God's wrath is certainly a terrible thing and sometimes in our hearts and minds as Christians it is best to stand silently in awe. There is also a time for thinking through what the judgment of God is and to seek to understand its justice. What is God trying to accomplish through his wrath? Or, terrible thought, is God's wrath an end in itself? How does God's wrath tie in with some of His other attributes? As a case study in beginning to answer these questions I propose looking to oft-overlooked book of Amos and look at God's righteous judgment of Israel therein which reveals God's wrath is not arbitrary but has the clear purpose of brining His people back into a harmonious relationship with Him.
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Matthew Lee Anderson
Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.
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