God is just: The wrath of God, pt. 1

Read 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9.

I know the idea of the preaching of the wrath of God isn’t popular these days.  But, then, I don’t think it really ever has been.  We’d much rather believe in a God of love who just loves because He is love and what the world needs now is love, sweet love and love is all you need.

God is loving, beloved, but He’s no fool.  The fact is, without the wrath of God, what is the love of God worth?  Can’t we do as well loving each other on our own?  I mean, if there’s no wrath, no anger, no hell then we don’t need God to love, to forgive, to comfort.  We can do as much for each other, can’t we? But if we are playing for higher stakes, if human life is a game it’s possible to lose and lose big time, then we need a love that will save us from wrath.  We need the shed blood of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ upon the cross to blow the hatch and get us off this sinking’ ship!

Now, here comes good news that really is good news!  Jesus will save believers from that wrath.  That’s what we believe.  That’s what we preach and teach. That’s our hope.