[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] Goodness and Severity by Max Lucado

[Maggie Stringer]

“Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God” (Romans 11:22
KJV). Goodness and severity. We can’t take one and disregard the other. God
is good. Yet he is also severe. God’s kindness? Often mentioned. His
forgiveness? The theme of many sermons. Hymns that herald his mercy? Too
many to count. But songs that acknowledge his wrath, that look forward to
the day of retribution? Not so many. Out of curiosity I compared the number
of Scripture references on the two topics. God’s wrath is mentioned more
than 150 times; his mercy, 32 times. To be sure, it is right to declare
God’s goodness. But it is a mistake to dismiss God’s justice. He is
gracious to those who trust him, but he is serious about punishing those
who dismiss him.
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