2007-06-12 05:25:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Discipline and punishment are two different things.
2007-06-12 05:29:51 · update #1
Both. God disciplines those whom he loves - Hebrews 12:6.
He also punishes wrongdoing -Exodus 20:5.
2007-06-12 05:33:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Christian god used to get more directly involved in retribution; maybe he has gotten old and cannot be bothered any more.
That is why it amuses me when Fundies try and call a modern disaster some sort of punishment for a sinning city (like something out of the OT). How is a catastrophe that effects everyone equally, in a city filled with so many different faiths and personalities supposed to be an example of the "sinful" getting punished?
It makes me wonder what Sodom was real like before it was destroyed and used as an example of the Judaic god's indiscriminate retribution.
2007-06-12 12:38:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To limit the response to 2 choices misses the mark a bit. God disciplines his disciples and punishes His enemies. In the Old Testament we saw this directly, and God made a difference between the Jews who were SUPPOSED to be His disciples and the gentiles who, through wickedness, were His enemies. The record shows that the Jews did not deserve to be favored, and that He did it to show His mercy and kindness. In the New Testament we see that God poured out His indignation and contempt upon Jesus that we might ALL be favored people. Those who refuse this show that they wish the animosity to continue, and in the end will be given what their consciences cry for: pure, unmingled, unfiltered justice.
2007-06-12 12:32:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Discipline and punishment. Sin demands a penalty.
2007-06-12 12:29:17 · answer #4 · answered by Machaira 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Old Testament does.
The New Testament speaks of a god of Grace.
2007-06-12 12:28:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
These answers really blow my mind. There's nothing loving or just about that deity. It's nothing like a parent should be. I'm a much better parent, for all my faults. *I* would never allow my children to really suffer; I would never set them up to fail; I would never reject them because they don't adore me or do everything I say. MY love for them is unconditional.
I actually respect them when they look for their own way or think for themselves... I do not require their will to be mine. My job is to teach them how to get by in the world, to get them to the point where they don't need me. That, my friends, is love.
2007-06-12 12:44:20 · answer #6 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many Bibles of many different religions have somehow given a name and personality to "God"; pick and choose which one suits your taste as they all have.
My recommendation is you seek everything about yourself and in that you will find more truth.
2007-06-12 12:36:41 · answer #7 · answered by Adonai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bible speak of holy craaaap
2007-06-12 12:33:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A God of order, love, and forgiveness. Think of him as the ideal parent. A parent who loves you, but can’t stand by as you jump off a bridge right? For many of us without ideal parents, HE is so appreciated.
2007-06-12 12:31:16 · answer #9 · answered by THe T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋