What Is the Biblical Definition of God’s Wrath?
November 2, 2023
#STRaskStand to Reason
Questions about the biblical definition of God’s wrath and how Christians can process the heartbreaking idea of decent Jewish people going to Hell because they don’t have Christ.
* Many people think of wrath as blinding, uncontrolled rage leading to violence or as one of the seven deadly sins, so what is the biblical definition of God’s wrath?
* How should we as Christians process the heartbreaking idea of decent Jewish people going to Hell because they don’t have Christ?
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