GOD’S WRATH By John Arwin Manaloto
Feb 09, 2016
GOD’S WRATH
By John Arwin Manaloto
One of the very real, inescapable truths about our great God is that…
“He is a God of wrath”
The wrath of God is His necessary, just, and righteous
payback against sin.
SOME OF THE VERSES IN THE BIBLE ABOUT GOD’S RAGE
Psalm 18:8“Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth
devoured; Coals were kindled by it.”
Exodus 34:7 “… yet He will by no
means leave the guilty unpunished ..."
Deuteronomy 32:41 “…And My hand
takes hold on justice, I will render
vengeance on My adversaries, And I
will repay those who hate Me.”
The Greek words for wrath indicate… God’s intense displeasure at sin and His judgment against sin.
FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT GOD’S WRATH
Rightness -God’s wrath is one of God’s perfection
Romans 11:22 – “Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.”
“Severity” means “to be cut off.”
God is good!But don’t mistake His goodness
for weakness or unresponsiveness toward sin.
How could God be good if He looked the other way when faced with evil?
QUESTIONS
How can a police officer be good if he sees a crime and does nothing? How can a firefighter be good if he sees a fire and doesn’t try to put it out?
“God’s goodness contains not only the positive things He does, but also His negative reaction to evil.”
– Tony Evans
GOD’S WRATH IS
NOT CRUEL, BUT JUST
Psalm 45:7God loves righteousness and hates wickedness.
FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT GOD’S WRATH
Rightness -God’s wrath is one of God’s perfection
Artlessness - God’s wrath displays God’s Fairness or Justice
Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.”
RECORD OF GOD’S WRATH Adam and Eve
Noah
Sodom and Gomorrah
Romans 2:5 - “But because of your
stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up
wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and
revelation of the righteous judgment
of God.”
Romans 2:5 - “But because of your
stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up
wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and
revelation of the righteous judgment
of God.”
“their worm does not die, and their
fire is not quenched”
JESUS said in Mark 9:48…
FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT GOD’S WRATH
Rightness -God’s wrath is one of God’s perfection
Artlessness - God’s wrath displays God’s Fairness or Justice
Giving Up - God’s wrath comes when His patience is Ignored
Romans 1:24 – “Therefore God gave them over in
the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their
bodies with one another.”
God is not wrathful because He wants to hurt. He’s
wrathful because He’s just.
LIFE AND DEATH…IT’S JUST A SPLIT SECOND
You can only measure how young you are against your
death date, not your birth date.
FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT GOD’S WRATH
Rightness -God’s wrath is one of God’s perfection
Artlessness - God’s wrath displays God’s Fairness or Justice
Giving Up - God’s wrath comes when His patience is Ignored
Escape - There is a way to avoid God’s wrath
A choice must be made
God paid too high a price for us to fool around and play games with His wrath.
1 Thessalonians 1:10 said that Jesus
“rescues us from the wrath to come.”