how does GOD punish people?

Answer 1

By putting people trying to convert me to their religion next to me on a plane, in the waiting room of the dentist, standing in line at a store, and sitting them next to me on a crowded bus.

Answer 2

The basis punishment for sin is death. See Genesis 2:16, 17; Genesis 3:19; Romans 6:23; Romans 5:12; Revelation 20:14-15.

Hannah J Paul

Answer 3

This is an incredible question. The main idea is the relationship between God and punishment. That religious idea is responsible for millions of deaths and massacres.
The idea of God has to be something better than that. Besides, what's the point in punishing?
If he does not want you to do certain things, there are more intelligent ways he could use to avoid such behavior.
I hope some day people will realize that this primitive idea of punishment is from the dark ages.
Do you think that the best way to control the behavior of children is to punish them?
Perhaps an intelligent communication will accomplish a lot more.
Think a little harder. Sometimes I think that religious ideas are incompatible with objective, intelligent thinking.

Answer 4

Sin separates us from the love of God and only through repentance do you come back into his presence again. Jesus took the sin of the world upon himself as a sacrifice and set us free from GOds wrath. God is not in the punishing game. We punish ourselves when our consciences get the better of us, through doubts and fears and recriminations. God restores us when we turn to him and repent. God loves us you need only read Psalm 139 to know how much. You are here for a reason and a purpose and you need to find that purpose. I could recommend the book "THe purpose driven life" by Rick Warren to you. It would do no harm to read it!

If you were hoping we'd say he is waiting around the corner for you with a large baseball bat, would you have preferred that?

Everything on earth is about choice. You can choose God or not. Choice is the only freedom you can find on this earth. THere is no other. A right choice brings good rewards and a bad choice brings bad rewards. You have no alternative in life but to choose. THere is no inbetween!

Answer 5

We need to remember that sin is a constant in our lives while we are yet on this earth (Romans 3:10, 23). And as such, we not only have to deal with God's discipline for our disobedience, but we also have to deal with the natural consequences resulting from sin. This is where many people get confused, and need to be careful. So often I hear people attribute consequences to God's discipline, when it is obvious that the consequences are simply a natural result of the sin they were involved with. Can God use these circumstances to teach us? Of course! But, did God put these consequences on us Himself? No, these were brought on by our own actions.

Answer 6

to make a list of certain things that happen would be putting God in a box. He is God and he works in the way that he chooses, and he deals with each individual differently. But from my life i see that punishment can be the consequence of failure. ie. play with fire= you get burned. sometimes when we choose not to follow the good plan that he has for us. we choose to be out on our own. perhaps it's not that he's punishing us, but that our punishment is that he's no longer able to protect us and take care of us, becuase we are no longer wanting him. alot of people want his help, but no one wants to hear what he has to say.

Answer 7

God doesn't punish people, people punish people. The type of life you choose brings rewards or punishment.

Answer 8

he does so in many, creative ways. for instance me. I went through a horrible time between October 2005 thru begining of june 2006. Lets just say I may have done something wrong, which I know I did. In my minds eye I thought I was doing the right thing. I was not! it wasn't until last month that I found out why these things happened to me. My dad, who passed away in 1992 appeared to me in a dream. Any questions? he asked all those things that happened to me at work. first you need to know is you're not ready for the funny farm, you are not losing your mind. what is important is for you to know why it happened at all. apparently by trying to help my mother with her sister, I thought what my aunt needed was someone to drill sergent her meaning this stubborn german was wasting away in her chair. so I'd try to get her up by saying If you don't move around you're going to get worse. well maybe to a human this was not so bad. but to God I did wrong. maybe it had to do with free will.God does not play around with someones free will and I was?

Answer 9

The thief on the cross was punished by crucifixion, but then he forgave him.
Death is inevitable. The thief on the cross knew when his would occur, but we can not predict our own. After his death, the crucified criminal went to live in paradise with Jesus. Some of us will also live eternally in God's presence. But others will experience everlasting torment, forever separated from Him.
If we receive Jesus as our Savior, our penalty for sin is paid. We are adopted into God's family, and Heaven is our eternal home. If we reject Jesus, we remain alienated from the Lord and under condemnation for our sin. We are destined to experience eternal judgment. God won't accept any of man's excuses because there is no acceptable defense for unbelief. (Acts 4:12)
Become part of God's family today. Acknowledge your sinfulness, and express your faith in these words:
"God, I have sinned against You. (Romans 3:23) I've followed my own way and refused to give You the right to rule in my life. (Romans 3:10-12) I recognize I am separated from You and cannot rescue myself. I do believe that Jesus Christ is Your Son. I accept the truth of the Scriptures? that His death on the cross paid my sin-debt in full. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) And I ask You to forgive me of my sins. (1 John 1:9) By faith, I receive You, Lord Jesus, as my personal Savior from this moment on."
If you just spoke those words to God, then, like the thief on the cross, you have received salvation? a gift of God's grace. The heavenly Father welcomes every person who comes to Him through His Son, regardless of background, age, or current situation. Through Jesus, the right to enter paradise is yours!

Answer 10

We punish ourselves everytime we sin. God gave us free will, and every time we use it to sin we whip ourselves. God lets this happen for the greater good - to teach us that if we stop sinning and turn our lives to Him, we will heal and inherit life with Him.