God’s wrath is a perfection for which He should be adored.

The Wrath of Him is a marvelous attribute.
Gods wrath, in Scripture, is his holy and just indignation against sin. Rom 1.

He is the God of Wrath

While God delights in showing mercy to His people, He is also just and righteous, demonstrating His wrath and severity against sin, so that His holiness might be glorified and His elect transformed into the image of Christ.

God is limitlessly 100% of these attributes all at once.

He is:

Holy

God is supremely and perfectly holy, completely separate from all sin and imperfection.

Wise

God, in all of His infinite being, is perfectly wise. His wisdom surpasses anything that we could possibly comprehend as finite creatures.

Proverbs 3:19 tells us that “The Lord by wisdom founded the earth.”

All that God does is done in perfect wisdom for His good purposes.

Merciful

In His mercy, He does not give us the eternal punishment that our sins deserve. His mercy endures forever.

Lamentations 3:22-23 says “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning.”

God shows mercy even to the most undeserving.

Gracious

He is gracious, freely bestowing His blessings and favor upon us though we have done nothing to earn or deserve it. All good gifts come from God’s gracious hand.

Just

God is just, acting with perfect righteousness and fairness in all that He does. He will rightly judge all people based on their deeds.

Psalm 9:8 - "He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice."

Psalm 11:7 - "For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face."

Perfect

In all of His attributes, God is perfect. He alone is without fault, deficiency or imperfection.

Psalm 18:30 - "As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him."

Deuteronomy 32:4 - "He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he."

2 Samuel 22:31 - "As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him."

Faithful

God is completely faithful, keeping all of His promises and covenants.

1 Corinthians 1:9 tells us that "God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." 

All that God says, He does. His Word stands firm forever.

Loving

Though a God of wrath who must punish sin, God is also a God of perfect love. He so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son as a sacrifice for sin.

1 John 4:8 says "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." 

In both His wrath and His love, God acts perfectly in accord with His holy nature.

Merciful God

2 Timothy 1:9 - "Who saved us
and called us to a holy calling
not because of our works but
because of his own purpose and
grace, which he gave us in Christ
Jesus before the ages began"

Titus 3:5 - "He saved us, not
because of works done by us in
righteousness, but according to
his own mercy, by the washing
of regeneration and renewal of
the Holy Spirit." 

Wrath and love go together, in perfect harmony.

God’s wrath towards sin and sinners perfectly balances His love towards the elect, both flowing from His holy nature and accomplishing His merciful purposes.

God in His sovereignty extends mercy and love to some through Christ’s atoning sacrifice, thereby satisfying His justice and wrath against sin.

Isaiah 55:8-9 says
"For my thoughts are not your
thoughts, neither are your ways
my ways, declares the Lord. For
as the heavens are higher than
the earth, so are my ways higher
than your ways and my thoughts
than your thoughts.

Romans 11:33 says of God, "How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!" 

While human judges are sinful and imperfect, God is an utterly pure and impartial Judge. His wrath stems from His absolute righteousness and purity in the face of sin.

Even in His wrath, God remains loving, merciful and gracious.

He sovereignly chooses to express mercy and grace to some while giving others what they justly deserve. God’s wrath is not the sum of His character but one facet that exists in perfect balance with His other perfect attributes.

To properly comprehend divine wrath, we must see God as He truly is – perfectly holy, just, loving and sovereign over all.

His wrath exists in perfect harmony with and only enhances His other divine perfections.

He is not motivated by petty anger or selfishness but rather acts in accordance with His infinite wisdom and purity.

When we understand God’s wrath through the lens of His overarching character – as revealed in scripture – we see that it is not an expression of imperfection or imbalance, but rather a manifestation of His perfect holiness, justice, and wisdom.

God deals with sin in a righteous manner while also extending mercy through His sovereign grace.

God’s wrath is not limited by human understanding; instead, it is expressed in a way that befits His divine greatness and absolute perfection.