Preaching and Speaking about God’s Wrath

When we bring up the notion of the wrath of God, we meet a range of negative reactions. One can hesitate to speak about it, another can have an aversion to tackle it, yet another can deliberately avoid the topic or treat it even with outright defiance. All of these tendencies can be found in Christianity, and in increasing measure! However, this article will present why and how God's wrath must be presented in the preaching of the Word.

Acting the Miracle – Incentives for Acting the Miracle: Fear, Rewards, and Multiplicity of Biblical Motivations

This chapter wants to correct a too-narrow focus on motivations for sanctification. DeYoung believes that preachers and counsellors are too limited in the tools available to encourage biblical holiness. He feels that commands, gratitude, and duties are unhelpful on their own. Believers are motivated in different ways. He illustrates from Colossians 3 that there is a wide array of motivations for holiness.