Is it God who punishes us for our sins or do we get punished because we commited the sin, therefore, we opened the door for Satan to come in and try to destroy us. And if that's the case, does God allow Satan to do things to us because we have sinned? For example: I went out this weekend and sinned. I've already asked God for foregiveness but I feel like I'm still going to be punished in some way or another. This worries me even more because my daughter is ill and I'm afraid that I opened the door to Satan and now she could be in danger of getting more sick. Is this true by God's Word? Please help me with advice and scripture. I know what I did was wrong, I asked for forgiveness and strength from God, so I don't do it again. What else should I do?
2006-09-11 13:05:58 · 3 answers · asked by smiles 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Romans 6:23 says that "the wages of sin is death but the gift of (from) God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." In other words, no matter which sin you have committed, you are forgiven because Jesus already paid the price for it. Paraphrasing the words of Kirk Cameron (yes, the famous guy who is a wonderful Christian leader now), he talks about being written a ticket for speeding and you cannot pay the fine so you are going to jail. Well, figuratively, Jesus already paid the fine for you so that you can go free." Romans 10:9 says "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." It doesn't stop you from sinning, but it renews your relationship with Him.
2006-09-11 14:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by Shopgirl9337 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smiles, God never judges anything that we do. This is christian nonsense. God loves you unconditionally. Unconditionally means no conditions. God created you perfect and nothing that you can do can override the will of God.
This idea about satan that you have been given is not true. In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.
The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of God plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.
Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.
Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.
Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.
Love and blessings
don
2006-09-11 20:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Jesus died, he took the punishment for us, that's why we need to repent and ask for forgiveness. There will be earthly consequences for things we do. For example, if you drink and drive, you may kill someone or get your license taken away. Those are earthly consequences, but not Gods punishment. You see, Gods judgement or punishment is spiritual not earthly. Our sins are forgiven, so we won't have to suffer punishment by going to hell. We will still have earthly consequences for our sins. Hope this helps
2006-09-12 11:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋