understand this?
2007-05-24 04:27:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i take/understand it as a "lesson"...
if i keep going against his "laws"....i should atleast get a scolding...
and then who knows whether it is his "anger" or "love"?
:)
2007-05-24 04:39:36 · answer #1 · answered by *~Hope~* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God loves each person so much, that it's almost like a parent/child relationship. Just like a normal parent loves their child so much, that they get mad, disappointed, and punish that child when they do wrong.
It should be noted that God only punishes you in doses that you can handle. From the old testament, which was law driven, to the new testament, which is grace driven, Jesus says that the Father will forgive all that come seeking grace and repent their sins.
God gave us free will, so he understands why we sin, however, that doesn't mean that he has to put up with it, and won't discipline us when we misbehave.
2007-05-24 12:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by josephwiess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some would compare God to a parent. Parents love us, but they also get angry and punish us. Pretty simple, no?
But the analogy falls apart there. God is not a parent.
God is supposedly an all-powerful being. Parents are not. A parent punishes a child in order to prevent the child from being hurt in the long run. The child who is punished for crossing the busy street is done so that the child will consider the busy street a viable threat.
If the parent were omnipotent, then he would simply make the child safe from traffic without resorting to punishment. God does not do this.
Also, God does not punish. People consider Hell to be a punishment. But punishment is done in order to change one's behavior. If a child tries to put a knife in the toaster, then you spank him. This encourages the child to think better of sticking a knife in the toaster. If a child stays out past midnight and you spank him every day for the rest of his life, then you aren't punishing him, as you aren't changing his behavior. You are just torturing him.
And that's what Hell is: Torture. There are hippie camps that claim that Hell is simply the grave. It's a nice thought, but if you believe the Bible, then you know that Hell is indeed torture. Eternal torture at that. God does not punish us by sending us to Hell; he tortures us in retribution. There is no chance to change our ways in Hell.
Sorry to burst some bubbles, but God is not the same as a parent. A parent is finite and filled with love. God is infinite and apparently not filled with love if he cannot even have the same compassion as a parent.
2007-05-24 11:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by Rev Kev 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
What is not to understand?
Picture Him as a parent...parents do not stop loving their children when they have to punish them. Right?
His love is constant to the ones He loves, but ample warnings are also given in scripture.
In scripture, if you are a believer, you also have the right to the name Child of God, we also pray to our heavenly Father.
Don't let anyone tell you God is not personal in this way. Scripture is full of names like this to describe the relationship to His followers.
2007-05-24 12:29:24 · answer #4 · answered by Jed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The righteousness of God will not allow sin to stand in His presence. When God enters a place inhabited by sin it ceases to exist. Poof. Gone.
If you love sin any punishment for that sin will be seen as harsh or cruel. You will fight God.
If you love God your reaction will be in accordance with your maturity in Him.
God loved us enough to make us. He loved us enough to sacrifice for us to redeem us.
Edit:
I disagree with the assertion that God would intentionally torture lost souls in hell. While it certainly is torture and passes every test, and then some, to be classified as such, condemnation is a just reward. It is eternal life with separation from God and all His goodness. There will be no peace, comfort, happiness, satisfaction, relaxation, humor, or any other aspect of goodness we asssociate with this life. Isn't it righteous judgement that those who have partaken of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in order to become gods would be allowed to fend for themselves?
2007-05-24 11:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by sympleesymple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am extremely sorry but Good god has no right to punish someone for his past deeds.......... We change in every second... So he can punish only the last person we turn out to be at the moment of death............ Certainly.................I am sure about it.. HA HA HA
2007-05-24 17:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The best way to understand it, is to remember how your parents loved you when you did something wrong. No matter what you did, they always loved you, and forgave you.
2007-05-24 11:32:27 · answer #7 · answered by SDC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrews 12:6
" . . .for whom God loves he disciplines. "
2007-05-24 11:33:00 · answer #8 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
GOD CHASTISES THOSE HE LOVES. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL AND MY PARENTS WOULD DISCIPLINE ME THEY WOULD ALWAYS SAY "THIS WILL HURT ME MORE THEN IT WILL HURT YOU" I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD IT. I WOULD JUST SET THERE THINKING "WHATEVER" TODAY I UNDERSTAND IT. THATS HOW I THINK GOD FEELS TO. HE JUST WANTS US TO GROW SPIRITUALLY AND THATS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN. WE MUST LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.
2007-05-24 12:11:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's non-existent.
2007-05-24 11:36:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋