Attributes of God:
Wrath
Pastor Jerry Koller

Disobedience is sin and sin can be defined as “that which does not conform to God’s moral law.”

God must pour out His wrath upon sin.
· The word wrath is found 36 times in the New Testament.
· Six times it is translated anger.
· 30 times, it is translated wrath.

Wrath is described as a “settled anger.”
· It is unchanging.
· It is a result of an internal disposition (a result of who He is).
· It is a righteous anger toward sin/sinner.

Following the entrance of sin into the world, this has been man’s tendency—to suppress the truth by wickedness.

God is not tolerant.
· The way of a fool seems right to him…(Prov. 12:15)
· If someone violates God’s moral law, there is no way He will ever agree that they are right, that they have not sinned.

God’s goodness is actually one of the reasons why His wrath exists.
· Good is what God approves; those things that are consistent with who He is.
· Sin is not consistent with who God is.

God is not inclusive. He will not include any and all views of sin in His own view of sin.

God does not compromise. He does not make concessions so that He can come to some middle ground with our view of sin.
· God has to act according to His nature.

In many examples in both the Old and New Testament, we find God pouring out His wrath upon sin in a form of punishment.
· O.T. example of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (Numbers 16)
· N.T. example of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5)

There are times when God may withhold His wrath from those who sin.

There is a wrath to come (when Jesus returns again to judge the living and the dead).

Because of Jesus shed blood, His death on the cross, and His resurrection, those who are in Christ will not have to face God’s wrath.

R.C. Sproul wrote a book entitled Saved From What? In 1969, he had an encounter which left a lasting impression on him.
· He began to wonder if Christians believe that there remains a wrath to come.
· In his view, the ultimate salvation that any human being can ever experience is rescue from the wrath that is to come.

Those who are not in Christ will face the wrath of God when Jesus comes again.

1. How it should not be exhibited:
· It should not be exhibited by seeking vengeance.

2. How should we exhibit this attribute:
· It should be exhibited in an intense anger and hatred for sin in all its forms.
· We must not entertain it.
· We must not practice it.
· We must avoid it.
· We must flee from it.
· We must not tolerate it in our lives.

· Alicia Haste (26-year-old friend of Allie Wilson) has extensive injuries and is recovering from a motorcycle accident.
· Stan & Jean Robinson, Bruce & Janine Robinson and their families upon the loss of Stan's sister-in-law and Bruce's stepmom, Ruby Robinson, on 4/18.
· Pastor Jephthe Lucien, his family, his ministry, the children in his orphanages, and the people of Haiti as the country is under extreme duress due to violence and unrest.
· Bruce Ferguson had his medications adjusted and is continuing with his doctors for further treatment.
· Lennon McKamey (son of Kyle & Sarah McKamey) hasn’t had any more blackouts and has completed testing; he has a follow up appointment in June.
· Rhonda Dobberstein is receiving radiation treatments for breast cancer that will continue through the end of April.
· Nolan Marshall was approved to receive services for another year. Praise God for answered prayers!
· Vincent Bryant (son of Miriam Bryant) is dealing with multiple health issues: blood clots which are interfering with his dialysis treatments; continues to recover from a 2nd surgery on his left hand which resulted in one finger being amputated; issues with an ankle that prevents him from driving.
· Miriam Bryant has begun therapy for hip issues.
· Anna Bocock’s has Epstein Barr in addition to one strain of Lyme. She is waiting for next month’s treatment to be done, will then take another blood test to see how the treatment performed, and once the tests come back, she will hopefully be able to move forward with the Lyme disease treatments.
· Caroline Bocock is having some symptoms resurface so she will need to have more treatments. They are waiting for her most recent test results to come back so they can determine which strain of Lyme’s needs to be treated next.
· Joyce Bocock continues to do well. Prayers for continued improvement and relief from pain are appreciated.
· Check out our monthly prayer card on-line at southhavenfbc.com under “Weekly Bulletins” for a list of those with on-going needs.

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