Our study on God’s wrath was an eye opening exercise. I thought of all the ways God could punish
his enemies and then I realized at one time I was one of his enemies. He didn’t take any of the opportunities he
had to make my life miserable, instead he loved me and nurtured me and sought
me out to be his own.
We learned that believers need not fear the God of Wrath
because he is also a God of patience, grace, love and righteousness. If any non-believer wants to sidestep the
wrath to come they need only to accept the payment that was made on their
behalf.
We looked at questions many people have about God's wrath. I wondered about those people who say that if God was a
god of love He wouldn't send anyone to hell.
Then I wondered how that person would feel if their child was murdered
and the murderer was allowed to go on living as though they hadn't done
anything wrong? They accept that
punishment must be meted out to the evil in our society; why then don't they realize that God does not want evil to inhabit the heavenly kingdom? ( Could it be veiled brain matter)?
Get ready for next Thursday it will be a time of rejoicing. Our study will be on The Mercy & Grace of God, I feel a lot more comfortable there. Ha! Also do
the Making it Personal on the last
page of The Justice & Wrath of God
section for our sharing time.
If you need to fill in the blanks: Here are the links to Tom's Master Notes for Studies 1, 2 & 3.
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