God is Patient, but He Will Judge the Guilty. Joel 3:18.

British comedian Stephen Fry was asked what he would say to God. “Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain? It’s utterly, utterly evil. Bone cancer in children? What’s that about? God is quite clearly a maniac, utter maniac.” The interviewer thenContinue reading “God is Patient, but He Will Judge the Guilty. Joel 3:18.”

Understand Old Testament Wrath in Light of Luke 20:38 and Ezekiel 33:11.

Reading Old Testament highlights can give the impression God loves to pour out his wrath. In fact, there is a popular notion that the God of the Old Testament is different from the God of the New Testament. Some personify it: God the Father is angry and full of wrath, but God the Son isContinue reading “Understand Old Testament Wrath in Light of Luke 20:38 and Ezekiel 33:11.”

God Does Not Judge the Repentant. God Judges Those Who Refuse to Repent. 2 Peter 3:9.

Many struggle to understand the judgment of God. Some look at Noah’s flood and feel sorry for those who drowned. Or they read about Sodom and Gomorrah and feel sympathetic toward the people of these two cities who were slain. Others look at the battles David fought and wonder how God could ask Israel toContinue reading “God Does Not Judge the Repentant. God Judges Those Who Refuse to Repent. 2 Peter 3:9.”