Wrath or Love? More Questions…
In last week’s post on the wrath and love of God, we asked Peter Adam three difficult questions about how we think and speak about God’s wrath and love. Here are four more questions, plus some helpful tips for preachers and teachers. 1. Does Jesus’ Death Pay for Sin or Affect God? Discussion of this topic often focuses on a particular word, usually translated as ‘propitiation’ or ‘expiation’ in the New Testament, but also translated as ‘sacrifice of atonement’ or ‘atoning sacrifice’ in NIV20II. It is used in 1 John 2:2 and 4:10, and related words are use in Romans...