BIBLE BLOGGING - When God Kills People
And that's only from five chapters! What struck me was God's absolute abhorrence of sin, any kind of sin. We may at times excuse ourselves from grumbling, negativity, a complaint here and there - especially if we are undergoing difficult circumstances. We may even go so far as to think of God as being rather too punitive towards the Israelites, who, after all, were undergoing considerable hardship by our standards. Labels: MrsW
When reading the New Testament, and in looking at our own Christian experience, there at first seems to be a bit of a contrast. God is full of love, forgiveness, and graciousness. We don't think of God as striking down people dead at every turn. But what we do know is that God still hates sin just as much as He ever did. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)
In the context of all of this, the impact of Jesus dying on the cross and taking the punishment for each of His children is staggering. If this glimpse of God's wrath on the Israelites is abhorrent to us, how much more appalling must the suffering have been for Jesus who bore sufficient punishment for the sins of everyone who has ever lived.
Two facts about God have impacted me and challenged me through this little 'study.' I think these facts are well worth meditating on . . .
2. God is more merciful than anyone.











