Psalm 96: 9: "Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth." (HCSB) Notice the word "tremble." The Hebrew word includes the concepts of trembling, trusting, and tarrying. Preachers years ago understood that. There should be a healthy fear of God. The preachers in the early church in America preached messages that included an emphasis on God’s wrath and the sinfulness of man. The following are some quotes from Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God:”
1 There is no want of power in God to cast wicked men into hell at any moment. Men’s hands cannot be strong when God rises up. ...
2 They deserve to be cast into hell; so that divine justice never stands in the way, it makes no objection against God’s using his power at any moment to ...
3 They are already under a sentence of condemnation to hell. ...
4 They are now the objects of that very same anger and wrath of God, that is expressed in the torments of hell….
As you worship, study the Bible or pray, it should be done with an understanding of exactly Who you are worshipping and speaking to.
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