God’s wrath is not a flaw in His character; it is His necessary and righteous response to sin. We

may not enjoy thinking about divine wrath, but it is just as essential to who God is as His love,

His mercy, or His holiness. In fact, Scripture speaks more often about the wrath of God than the

love of God, because the Bible refuses to let us create a God who is soft on sin.

Hear me: God’s wrath flows from the very necessity of His nature. Because He is holy, He must

judge sin. Because He is righteous, He cannot overlook evil. Because He is just, He cannot

pretend rebellion does not exist. Judgment is not God losing His temper; judgment is God being

true to Himself.

And yet—don’t miss this—God takes no pleasure in the punishment of the wicked. His heart is

not eager to condemn; His heart is eager to save. But His goodness demands that sin be dealt

with, and His holiness demands that evil be answered.

So when we speak of God’s wrath, we are not speaking of a divine outburst. We are speaking of

the settled, necessary, righteous opposition of a holy God against everything that destroys His

creation and defies His glory.