White Horse Inn The Wrath of God
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Sep 20, 2026 Romans 1’s challenging portrait of divine wrath takes center stage, alongside questions about sin, judgment, hell, and the gospel. The discussion contrasts therapeutic and moralistic Christianity with the biblical message of human guilt and Christ’s atoning work. It also explores how suffering, prosperity, and contemporary preaching can either obscure or clarify the necessity of the cross.
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Pollyanna And The Replacement Of Atonement
- Michael Horton found Pollyanna's preacher caricature revealing: the community rejects fire-and-brimstone preaching, then embraces a message of sentimental love.
- The hosts connect this cultural shift with evangelicalism becoming ethics and psychology rather than atonement.
Biblical Wrath Is Justice Not Meanness
- Bad fire-and-brimstone preaching can make people reject wrath, but biblical wrath is not personal meanness; it is retributive justice.
- Saying “Jesus loves you” without explaining the cross leaves God’s justice and Christ’s atonement unexplained.
Romans Treats Sin As A Historical Crisis
- Paul presents humanity’s crisis historically, not as an inner divine spark trapped in the body: this age faces judgment before the new creation.
- God’s wrath is being revealed now, while a final day of judgment remains ahead.
