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f. Titus 2.14

g. 1 Pet. 1.18-19

h. 1 John 2.2

III. The Heart of the Matter: Fear God and Keep His Commandments.

A. Fear God, Eccles. 12.13.

B. Hate sin, Prov. 8.13.

C. Cling to Christ, Phil. 3.8.

D. Share the Good News, Rom. 1.16-17.

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Conclusion

» The wrath of God the Father Almighty is a moral attribute usually associated with God’s severity, not his goodness. » The so-called tensions between God’s goodness and severity deal more with our analysis of God’s nature than any conflict within the Godhead himself. » Within our infinitely beautiful God, all of his marvelous qualities reveal his goodness and greatness, his love and his justice, his grace and his truth.