Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 02045 Of all God’s attributes, wrath is the one modern Christianity finds most uncomfortable. There is a widespread preference for a God defined entirely by love and generosity, with wrath quietly relocated to the margins or reframed as something merely metaphorical. The biblical picture is more demanding than this. God’s wrath is real, it…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 02046 To many people today, combining the words “God,” “love,” and “wrath” in the same sentence feels like a contradiction. The common assumption is that a God who genuinely loves cannot be a God who is genuinely angry — that wrath and love are mutually exclusive, that one must be qualified out of existence…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 2061 Few questions surface more persistently in pastoral conversations than this one: why does the God of the Old Testament seem harsh and demanding, while Jesus appears gentle and compassionate? The apparent contrast unsettles sincere believers and provides a ready objection for sceptics. But the contrast, once examined carefully, tells us more about how…