In other words, the gospel is not only a message about the love of God. It is that; but it is not only that. The true gospel magnifies His justice as much as it magnifies His love.

When was the last time you thought of the gospel as a message about divine justice?

We tend not to think in those terms. Invariably, when you hear the gospel presented these days, all the stress is on the love of God, and His righteous abhorrence of sin is rarely even mentioned. “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.” We love to talk about forgiveness, but rarely is there any attention given to the fact that God demanded payment for sin in full, and if that payment had not been made, there would never have been any forgiveness whatsoever:

“Without shedding of blood there is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22).

On this day...

• April 27, 2014 - 2014
• The possession of the Holy Spirit is the sign that people belong to God - 2014
• Help the Children Love the Different People - 2010
• Priscilla and Aquila missionaries - 2008
• Too Easily Converted - 2007
• He cannot and will not simply overlook sin - 2007
• Christ fully satisfied God’s justice - 2007
• For it will come as a snare - 2007
• The Generation of the Fig Tree - 2007
• But woe to those who are pregnant - 2007