Hey guys, my name is Johnny Art of Annis and this is Dialin.

In this series, we're studying the character of God.

And in this episode, we are looking at God's wrath and justice.

Let's dial in.

The attribute of God that we will look at in this episode is not just under communicated.

It's often neglected altogether.

It's swept under the rug, stuffed in the closet, hidden from plain sight and from plain hearing of many within and outside of the church today.

And although it's hidden or suppressed, it is an attribute of God that is no less a member of God's perfections

than his grace, love, and mercy. Many may celebrate and champion God's love, but unless they

understand his wrath, as we will study in this episode, God's love will inevitably always be

cheapened. Many might applaud the goodness of God, but if God is not just,

how can God be good? Rob Bell in his book Love Wynn says this. Many Christians believe that

Jesus rescues you from God. But what kind of a God is that? That you would need to be rescued from him.

How could he be good? How could this God be

trusted? He continues by saying, Jesus did not use hell to try and compel heathens or pagans

to believe in God so that they wouldn't burn when they died. He talked about hell to very

religious people, to warn them about the consequences of straying from their God-given calling

and identity to show the world God's love. This might sound good, but the question is,

is it true? Today, a number of preachers, along with Rob Bill, have become almost apologetic

regarding the wrath of God, if not altogether silent. And in order to magnify the love of God,

many, including yourself, may be tempted to downplay or even erase altogether the idea of God's wrath.

But surely, to omit God's wrath is to taint his amazing love. Additionally, whatever your view of God is,

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