It is a cheap zeal that reserves its passions to combat only the sins and temptations of others.
D. A. CarsonRead
Both God's love and God's wrath are ratcheted up in the move from the old covenant to the new, from the Old Testament to the New. These themes barrel along through redemptive history, unresolved, until they come to a resounding climax - in the cross.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the tension between God's love and justice throughout the Bible, culminating in the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
In this quote, D. A. Carson discusses the dynamic interplay of God's love and wrath as depicted in the transition from the Old Testament to the New Testament. He suggests that these two attributes of God escalate in significance over time and find their ultimate resolution in the sacrificial act of the cross, highlighting the importance of this event in understanding God's redemptive plan for humanity.
Themes
GodLoveWrathCovenantCrossRedemption
In practice
Example use cases
In a sermon discussing the nature of God, one could use this quote to illustrate how love and justice coexist in God's character.
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