But What About God's Wrath? by Kevin Kinghorn Stephen Travis & Kevin Kinghorn & Stephen Travis

Author:Kevin Kinghorn, Stephen Travis & Kevin Kinghorn & Stephen Travis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: wrath;justice;holiness;love;God's love;God's wrath;Is God angry;God's judgment;Wesleyan;god's anger;gods wrath;god's justice;is god good;god is good;Christian philosophy;biblical philosophy;gods judgment;fear of god;god is love;god of fire;wrath of god;god's mercy;divine wrath;divine justice;divine judgment;divine love;love of god;who is god;bible verses about god's wrath;bible verses about god's love;god's wrath bible verses;god's love bible verses;god is love verse;god's wrath verses
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2019-09-18T14:19:21+00:00

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WRATH AS GOD PRESSING THE TRUTH ON US

I concluded the last chapter by saying that God’s displays of justice, mercy, patience, discipline, and so forth are demonstrations of love, in differing contexts. At certain times for certain people, God’s patience may be the best means of encouraging them to turn to him. In other situations, God’s discipline may be the best means. Can God’s wrath sometimes be the best means? My conclusion is that the answer is yes. But in showing why this is the case, we first need a clearer understanding of what exactly it means for God to act in wrath.

I noted in chapter one that God’s wrath involves a pattern of action designed at some purposeful goal. We have since seen that this goal must (somehow) be a benevolent one, aimed at people’s long-term well-being. But this pattern of action—like all patterns of action—will have a certain shape to it. That is, there will be certain features of this pattern that can help us better to understand it. When God acts in wrath, there will be a certain experience humans have as they encounter it. I want to explore these points in this chapter, concluding with a final description of what it means for God to act in wrath.

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