Post by Daniel on Apr 24, 2016 7:32:27 GMT -5
The World Ignores God’s Coming Wrath
Howard Green
April 22, 2016
Ignorance is bliss….or so they say. The problem with ignorance is that issues we are unfamiliar with and would rather ignore don’t just go away. Poor grades, health issues, economic crisis, and personal relationships often deteriorate because of lack of knowledge, inattention, or ignoring them altogether. People will often claim ignorance when some problem comes to a head and sometimes it is a valid excuse. Regardless, the problem still exists and needs to be dealt with. There is one issue in which the world cannot claim ignorance and that’s the coming judgement. Some people will explain it away, drink it away, medicate it, rationalize it away, and scoff it away because the world ignores God’s coming wrath.
Romans 1:18-20 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
God in His divine mercy has been warning the world throughout the centuries that His judgement and wrath is coming. Why does God’s wrath and judgement fall? It falls on individuals and nations as a result of sin. God is holy and sin is an affront to His perfect nature. Therefore judgement often comes after repeated warnings. This pattern of long periods of mercy, patience, and holding back judgement by the Lord is evidence of His love throughout the Bible and that pattern remains right up to our day.
In centuries past…many people have lived by faith and come to a saving knowledge of Jesus because of a realization that wrath and judgement were coming. Those centuries were also marked by paganism, hedonism, and rebellious people. Although many found salvation in the Lord, many chose to ignore Him.
Now we live in an enlightened age of incredible advances in medicine, technology, and travel. We are far removed from the humanistic pride and selfishness of those days and surely a majority of people will repent and come to a saving knowledge of Jesus because we are smarter people now…….right?
Wrong, because it seems that even with all of our accumulated knowledge….many are still ignoring the clear warning of the wrath to come. If anything, it seems as though our dependance on technology, abundance of luxury goods, and the plentiful trappings of leisure have blinded many to the fact that: the wrath and judgement of God will soon fall on this world.
There’s nothing wrong with recreation, enjoying hobbies, and having things….provided that these things don’t consume us and become idols. In our day, these things and diversions have largely become idols because many people focus on everything else but God. Moreover, this modern ‘enlightened’ mindset, our preoccupation with things, and selfishness has squelched the conscience of man. Now……many people are calling good evil and evil is called good.
What was once considered filth is called ‘entertainment’ now. Lifestyles that were largely considered ‘deviant’ just a few decades ago are considered normal. Tolerance is the buzz word today.
People seem to have tolerance for anything and everything……unless it’s Christianity or Christians.
Matthew 24:37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
For the most part, people in previous centuries who weren’t followers of God were ‘mostly’ content with sinning ‘under the radar’ and living sinful lives in private. Here’s what I mean: Although these non Christian people of generations past were indeed….worldly, they still exhibited a sense of knowing right from wrong as a civil society would define it. While not 100% the case….their poor, sinful, evil behavior, habits, and lifestyle were largely considered to be counterculture and abnormal.
Even in our previous century, back in the 1950’s, 1960’s, and 1970’s, if a guy wanted to look at a naked person for pleasure or view anything pornographic…..he would have to go to the sleazy part of town, go incognito, and cover his tracks. Moreover, this blatant deviant behavior was largely frowned upon by a much more decent society by comparison. It’s not that people were any less evil back then, it’s just that deviant behavior was frowned upon for what it was and still is: destructive to society.
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concerningthetimes.com/world-ignores-wrath-come/
Howard Green
April 22, 2016
Ignorance is bliss….or so they say. The problem with ignorance is that issues we are unfamiliar with and would rather ignore don’t just go away. Poor grades, health issues, economic crisis, and personal relationships often deteriorate because of lack of knowledge, inattention, or ignoring them altogether. People will often claim ignorance when some problem comes to a head and sometimes it is a valid excuse. Regardless, the problem still exists and needs to be dealt with. There is one issue in which the world cannot claim ignorance and that’s the coming judgement. Some people will explain it away, drink it away, medicate it, rationalize it away, and scoff it away because the world ignores God’s coming wrath.
Romans 1:18-20 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
God in His divine mercy has been warning the world throughout the centuries that His judgement and wrath is coming. Why does God’s wrath and judgement fall? It falls on individuals and nations as a result of sin. God is holy and sin is an affront to His perfect nature. Therefore judgement often comes after repeated warnings. This pattern of long periods of mercy, patience, and holding back judgement by the Lord is evidence of His love throughout the Bible and that pattern remains right up to our day.
In centuries past…many people have lived by faith and come to a saving knowledge of Jesus because of a realization that wrath and judgement were coming. Those centuries were also marked by paganism, hedonism, and rebellious people. Although many found salvation in the Lord, many chose to ignore Him.
Now we live in an enlightened age of incredible advances in medicine, technology, and travel. We are far removed from the humanistic pride and selfishness of those days and surely a majority of people will repent and come to a saving knowledge of Jesus because we are smarter people now…….right?
Wrong, because it seems that even with all of our accumulated knowledge….many are still ignoring the clear warning of the wrath to come. If anything, it seems as though our dependance on technology, abundance of luxury goods, and the plentiful trappings of leisure have blinded many to the fact that: the wrath and judgement of God will soon fall on this world.
There’s nothing wrong with recreation, enjoying hobbies, and having things….provided that these things don’t consume us and become idols. In our day, these things and diversions have largely become idols because many people focus on everything else but God. Moreover, this modern ‘enlightened’ mindset, our preoccupation with things, and selfishness has squelched the conscience of man. Now……many people are calling good evil and evil is called good.
What was once considered filth is called ‘entertainment’ now. Lifestyles that were largely considered ‘deviant’ just a few decades ago are considered normal. Tolerance is the buzz word today.
People seem to have tolerance for anything and everything……unless it’s Christianity or Christians.
Matthew 24:37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
For the most part, people in previous centuries who weren’t followers of God were ‘mostly’ content with sinning ‘under the radar’ and living sinful lives in private. Here’s what I mean: Although these non Christian people of generations past were indeed….worldly, they still exhibited a sense of knowing right from wrong as a civil society would define it. While not 100% the case….their poor, sinful, evil behavior, habits, and lifestyle were largely considered to be counterculture and abnormal.
Even in our previous century, back in the 1950’s, 1960’s, and 1970’s, if a guy wanted to look at a naked person for pleasure or view anything pornographic…..he would have to go to the sleazy part of town, go incognito, and cover his tracks. Moreover, this blatant deviant behavior was largely frowned upon by a much more decent society by comparison. It’s not that people were any less evil back then, it’s just that deviant behavior was frowned upon for what it was and still is: destructive to society.
continue reading
concerningthetimes.com/world-ignores-wrath-come/