in his eyes than the most hateful venomous serpent is in yours.
The
God that holds you over the pit
of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his
wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy
of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; he is
of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his sight; you are ten thousand times more abominable in his eyes, than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours.
If Jesus reveals the true nature
of God, we don't see him expressing an unquenchable
wrath towards those he forgives with a word, it would seem odd then to paint
God the father differently.