GOD-ANGER
I go further
and say that there is a great need in the contemporary world for more Christian
anger. We human beings compromise with
sin in a way in which God never does. In
the face of blatant evil we should be indignant not tolerant, angry, not
apathetic. If God hates sin, His people should
hate sin too. If evil arouses His anger,
it should arouse ours too. What other
reaction can wickedness be expected to provoke in
those who love God?
Why is God so
angry (at unbelievers)? There are at least three reasons.
1.
Because of the sheer number of your sins. If you were to sin only 10 times a
day for one year, you would disobey God 3,650 times. But if you sinned 10 times
a day for 15 years, you would sin 54,750 times! You are a professional sinner!
Yet, how many times did Adam sin before he was cursed by God?
2.
Because you have sinned against such an infinite God
and high command. There
are different levels of sin and punishment (Luke 10:12; 12:42-48). A crime is
weighed according to the seriousness of the command and the stature of the
person who is sinned against. It is one thing to disobey your coach at school.
It is another thing to disobey a judge. It is one thing to turn in a late term
paper. It is another thing to murder the president. The highest command is to
“love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.” The
greatest being is God. Each time you sin, you commit the highest crime against
the greatest being! God ought to be angry.
3.
Because you have sinned against God’s greatest act
of love. Christ was sent
into the world of men and women out of love (John 3:16). But many of your friends, and perhaps you also, have rejected Christ up to
this very moment. This rebellion is a sin against compassion. Is it any wonder
that God is angry with those who think little of His love?
Jim Elliff
Is
God Angry Anymore?, Christian Communicators Worldwide,
www.CCWtoday.org. Used by Permission.
He is angry
with you this moment – and always. You
go to sleep with an angry God gazing into your face. You wake in the morning, and if your eye were
not dim, you would perceive His frowning countenance. He is angry with you even when you are
singing His praises, for you mock Him with solemn sounds upon a solemn
tongue. He is angry with you on your
knees, for you only pretend to pray; you utter words without heart. As long as you are not a believer, He must be
angry with you every moment (see Psalm 7:11).
C.H. Spurgeon
Sermons, 17.538.
Thank
God you have got a Father that can be angry, but that loves you as much when He
is angry as when He smiles upon you.
C.H. Spurgeon
The Fatherhood of God, Sermon #213.