Posts tagged: wrath

The Beginning # The Wrath to Come is only the beginning, because for the true son or daughter of the King, the wrath directed at the enemy, at the threat, is a divine grace. The general understanding I see people have is to take the position that we’re all God’s kids, so any anger/wrath he exhibits against anyone is somehow a contradiction to his loving nature. His demonstration of wrath towards his enemies is a great proof of the love he has for his children though. If everyone erroneously takes a view that we’re all God’s children then there’s not any room to talk about the enemies of God. YOU are the enemy! As was I… and it’s by God’s divine love and sovereignty that I have been adopted into his family. It’s by nothing more than love and sovereignty that anyone is adopted. If you are a child of the King, then wrath is only the beginning, because the rest of that story is of protection and love. Humanity gets hung up on wrath thinking we’re the good guys and God owes us one, but this…

Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? … This is a tough one to think about, and I’m not sure I have a ton of hard opinions about that coming wrath anymore. I used to cling to a few Bible verses that I thought painted a “complete” picture, or complete enough, of what this coming wrath will be like. But anymore, after walking with the Lord, becoming a dad, learning that ancient literature is quite a bit harder to read than your average 21st century novel… well I’m just not sure what I know anymore beyond a few things: Yahweh created all things (Genesis 1) In Jesus all things are held together (Colossians 1:17) *No one comes to Father except through Jesus, and only those whom the Father gives to him (John 6) By God’s grace alone is anyone chosen (Ephesians 2:8-9) *See Helkyo - What is it for God to draw man to him? So what can I say about anything outside t…