The Justice of God (Msg by Billy Graham)

One of the most colorful figures in American history was Robert G. Ingersoll. He was an agnostic who gave dramatic lectures throughout the nation about his doubts concerning the existence of God. One night when he was addressing an audience in a small town in New York, he proclaimed eloquently his doubts about a future judgment and hell.

Here is the judgment toward which every person outside of Christ is headed. God has already set the date. … You may make and break appointments in th.....

When he was finished, an old drunk stood up in the rear of the hall and said with thick tongue, “I sure hope you’re right, Brother Bob. I’m counting on that!”

Modern man does not like to think of God in terms of wrath, anger and judgment. He likes to make God according to his own ideas and give God the characteristics he wants Him to possess. Man tries to remake God to conform to his own wishful thinking, so that he can make himself comfortable in his sins.

This modern god has the attributes of love, mercy and forgiveness, but is without justice. Man doesn’t want to be judged and punished for sin. He “reconstructs” God along the lines of tolerance, all-embracing love and universal goodwill.