Apt words from Leon Morris in his work, The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross:

In the last resort forgiveness is always due to God’s being what he is, and not to anything that man may do.  Because God is God, he must react in the strongest manner to man’s sin, and thus we reach the concept of the divine wrath.  But because God is God, wrath cannot be the last word.  “The Lord is good; his mercy endureth forever’ (Ps. 100:5),” (pg. 154).

Ah yes, grace is getting what we don’t deserve.  His wrath we do deserve.  Our culture (and sometimes our churches) mix that up.

Thankfully God is God and His mercy is the last word.

HT: Ray Ortlund

You May Also Like

Give Thanks

Robert Caspar Lintner once said, “Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut…

Martyred Missionaries and the Second Amendment

John Piper connects the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn the D.C.…

A Choice for Life

I hadn’t allowed myself to think of it as a baby. When I came to terms with the reality that there was a person inside of me, I wondered, “How can I destroy a life?” I just knew I couldn’t.

Gun Rights Don’t Trump Private Property Owners’ Rights

Walmart’s decision to request customers not open carry in their stores even where it is legal is an example of competing liberty interests.