While there are many promises in God's word that bring hope to the fearing and needy, the Bible also contains many warnings that God will vindicate and protect those who trust in Him.

This promise shows that God not only cares for those who are in distress, but that He also expects His children to display likewise compassion:

"Whoever is happy to see someone's distress will not escape punishment" Proverbs 17:5 GWT

It particularly bothers me when I hear someone tell how God will delight in destroying sinners at the end of time. I believe that this viewpoint misrepresents God.

Agreed. I think it will make God very sad, because he gave everyone the opportunity to choose Him.

"For I have no pleasure in him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye."

Ezekiel 18:32

Hi Gail,

if there's one thing that gets me going it a misrepresentation of God. (Even in my self) But it disgusts me to hear people, on the radio or TV talk about how God is going to DESTROY THE WICKED Some go on and on and make God sound like a tyrant.

I can't stand to look or listen to that garbage and I have to turn it off. Not to say that God will not destroy the wicked but as it says in Genesis 6

Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth,and it grieved him at his heart . 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Norman