It was Willie who started first, I 'm sure. We sat in the second or third row from the front. The reverend was preaching earnestly. But Willie and I were trying our best not to laugh out loud. What for, I can't remember. Maybe it was someone in the row in front of us who fell asleep. We knew full…
It is true that Scripture speaks of the wrath of God. The Greek word is orge. It means anger or indignation. It does not mean blind anger, because for that there is another Greek word, thumos. In fact, the references in Scripture to God's wrath are also a form of figure of speech, known as condescension. God is described in…
Dis waar dat die Skrif praat van die toorn van God. Die Griekse woord is orge. Dit beteken toorn of verontwaardiging. Dit beteken nie blinde woede nie, want daarvoor is daar ‘n ander Griekse woord, thumos. Inderwaarheid is die verwysings in die Skrif na God se toorn, ook ‘n vorm van die beeldspraak bekend as neerbuiging (Engels: condescension). God word…
1Tim 2:3 -4 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who desires all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (New King James Version throughout). We do not often hear that God is our Savior. God is our Savior. So is Jesus. But it is God who sent Jesus…