Today's Journal
WRATH OF GOD I
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness, because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse” (Romans 1:18-20)“The wrath of God, or words that imply God’s wrath, are mentioned over 600 times in Scripture according to D.A. Carson (theologian with the Gospel Coalition). It is as much a part of the New Testament as it is the Old Testament. God’s holiness, our sin, God’s grace, Christ’s death, the work of the cross, and the reason for our hope are all connected to the wrath of God. If God is not a God of wrath, the cross, Jesus’ death, grace, and our need for a savior would have no meaning or significance. God’s holiness requires God’s wrath.” So what is the wrath of God?
Carson continues: “The wrath of God is the determined, willed, chosen, visceral reaction of a holy God to all that dishonors Him, rebels against Him, calls into question His character, His power, His goodness; and all who worship idols. God’s wrath is the consequence of God’s hatred of evil — human Sin (idolatry), sins (the consequence of disobedience), and demonic powers and principalities, all of which I connect indirectly or directly with evil. His wrath is tied to His holiness because a perfect and holy God must resist and punish all that is unholy and godless.”
The wrath of God is only of concern to those who choose to resist and deny his offer to be a part of the Kingdom of God.
“So people are without excuse,” (Romans 1:20) … everyone knows because of all the Lord had created.
“The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God’s wrath remains on him.” Jesus