There is no question that God displays his anger. When Jesus swept out the cheating money changers and scheming animal sellers from the temple his actions were the result of a simmering anger. A few centuries earlier Jeremiah recalled the horror of the siege and as he walked through the ruins of Jerusalem asked God; “Is there no limit to your anger?” What had once been GOOD was now burnt, blood stained, and reeked of the fruits from generations of sin. Are there limits to God’s anger? I think the answer to that question is no. Because was so angry with the impact of sin on his perfect creation that he crossed the line due to his anger. He did not cross the line to join us in sin, but he crossed the line of immortality and entered mortality. He crossed the line of eternity and lived in the temporary. God crossed the line of purity and walked in the land of temptations. It was both his anger and his love that brought Jesus to earth as the perfect sacrifice. It was both anger and love that moved him to call people back to God’s love. As God stretched out his arm of anger to punish Jesus on our behalf he also stretched out his arm of love for us to see.
Stuart
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