Since man can commit only a finite amount of Sin, why punish him eternally?

Answer 1

Because he will still be sinning in Hell with all his cursing. He will just be in a perpetual sin.

Answer 2

What if, in reality, a man committed sin by writing the Bible so that others believed in it? Then everyone who believes in any part of the Bible would also be creating a sin, and for each word that he believes he commits a sin. That would mean that the person who wrote the Bible would actually still be committing a sin everytime a person believed in one word. Therefore, his sin would be infinite, unless you assume that people do not have everlasting souls and that humans come in a finite form and will eventually all die out. I propose that "sin" can be infinite or finite, depending on your pointof view. By the way, I'm an athiest, so if Christians are right, everything I have done and thought is a "sin" since I don't accept that Jesus was my savior or that I will be punished for anything I have done after I die. Do you really think that my thoughts and actions are finite?

Answer 3

You underestimate man. God says that we must control our thoughts, and that is mans biggest sin that is continual. To even think upon a thing that is unseemly is to God as to have committed the act. If you think about adultery, fornication, any wrong doing, in Gods eyes, you sinned. I know that sounds harsh, but wrong thoughts stain like sin just as much as wrong acts. I mean think about it, a person wouldn't, couldn't be pure if they have acts of sin running through their mind all day. And lets fact it, the average male has sin running through his mind at least several times a day. And ladies, you're not guiltless either.

But the real fact of the matter is it is not about punishment. God doesn't send anyone there, they send themselves there. It's a simple concept to understand really. Heaven is a pure place. Pure, without blemish or spot. When first man and first women sinned, their souls became STAINED. Their souls could not exist in the face of such purity. That sinned passed on, and every person after that is born with a sinful nature. It's inherent.

God doesn't want you to go to hell. In fact, it pains Him when someone does. Because He loved us so much, that He wanted to provide a way to Heaven so that we might be with Him once more. Death is the only payment for sin. So God sent the only person who would be able to create that path to Heaven. His only Son, whom He loved and cherished. A Son that through His divinity could commit no wrongdoing, could think no wrong thing. This Son, took the world's sin upon His back, and the payment for it, death, so that His purity might cover us so that we may go to Heaven and be with our Father in eternal love. The ONLY thing that MUST be done is accept that gift. Accept His purity into your life. Once that gift is accepted, many to make a change and decide to live their life for Christ and let Him direct their steps that others might also hear and have the chance to be in Heaven.

I do not understand why some people make it seem so complicated. They make it seem as though God is cruel and if you don't worship Him you will burn forever in fiery torment. If they really read the Bible and understood it... ahh, but see that's the key word right there. Understand. If you are intent on seeing fault in something, you will inevitably find fault. If you were looking at a beautiful picture, but were determined to not like it, you would find fault, even where there is none. God gives the gift of understanding, and He opens your eyes to the truth, and suddenly, you can see right through the lies. You cannot just read... you must have understanding, and it is unfortunate that some of the highly educated still do not have understanding.

You see what you want to see. You either see a rose, or you see thorns. Shift your perspective... some of you might be surprised what you find.

Answer 4

God does not punish eternally. This Bible translations which say that are wrong. The adjective "aionion" in the Greek, means of the age(aion). That is a fixed amount of time that should never have been translated in English as "forever." It should read that the unrighteous are sent into age abiding punishment.

The truth is that , in time all people will belong to God. Even those who have to spend some time in Hell ( The lake of Fire) The Bible teaches that all will be restored.

For as in Adam ALL die, so as in Christ, ALL will be made alive. 1 Corinth 15:22

There is no eternal punishment.

Answer 5

This a short and clear answer to put it all in a nutshell.
If I ring a bell only once. Is the bell unrung after a time? No, Once rung, the bell can not be unrung.
God is Holy and perfect. He does not tolerate the presence of sin. Once you have sinned, the sin remains upon you eternally unless it is removed. So long as you have sin upon you, you will be driven from Him. That is the fate of all men. Only Christ can remove that sin from you.

Answer 6

For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins ,

Hebrews 10:26
King James Version

Answer 7

No one deserves "punishment" eternally. The punishment is defined by the number of life times one would undertake. For as long as there are lack of knowledge in one life time undertaking, one returns(reincarnate) to continue the exploration/study/experience. I am not a Christian.

Answer 8

Man has had infinite lives before the present human life.

And even if we have committed only one sin per our each birth, we have done infinite sins already.

And even if we cease to commit any more sins in the future, the infinite sins against our names will always remain!

Answer 9

Sorry I cannot answer that. What I can answer is that Jesus died on a cross to pay for your sins...no matter how many they are. And through Him you will not have to face eternal punishment...but you will have forgiveness, restoration and salvation.

Answer 10

Sin is simply being rebellious and/or disobedient against God's moral laws.

Can you ever not be on your own strength and power? Can you huh, can you?

Answer 11

This is a good question.

In fact, the guilt itself was eternal. As God in my religion sees the future, he refuses to give another chance to those who are punished as they'll plea "Couldst thou but see when the guilty hang their heads before their Lord, (and say): Our Lord! We have now seen and heard, so send us back; we will do right, now we are sure. " (32. as-Sajdah: The Adoration verse 12).

God knows that the murderer will return to murder again.. and the raper will rape again and again.. when your soul is corrupt to a certain level, and you didn't want to quit it when you get the chance.. then your guilt is infinite.

The Arabic Philosophor "Ibn Arabi" says: "The mercy granted to those people is that they'll get used to it. hell will be as time passes; the suitable environment for them."