God Has a Name by John Mark Comer
Week 10: Chapter 9 — Yet He Does Not Leave the Guilty Unpunished
Read Chapter 9 of God Has a Name. Primary Scripture: Exodus 34:7; Romans 3:23–26; Nahum 1:2–3.
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The final clause of God's self-description is the one that most surprises modern readers — God will not clear the guilty — and Comer argues this is not a contradiction of his grace but its deepest foundation.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.After a string of grace-saturated attributes, Exodus 34:7 closes with "yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished." Many readers find this jarring. How does Comer frame this attribute — is it a contradiction of the earlier ones, or is it consistent with them?
2.Comer argues that a God who ignores evil and never brings justice is not actually a good God — he is a complicit one. Do you find that argument compelling? How does our culture's aversion to the idea of divine judgment reveal something about our shallow view of justice?
3.Think about an instance of great injustice — whether in history, in the news, or in your own life. What does your gut-level desire for someone to be held accountable tell you about the human need for justice? How does that desire point toward something real in the character of God?