"When We Protest God" (Jonah 4)

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ROC Talks: Royal Oak Church Messages

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What right do we have to be angry at God's justice and mercy? I. Just as His thoughts are not our thoughts, His justice and mercy are not our justice and mercy.a. Jonah wanted vigilante justiceb. Jonah wanted vindictive retribution II. Just as Jonah would rather die than truly live, humanity chooses resentment over reconciliation.a. Resenting othersb. Resenting Godc. Resenting grace III. Just as Jonah thought he had a right to bitterness, humanity chooses weight over bitternessa. The weight of grudgesb. The weight of hatredc. The weight of self IV. Just as Jonah had a short-sighted view of grace, God's people sometimes need an expansion of God's love.a. God's love for the otherb. God's love for the lostc. God's love for our neighbord. God's love for usConclusion: Lay down your anger at the Cross