God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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G O D T H E F A T H E R

a. Those who are not sorry for the harm and wrong they have done, Isa. 9.13-14

b. Those who forsake his offers of grace and mercy, Ezra 8.22

c. Those who reject and oppose the Gospel of his Son

(1) Ps. 2.2-3

(2) 1 Thess. 2.16

d. Those who resist his rule in their lives (i.e., the wicked)

(1) Rom. 1.18

(2) Rom. 2.8

(3) Eph. 5.6

(4) Col. 3.6

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3. The wrath of God is not necessary to receive; it can be averted.

a. The blood of Jesus as the propitiation (i.e., the appeasement of God’s wrath against sin), 1 Pet. 1.18-21

b. By faith in Jesus Christ

(1) Rom. 5.9

(2) 2 Cor. 5.18-19

(3) Col. 1.20

(4) 1 Thess. 1.10