Bible Question:
Have you ever wondered why God must punish sin? |
Bible Answer: I must admit, this question is quite a challenge. The only answer I can possibly come up with is that same ole analogy between a parent and his child. I've drawn a lot from this analogy in the past. Speaking as a parent myself, it is my humble opinion, bringing a child into this world is about the nearest thing we can do to feel something like our Father in Heaven. Hopefully, you'll feel somewhat similarly when you experience that wonderful event. After bringing a child into this world, you suddenly conclude you have a tremendous responsibility of bringing up that child in such a way that he/she will grow up and become a solid addition to our world, our community, etc. If the parent is a christian, naturally he/she would be inclined to take the child with him to worship assembly and show him what being a christian is all about. Now, when that child disobeys the upbringing the parental couple is trying to live up to, then naturally most parents feel the need to punish the child or at the very least, try to motivate the child to regret that behavior and go back to an attitude of obedience. In the same way, our Father in Heaven created you and me and the whole world. So he has brought us up to obey His Word and we stubbornly disobey, especially time and time again in spite of His continued patience, He gets upset. He allows sin in the world and the wages thereof to have their toll on our lives here on earth. Remember, we reap what we sow. I know; I've done my fair share of sowing and reaping, good and bad. Now, magnify this feeling of intense remorse on God's part by imagining your sending your one and only Son to die for a cruel, sinful and dying world, one without hope of anything good after life. Yes, Jesus came to die for you and me and when we reject His gift of salvation after the tremendous sacrifice, as somewhat depicted in the recent film, "The Passion of Christ," I can imagine our Father is VERY UPSET with us. Last of all, imagine God has an absolutely PERFECT sense of justice and REQUIRES anybody without His Son's blood covering their sins will be separated from Heaven for all eternity. Good thought provoking question and God bless you in asking it. |
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