*DAILY DEW 28TH/OCTOBER/2021* *KEEPING THE BODY BALANCED* (III) _Key Bible Text:_ *He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.* (John 3:36 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ The wrath of God vs the love of God. The wrath of God abides, (i.e. rests) on anyone who does not believe the Gospel. This is a scary truth that many fights against, especially those who do not believe. They always wonder *"how possible is it that God would sentence billions to hell or lake of fire or eternal death & destruction, simply because they do not believe Jesus or the Gospel?"* Well, they can wonder all they want, but God is not joking. The matter is sealed. Actually, people make their choice to go to hell, God only honours it. The only way out is actually for anyone who wants to be saved, to believe the gospel. There is no other way! (By the way, why would Jesus come to die if there was another way to salvation? 🤷🏽‍♂ ) One of the ways to get a balance in the body of Christ is to understand and teach the doctrine of eternal condemnation of the unbelieving vis a vis God's great love, accessible by believing the Gospel. In effect, we can see two sides of God's personality (three actually): His love and His Love (& His Holiness); or His great mercy and His Consuming fire. God detests sin because He is a holy God. He would not just let sin slide. Judgment will follow in due course if there is no repentance. Actually, His great love to redeem men from sin, is because He wants them to escape His wrath which is the punishment for sin. (Holiness demands that sin is punished) For those who understand this, what must be our reaction? For Paul the Apostle, he embraced the preaching of the Gospel because he submits that the Gospel is the power of God to save. (Rom 1:16) But he didn't stop there. He also said that in the Gospel, God's righteousness is revealed (seen in the righteousness of Jesus who died for sins in order to save sinners) and also God's wrath is revealed (seen in his judgment against sin)! (Rom 1:17-18) An understanding of the love and wrath of God, will push the believer to live and preach the Gospel more than ever before, while it will push the unbeliever to believe and accept the Gospel immediately. *MEDITATION* *For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.* (2 Corinthians 5:10-11 (KJV)) *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Thursday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Month_of_Goodnews* *#HTP2021_Loading* *#Hello_October* ❤ Links To Visit: *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/10/keeping-body-balanced-iii.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.