Three reasons people struggle with God's wrath: false dichotomy, wounded past, inflated view of human goodness

Three root causes explain why people resist God's wrath: (1) the false dichotomy — petty or wrathless; (2) personal experience of ungodly human wrath projected onto God; (3) an inflated view of human goodness that makes judgment seem unjust. Romans 5:8 resets the frame: 'while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.' God's wrath flows from His goodness and holiness.