We… were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Ephesians 2:3
One of the greatest problems with evolutionary theory is that if it were true, the world should be a better place by now.
If we are getting better, surely by now, war should have ended, children should be safe, and women should be treated with dignity and respect. Surely by now, we should have achieved world peace, and wise government with freedom and justice for all.
Why can’t we ever get there?
Every new generation says: “The world shouldn’t be like this!” But if world history tells us anything, it is that sin is a problem for which there is no human solution. Sin is a monster, and our only hope of getting better is for this monster to be completely destroyed.
In Psalm 55, David cries: “Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! Attend to me, and answer me… Destroy, O Lord, divide their [the wicked] tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city. Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it; ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace (55:1-2, 9-11).
Notice where Psalm 55 ends: “But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction” (55:23). In an evil world, where might is right, this is the psalmist’s only hope. A God who cannot destroy evil, or who does not have the will to do so, is of no help to us.
The good news is that David’s prayer will be answered. God will bring the wicked down into the pit of corruption. God will create a new heaven and a new earth where sin will be no more. This is our hope. Without it, there will never be a world with peace and freedom and prosperity and justice and joy for all—never.
What are the top three problems in the world today that you would like God’s wrath(judgement) to bring to an end?
