Packer Gold
Leon Morris from the book…
“Then, too, unless we give a real content to the wrath of God, unless we hold that men really deserve to have God visit upon them the painful consequences of their wrongdoing, we empty God’s forgiveness of its meaning.
For if there is no ill desert, God ought to overlook sin.
We can think of forgiveness as something real only when we hold that sin has betrayed us into a situation where we deserve to have God inflict upon us the most serious consequences, and that it is upon such a situation that God’s grace supervenes.
When the logic of the situation demands that He should take action against the sinner, and He yet takes action for him, then and then alone can we speak of grace.
But there is no room for grace if there is no suggestion of dire consequences merited by sin.”
Storms, Sam (2015-06-30). Packer on the Christian Life: Knowing God in Christ, Walking by the Spirit (Theologians on the Christian Life) (p. 35). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
i am reading this book now – it is worth the price just for what is written on wrath – so clear and indisputable as a justifiable and required part of the make-up of a holy God
life is not allowing me the time to just sit and concentrate, but over and over i read something such as Michael’s above post for today – i want to run to the computer and post it in some thread or other… the book is a cool refreshing breeze as i sit here in the orange light of wildfire smoke drifting down the valley
Em,
I’m very glad it has been worth your while.
Wrath has gotten a bad rap of late..I’m here to clear it’s name. 🙂