The Wrath of God and America

God's Wrath as seen in Modern Day America

I. My Premise comes from an Application of God's Attributes

My main introductory point is -- When we isolate an attribute of God -- and LOVE IS the popular one in contemporary American Christian circles	-- and state it as if it is were His ONLY attribute – we run the risk of misrepresenting God to others.
        

II. God's Wrath Examined from the Scriptural Examples

1.  A powerful example of the wrath God falling upon man is the FLOOD in the Book of Genesis.

2.  Sodom and Gomorrah is the most famous incident of God's wrath falling upon a particular community.
        
3.  God's wrath upon Israel in the wilderness -- Exodus 32:7  Hebrews 3:7-11.
    

III. The Application of the Wrath of God to Modern America -- Romans 2:5

Immediately – on the TV – the newspersons find 2 different kinds of Christian leaders ready to talk about a catastrophe – and both in what I believe are WRONG WAYS OF THINKING.

1. The compassionate Christian
   He stands in the midst of the devastation and declares: “God didn't want this to happen.”

2. The fervent Christian
   He declares, 'This is the wrath of God falling on us/them because of (fill in the blank)'

IV. How is the Wrath of God seen in America Today? Romans 1:18