God's Judgment: Necessary and Misunderstood

Doctrine 4 Doxology (formerly "Bear Christianity")

English - August 31, 2021 01:35 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
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Have you ever thought, "Eternal punishment in hell seems pretty severe for telling a few lies and disobeying your parents"? Me too!

In this episode, I talk about God's Judgment and share my journey in discovering why God's judgment is necessary and often misunderstood. The basic outline is this:

God's judgment is necessary.I underestimate God's view of sin.

We like the idea of people being punished for wronging us. When people wrong us, and seem to get away with it, we hate that. The good news is that God sees all and will punish those who wrong us. The bad news is that we have wronged others and therefore deserve punishment as well.

I also explain how God's judgment and wrath are an outflowing of His holiness and love. Why can't God just be a God of love and mercy, without justice and punishment?

God's judgment seems harsh because I often underestimate God's view of sin.

I underestimate God's value.I underestimate God's Holiness.

Special Segments

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Music

Music by MichaelKobrin from Pixabay (Intro/Outro)Music by JuliusH from Pixabay (A Bear in the Woods)