Have you ever considered that maybe God (or your alternative to that word) doesn't punish?

Question

I don't believe that God punishes. Many of you do. I would like you to consider not believing the way you do. Have you ever consciously gotten away from the belief that God punishes?

Answer 1

Yes, God does not punish : we punish ourselves. OUr unrepented sins have a "karma" of their own and free will brings accountability and responsibility. Let us sincerely throw ourselves upon the Mercy of God and His All-Goodness and His Healing Grace!

Answer 2

If God doesn't punish then why would we ever worry about doing the right thing and keeping away from the wrong. There would be no reason for us to try to live in a civilized manner as there is no consequences either way. But instead God says He will punish us if we keep on disobeying His rules so that we may live proper unchaotic lives.

Answer 3

How could a god be considered 'just' and 'fair' if it didn't punish us for the sins we commit against it, others and ourselves? I purpose that any who believe that their god does not punish consider the following hypothetical: Pretend that in my spare time I rape and murder small children, I especially delight in their torture. Would you still believe that your god would not punish me? Would you want anything to do with a god who ignored the pleas of these children and accepted me into its grace without punishing me? The Christian God is condemned for being barbaric in the Old Testament but is also condemned for 'allowing' bad things to happen now, either way He is condemned so many people just want to rebel against Him. But a God that punishes people for what they do in life justly and fairly is a God of ultimate mercy and grace. Everything that we go through in this life will make us into the people we will ultimately be and I don't want God to let me be some soft headed old man who hasn't experienced life’s knocks. Why are we so bent on complaining about what has happened to us rather than what we can do to stop the same things from happening to others? What happened to taking responsibility for ourselves, with the knowledge that when we die we can stand before God and tell Him "We Tried!”?

Answer 4

If love does not rejoice on injustice, and God is love. How will you amend for injustice? Where there is not attention to correction , there is not growth. but injustice multiply. So where there is correction there is diminishing of a pleasant state. whether physical, spiritual, or moral. so if I call your attention that counts for punishing, but to a bigger ignoring of the call the greater the calling of attention, so hence bigger the punishment.

So God does not punish sometimes, but the man brings the bad upon himself.

About the things you read in the old testament, remember that Jesus came to clarify men the true loving essence of God. Jesus did not deny, nor spoke on favor of the scriptures, but he came to do away with all past misbeliefs.

So yes, God does punishes.

Answer 5

It clearly says in His word that he punishes.

God's word also speaks of people trying to come to God through other methods other than through Jesus Christ and is critical of people trying to make God in their own image and coming up with their own version of write and wrong.

There are many parts of the Bible that I have problems with such as loving my enemies and allowing God rather than myself to get revenge, but as a Christian I obey all the Bible even the parts that I do not like.

I once rebelled against the teachings of the Bible, due to some brainwashing techniques of some college professors. (I had wanted to find the truth/real knowledge for my self rather than because my parents believed a certain way. I came back to God and now my faith and relationship with him is closer than ever.

Answer 6

Then you must not believe in the bible. Jeremiah 50:18 says "Therefore says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel;Behold I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria." Psalm 94:10 says "He that chastitheth the heathen, shall he not correct? he that teacheth man knoledge, shall he not know".

Answer 7

OK This is my understanding of heaven and hell. They are not places but positions. Heaven is close to God and Hell is distant from God. Now by the way you have chosen to live you have stated whether you wish to be close to or distant from God therefore you get, for eternity what you have expressed as your desire in this life.

Answer 8

Tell that to the children and adults who were burned to death in the towns of Sogom and Domora, by a god who was having a tantrum; when you get to hell.

Read your Bible. What about the children that were torn apart by bears cause they had teased an old holy ogre who was having a bad day anyway.
God himself claimed credit for that one.

Answer 9

Indeed. The difference is between God on high in plural and divided heavens, and higher God in heaven: higher than the heavens. People recovering from left/right law law highs afterward speak of a higher power: Grace. Grace neither tempts(laws) nor can be tempted(lawed). Grace cannot lie(law) nor die(law). Law Law does both.

The Dead Sea is now rapidly vanishing,
and so is the Horeb-bull Mtn told to jump in it.

The Vatican See is now in troubled water,
water it troubled itself and tried to cover up;
not knowing what's done in darkness comes to light.

There is no punishment(law) at all in "the God of all grace".

There is no dis-comfort at all in "the God of all comfort".

There is no darkness at all in "that God is light(only)".

To WIT, "that God" was in "Christ"(the end of the law) "reconciling"(not alienating) the world unto himself: Grace. That God was NOT in Jesus law imputing sin and death to the world. Two words: John 1:1,2; And Two Gods and Sons: John 3:16,17... when "verily verily" JohnJohn is read without any of those religious blinders on.

It's all "allegory" and "mystery" to solve in time,
lest all perish by law instead of none perish by grace.

As for believe-ing, which devils notably do (James 2:19), the biblical objective is NOT to believe and thereby get deceived, duped, bewitched, etc; But rather to "know", by get it: understanding = grace glory, the hgher glory that is so exceedingly "much more" than law glory that law glory fades to nothing at all in comparison of spiritual(law) with spiritual(grace), obviously the comparison of law with grace.

What is grace, compared to what it's not: law.
What is mercy, compared to what it's not: sacrifice.
What is peace, compared to what it's not: divisions.

I do NOT want the peace that passeth all understanding; But the understanding that brings internal and eternal peace.

The grace(only) of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 10

Ever consider that your thoughts are just an attempt to avoid responsibility for your behavior on your part?