His Wrath Is Expended

I was blessed to come across this post by Shane Vander Hart this morning on salvation. Just two weeks ago, my own pastor preached on some verses included in this post and it has caused a lot of deep thought on my part.

These are the verses:

Christ’s shed blood on the cross atones (makes reparations) for sin and provides for the propitiation of God, (Romans 3:25). It satisfies God’s wrath, (Ephesians 2:3; 5:6).

My pastor challenged the congregation: if God's wrath is expended, why are Christians seen by unbelievers as hateful or judgmental? Without compromising the clear principles of scripture, we are called to be ambassadors of Christ, extending His love, grace, and mercy.

But in our current "crossfire culture", it's wrath that brings the Internet hits and the talk show ratings. It just depends on which god that you want to worship.

Update: The link referenced above no longers works! See Shane's comment below to find the new URL.