In order to know His LOVE, God SENT His one and only begotten Son that whosoever believes on Him might have everlasting life. He determined the exact times and place for us to live to make it easiest for us to reach out for Him and find Him, He called us, He convicted us, He enlightens us, He did for us what we cannot do for ourselves, He empowers us to live a victorious Christian life by the power of the Holy Spirit which He gave us to reside in us and with whom He seals us until the day of redemption.
The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE (NOT anger), joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control....
He shows us compassion as a father shows compassion to His children and does not treat us according to our sins nor repay us according to out iniquities.
This is the God the Christian serves. Not a God of anger and wrath.
Psalm 103:8-14 8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. 10He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 12as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. 13As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. 14For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
With my Son I have intervened so many times to appease the wrath of the Father. I have prevented the coming of calamities by offering Him the sufferings of the Son on the Cross, His Precious Blood, and beloved souls who console Him forming a cohort of victim souls.
It keeps getting back to what I've said earlier. Catholicism teaches a God of anger and wrath, ready to zap people the minute they make a mistake. Catholics are always living on the edge, never knowing when they're going to tick God off and too bad for them.
What a lopsided view of God to live with.
It sounds as tho they view themselves as vagrants stopping by God's house looking for a favor; a hand out...Maybe do a little work for their keep...And if they get God angry, he'll kick 'em out, send 'em on their way...
Not realizing that Christians are already members of the household...We're heirs...Our names are on the deed of the house...We ain't going nowhere...