Caroline wrote: > Now how to you reconcile your understanding of > His wrath with Him being love?
Simple. They are one in the same. If I love my daughter and someone hurts my daughter, I should punish that person. When one of my children hurts another, I punish that child because of my love for my children, both for the offender and the one offended. I have never faced the situation where one of my children walked in rebellion and became incorrigible, but I know from God that if such were to happen, I should be angry with that child and cast away that child forever. Righteousness is the ability to be punitive toward sinners for the sake of the whole community. It is a wicked heart which seeks to ignore sin and let it go unpunished. Mercy and grace is an entirely different thing, for with it comes redemption. If there is no redemption, there can be no mercy and grace manifested. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
