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ANGRY & LOVING.....BOTH?

3/27/2014

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"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness."  Romans 1:18   

 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son."           John 3:16

Reconciling these two verses of scripture..........God being both 'angry' and 'loving' can be confusing but a study of these two 'attributes' of God can clear it up for us.  It has been helpful for me to do that so I offer a little of my findings to you here.

My understanding is that God would be denying many of His other attributes if He did not have this attribute of anger.........much as it is not popular or pleasant to think about.  How can He be a holy, sinless, just, loving, forgiving God and not also be an angry God.  There has to be the one to necessitate the other.  If I, as a human, am going to forgive another human, there has to have been an offense and if an offense, there has to be anger and a desire for revenge before there can be a reason to forgive.  God, having created me,  the human, in His own image (Genesis 1:26), is no different.  I have offended Him by being and behaving less than He originally created me to be.....that is.....like Him.  (Romans 3:23)  I became the object of His anger because of my offenses against Him. (Romans 1:18)  But He graciously, because of Christ’s necessary (Romans 6:23) sacrifice on my behalf while I was still in this state of enmity towards God (Romans 5:8) has satisfied God’s anger towards me and we are now friends. (Colossians 1:21,22)  

Thank You God for being ALL of who You are and I accept and follow You as I understand You to be...........both angry and forgiving.  I accept Your forgiveness for my sins, based not on my own goodness but on Your son Jesus’ sacrificial death on my behalf so that we can now have this Father Child relationship (John 1:12) that is helping me to move slowly but surely back into the original image You created me in.  You are a good Father/Creator/God to me. I bless You and want to honour Your name today in who I am becoming.  Thank You that I don’t have to depend on my own unsteady willpower for that to be accomplished but can do it in Your Almightiness that resides in me through Your holy spirit.  Amen

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theresa
3/27/2014 08:10:55 am

It is hard for me to put these two together, God's anger and His forgiveness, but both these attributes belong to Him. Thank You God for showing me that without You I will face that anger on the day of Judgement, but because I am trusting in Jesus' righteousness I will not have to face your anger.

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Judy Muir link
3/28/2014 06:09:38 am

Only God could be angry at us and love and forgive us at the same time.............and I'm glad you thanked Him that we won't need to face the anger on Judgment day because of Jesus! YAY!

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Heidi
3/27/2014 10:34:43 am

I am thankful that God is angry about sin, even though He is gracious and forgiving. If He did not get angry about innocent people being treated unjustly (or even some of the injustices I went through!) then I would wonder if He cares or loves people/loves me. But I know He hates when people are needlessly suffering because of cruelty and sin, why does He hate it? because He loves and values those suffering - and one step further He loves even the perpretrator and doesn't want them to die in their sin - this is atleast one big reason why He hates sin. This (plus the understanding of the cross and how He dealt with our/my sin there) helps me to reconcile these two very seemingly different aspects of God.
All that said, I still sometimes feel a bit guilty about being angry at someone I love, but I am learning to accept my angry feelings too; I'm learning this slowly... As they say in Chinese "manmanlai!" (slowly & steadily)

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Judy Muir link
3/28/2014 06:03:44 am

Thanks for making the application to our own anger Heidi.............yes, we have them too and it is just another way we exhibit being made in God's image! Have a great time this weekend!

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christine
3/27/2014 03:09:06 pm

"Thank You Heavenly Father, that you were angry at my sin and yet loving at me. Thank You that you brought me to Yourself and that as a result I am now Your child. You are a great and holy God who is my Savior and Father. I praise Your holy name. Amen."

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Judy Muir link
3/28/2014 06:04:57 am

Amen Christine! Thanks for your prayer!

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