While the lyrics make for a good song, they are not doctrinally correct...God's wrath is visible all thruout the Old Testament...And it did not end with the Crucifixion of Jesus...There's still more wrath to come...
But those who know that should have no problem singing such a beautiful, albeit slightly inaccurate song...
It is when you consider the context of the song.
I think in context of this song the lyric IS correct; until one is born again and receives the sacrifice of Jesus blood, and resurrection they are under God’s wrath personally, so in context as in individually to the person yes this line is CORRECT. If you take it to mean universally God’s wrath then it is not correct-but I don’t believe that is what the authors of the song meant (however I don’t know them personally so I cannot ask)!
I love this song- when it comes on the radio, I get goosebumps and tears in my eyes...just so moving, spiritually for me.
With respect to the sins of justified sinners, those lyrics are nothing but doctrinally correct.
More accurately, the justice of God was satisfied.
I suppose I can see where they are coming from, but really, there’s too much ooey, gooey, nonsense out there.
Certainly at one time, God’s wrath was over emphasized, but it simply cannot be ignored. But to over emphasize the love and mercy to the exclusion of His justice and wrath is no better.
Yes, there’s more of God’s wrath to come, but as others have already mentioned, His wrath will Passover those who are saved through Christ’s death on the cross.
Sure about that?
It is Bible correct that beautiful hymm, “In Christ Alone.”