God's wrath and love coexist; stripping either distorts the gospel
Mike addresses the theological error of removing wrath from God's character.
Stripping wrath makes God a false god of pure love with no moral response to evil. Stripping love makes God all-wrath. Both distortions are wrong. The Bible holds both in tension: God is love (1 John 4) and God has righteous wrath. Mike frames the cross as the resolution of this tension — where wrath and love meet. The solution to divine wrath is not denying it but receiving the salvation God provides.
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Was God’s Wrath Satisfied in Christ or Paid in Hell?
Was God’s wrath satisfied in Christ? If so then how can sinners suffer God’s wrath in hell? This question is one that is often asked by Calvinists to those who do not hold to the teaching of Calvinism.
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1 John 2:2
Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis
Theology
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Ephesians 2:8-9
Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis
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