So wait.. How angry is He?

The most interesting (and most controversial) piece I think we read in class was Edwards "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God". The bulk of this sermon was focused on the ever looming threat of Hell and God's willingness to exploit it. This is where I pose a question. Is God an angry being? Is his power designed to threaten those who believe in him? There are many opinions that try to satisfy this problem, ranging from Edwards belief that God's wrath is endless to people who believe God would never harm a living thing. This sermon when spoken back then frightened a lot of people, some to the point of suicide, but now when read people may step back and question a lot of it. Who gets to decide how angry God is? Where does this authority come from? An interesting thought, and it does not just apply to God. Even in small quarrels between children, how does one know how angry the other is? The simple answer, they cannot. Anger like truth and fiction, is based on perception. No one can say how angry another person is without being in their minds, in their very beings. So how angry is God? Society will never know for sure as a whole, but each and every individual decides how angry or not God is based on their faith and connection with him. The link below is to a very interesting article about how the world views God. Read it and find out which percent you fall under, or if you view God in a different light.

http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/spiritual-growth/16922-god-is-not-mad-at-you