This question has two answers, yes and no!
No! God is not angry with those He has redeemed. He was angry but no longer. He, Himself, bore the wrath we deserved for our rebellion. He came, in the person of His Son, to die in the place of sinners.
Jesus fully satisfied the wrath of the Father as the perfect substitute for the human race.
1 John 2:1-2 NLT
[1] “My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. [2] He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.”
Romans 5:9 NIV
[9]”Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!”
The Wrath of God
AN ESSAY BY
David Schrock
DEFINITION
“God’s wrath, in perfect harmony with all of his divine attributes, is the holy action of retributive justice towards persons whose actions deserve eternal condemnation.”
“On the cross, God the Son bore the full weight of divine judgment, even as he volunteered himself—in eternity and time—to drink the full cup of God’s wrath (Psa. 75:8). As we learn from his prayers in Gethsemane, there was no other way for wrath to be removed, but through his death on the cross (Matt. 26:39, 42). For all those who trust in Christ, this punishment is removed. For those who refuse Christ, God’s wrath remains (John 3:36; Rom. 2:6).”
(quoted from… https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-wrath-of-god/#:~:text=On%20the%20cross%2C%20God%20the,26%3A39%2C%2042).
The “no” answer, for all mankind, depends on every individual’s response to Jesus’ question.
Matthew 16:15 NIV
[15] “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
John 3:18 NLT
[18] “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.”
David recognised, in God’s dealings with him, how merciful God is towards those who fear Him.
Psalms 103:8-11 NLT
[8]”The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. [9] He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. [10] He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. [11] For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.”
Paul and Peter also commented on God’s patience with sinners.
1 Timothy 2:2-6 NLT
[2]”Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. [3] This is good and pleases God our Savior, [4] who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. [5] For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. [6] He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.”
2 Peter 3:8-9 NLT
[8] “But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. [9] The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.”
God takes no pleasure in the death the wicked.
Ezekiel 33:11 NLT
[11]”As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?”
So great is His love for all mankind that He paid the price He demanded for our sin.
John 3:16 NLT
[16] “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
However, God can do nothing for those who refuse His grace.
John 3:36 NIV
[36]”Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.”
And so, the answer to the question, “Is God angry?” is also “Yes.”
Psalms 7:11 NLT
[11] “God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.”
Why is God angry with the wicked?
The Apostle Paul gives us the answer. In Romans 1, he charges the ungodly, those who reject and live without God, with what they have done with the truth.
Since Jesus is the embodiment of God’s truth, (“I am the truth”), whatever people have done to the truth, i.e., whatever God is, says, and does, they have done to Jesus.
1. They SUPPRESS the truth.
Romans 1:18 NLT
[18] “But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who SUPPRESS the truth by their wickedness.”
“Suppress” means to forcibly put an end to; restrain; prevent the development, action, or expression of; prevent the dissemination of… the truth.
Wicked human behaviour deliberately squashes, pushes out of sight the truth of who Jesus is and what He has done. How obvious it is that He is relegated to a nobody in most people’s lives.
2. They DENY the evidence of God in creation.
Romans 1:19-21 NLT
[19] “They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. [20] For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. [21] Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks….”
The foolish and illogical theory of evolution is man’s futile attempt to argue God out of the universe. They deny God’s creative power by a “big bang” theory which only exposes their depraved minds. They reduce humans created in the image of God to animals who have no moral nature and are, therefore, not accountable to God for what they do.
3. They EXCHANGE God’s truth for a lie.
Romans 1:21-23 NLT
[21] “Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. [22] Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. [23] And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.”
Romans 1:25 NLT
[25] They TRADED the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.
They create gods that resemble the creatures God made and give them attributes as wicked as their own wicked selves.
4. They PERVERT natural human behaviour by homosexual acts that deliberately contradict God’s order for male and female.
Homosexuality and all its spinoffs, is not an alternative lifestyle, as humans have foolishly decided, but deliberate disobedience to God’s holy laws. Homosexuality is the pinnacle of rebellion against God, explicitly undermining God’s creation ordinance and purpose for marriage. God instructed the first pair to multiply and populate the earth. Homosexuality destroys God’s intention for a man and a woman to become one in marriage to reflect on earth the unity of the Godhead and to reproduce offspring as God intended.
5. They REVERSE truth and lies.
Romans 1:32 NLT
[32] “They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.“
So, all sin is the result of suppressing, denying, exchanging, perverting, and reversing the truth. To treat Jesus with disdain and ignore who He is, is to open the door to every form of rebellion against the truth.
God will reward rebellion with the judgment it deserves, the end result of every lustful desire. It seems to me, then, that at least part of God’s eternal judgment on sin, the lake of burning sulphur, will be the unfulfilled burning passions of sinful behaviour, culminating in unsatisfied sexual lust.
Romans 1:27 NLT
[27] “And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, BURNED WITH LUST for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.”
How does God judge human wickedness?
Romans 1:28 NLT
[28] “Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.“
God gives them WHAT THEY WANT. His judgment is as simple as that! Written into every requirement is God’s just consequence for obedience and disobedience. He does not speak twice. If people refuse to obey, the consequence is automatic.
David felt the terrible consequences of his rebellion against God’s law when he stole Uriah’s wife and murdered Uriah to get her.
Psalms 32:3-4 NLT
[3] “When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. [4] Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.”
Is God angry. Yes! He is angry with the wicked every day. He is angry because people treat the mercy He showed to sinners by sacrificing His own Son, with contempt.
Is God angry! No! His mercy toward repentant sinners is as high as the heavens are above the earth. He calls them His children, holy and beloved.