The Extension of God’s Wrath

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven...” Romans 1:18

From where does it come? Heaven - the throne of God. Where is the source of this wrath? It is revealed from the throne of God and is effectively operative in the world of men in basically two ways.

Moral Order -
1. The Physical Laws
When God made the world, He build into it certain laws. When they are broken, there are consequences.

• The law of gravity - if you can climb a tall building and jump off, it doesn’t matter what you want to do - you will go down.

• The law of force and acceleration - If you drive into a concrete wall at eighty miles and hour, you become an irresistible force plunging into an immovable object.

2. The Moral Laws
God has built into the spiritual world moral laws of consequence. In this regard, Paul speaks of God’s wrath in an almost impersonal sense.

• Romans 3:5 - God brings on men the wrath.
• Romans 5:9 - The justified are saved from the wrath.
• Romans 12:19 - Believers are to leave vengeance upon evildoers to the wrath.
• Romans 13:5 - A motive for obedience is the wrath.
• 1 Thess. 1:10 - The Lord will deliver believers from the wrath.

There are inevitable consequences for violating God’s moral order. If you do things that are immoral, you will pay a price.

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7