There are people who watch movies and enjoy them for what they are. There are others who watch movies but get distracted by bad acting, bad lines or silly production mistakes. These create a distraction from the rest of the movie and its underlying purpose: to all too often translates into religion as well. One bad experience with a Christian or one disagreement over how the Bible should be interpreted may make people walk away from the faith forever.
God's wrath is just one reason why some reject the Gospel. It does not fit well with their ideology of a loving God. Or perhaps, they find God to be too barbaric and evil. As terrible as it is, there people reject God because they do not understand Him. The primary message of the Bible is not about God's impending wrath upon the world; it is about His love story to us, not His letter of intent to kill.
Understanding how God's wrath fits into His great love for us important. Michael Horton writes, "That God's wrath required punishment underscores his justice, but the fact that he himself gave what was required in the place of our punishment underscores his merciful love. And in both cases it is God who gives up his Son to the cross and the Son who gives himself up in the Spirit." God's wrath is the product of His just nature. He must fulfill the requirements of the law. After all, God's wrath upon us is not unjustified.
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