Vision for Mission: Nurturing an Apostolic Heart

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Vi s i on for Mi s s i on: Nur tur i ng an Apos to l i c Hear t

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2. The apostles’ logic concerning the wrath of God

a. Proposition one:

b. Proposition two:

c. The conclusion:

3. God’s judgment is not arbitrary, but will be delivered in terms of the light that each person has (cf. Rom. 1.19; 2.12).

4. The judgment of God on the lost will be decisive.

a. Those whose names are not written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will be cast into the “lake of fire,” Rev. 20.12-15. b. Those who reject God’s salvation shall suffer “eternal destruction” from the presence of the Lord, 2 Thess. 1.5-10.

c. The entire world is being reserved for fire for the day of judgment and the “destruction of ungodly men,” 2 Pet. 3.7-13.

C. The apostles were convinced that Christians, especially Christian leaders, have also been appointed to a day of judgment.