Doesn’t the Cross Display God’s Wrath Better Than Hell?

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 5 October 2015

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

If Christ already bore the wrath of God on the cross, then is hell just redundant? Does hell take away from the glory of what Christ accomplished?

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the Aspastra John podcast.
0:08.0	Today we launch into our 144th consecutive week of content.
0:13.1	Thank you for listening and supporting us over the years.
0:16.6	And before we start today, I have a request.
0:18.8	If you listen to the podcast and you benefit from it, would you consider at some point
0:22.5	today going to your app store or going into iTunes and leave a rating and a comment for
0:28.5	the Aspastra John podcast.
0:30.7	These ratings and comments are really vital and helping us reach new listeners in the
0:34.4	future and your help would be appreciated.
0:37.9	On to today's question from Clayton in St. Paul.
0:41.6	Pastor John, in your recent look at the book Episode on Romans 9, 22 to 23, you argued that
0:47.0	the deepest answer to the question, why doesn't God save everyone?
0:51.5	Is that he is seeking to put the full panorama of his glory on display for the vessels of
0:56.4	mercy?
0:58.1	And here's the kicker.
0:59.9	How would you respond to the claim that the cross is already the fullest and most ultimate
1:03.9	expression of God's love, grace, justice and wrath?
1:09.1	In light of the cross, isn't reprobation unnecessary for the full display of God's glory?
1:16.2	Excellent question.
1:18.2	Wow.
1:19.2	Yes.
1:20.2	So good.
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