God is the Creator of life, the Sustainer of life, and the Judge and Destroyer of life when men do not obey Him and His Word. We see this thought in the first chapter of Romans. God has proven Himself in the past to be a God of love and compassion when His creatures are making an honest effort to obey Him and do His will. However, when man purposely goes against GodÂ’s written Word when he knows better, then it will be seen that God takes an aggressive position and deals with these in an active manner.