While you might challenge my attempt to articulate your position, it remains true that without an intentional, conscious acknowledgment of recompense—a recognition of divine justice established in an eternal moral order—there can be no authentic or sustained expression of divine wrath as a genuine, ongoing phenomenon. The Scriptures do not explicitly state that God is angry with the wicked’s sin every day; rather, they affirm that God is angry with the wicked every day. This subtle but significant distinction reveals that our comprehension of divine wrath must be rooted not solely in temporal acts of judgment but in an unchanging, eternal moral framework. Because of this, God cannot simply disconnect or sever this moral connection; it is fundamental to His nature and purpose. God's ultimate aim has always been to bring glory to Himself through the moral agency of humanity. Divine justice, therefore, encompasses more than mere punishment—it also involves the manifestation of God's glory through that punishment, which serves as an act that highlights His sovereignty, righteousness, and moral authority. If humans were not genuinely responsible as moral agents, then their capacity to reflect God's goodness and glory—their metaphysical enjoyment of divine truth—would be rendered meaningless. If human existence could be arbitrarily ended, the very essence of moral responsibility—namely, human freedom—would vanish, stripping individuals of their distinctiveness within the flow of time and history. In this light, reality is not simply what we desire or wish it to be; it is fundamentally rooted in our knowledge of God. The divine purposes for creation involve our ongoing relationship with Him as moral beings—whether in alienation or in eternal union. Our destiny hinges on this relationship, and within that connection lies the ultimate purpose and meaning of our existence. This profound reality explains why our thoughts influence our actions, grounded in our natural faculties. The Scriptures place a strong emphasis on knowledge because our life’s foundation is laid in the mind—before actions are taken, before emotions are stirred, before the will is exercised. The more we seek to know God, the more we are protected from the illusions and sorrows of the world, and the more we experience divine pleasure—like filling a dry well from the depths of the soul—so that spiritual communion becomes a feast, a banquet of divine delights. Our moral connection to reality is intertwined with pain and sorrow, yet through these struggles, we are led beyond ourselves into a knowledge that surpasses mere understanding—a divine knowledge that reveals the true worth of all things and invites us to ponder the mysteries of eternity. Any teaching attempting to explain the nature of reality must recognize that its foundation is rooted in its origins and causes. Man was not created as a mere physical and spiritual juxtaposition; rather, man is an integrated, indivisible being—an inseparable unity of body and spirit. Though we may distinguish these aspects for understanding, God created man as a single, unified reality. This unity grants humanity the capacity to act as a free moral agent—a metaphysical being endowed with moral responsibility. In His creation of man, God infused him with a reality that demands his complete allegiance and fidelity. Our comprehension of human existence—particularly our relationship to God—resides in this moral freedom, which is both a gift and a divine obligation.