Perhaps the two terms in concert denote the intense and sustained disposition of God towards evil and those who abandon themselves to it.īut wrath, as used of God, does not suggest an impulsive, emotional reaction, as the term frequently does with humans. Some suggest that thymos is “boiling” anger, whereas orge reflects an “abiding and settled” state of mind. Most scholars make some distinction between the terms. Another expression denoting “wrath” is thymos (18 times cf. The term occurs 36 times in the New Testament (cf. The most common Greek word for “wrath” is orge.
It shines its brightest, however, against the seemingly dark backdrop of another aspect of our Creator’s nature - that of sacred wrath. The concept of God’s “grace” is thrilling beyond words.
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