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What's the story with Gods punishment?

  • 03-06-2015 12:22AM
    #1
    bb87
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭


    Is it a case that:

    ''God permits punishment from his enemies either natural or supernatural into humanity?''

    Or:

    ''God causes or afflicts punishment himself onto humanity?''

    Because I'm sure the latter would compromise his goodness.


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  • #2
    Terrlock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭Terrlock


    On another note, if God punishes the wicked is that not a good thing?

    Does Good comprise itself by wiping out Evil?


  • #3
    UrFhasaidh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭UrFhasaidh


    God's goodness is in punishment?! Wow! Erm, I don't know where to begin slating this nonsense.


  • #4
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭homer911


    bb87 wrote: »
    Is it a case that:

    ''God permits punishment from his enemies either natural or supernatural into humanity?''

    Or:

    ''God causes or afflicts punishment himself onto humanity?''

    Because I'm sure the latter would compromise his goodness.

    I don't really understand your question! What's your premise? God does not cause or permit "punishment" on earth but God is a just God and will call us to account when we die. At that point those who didn't know him will be punished by being cast out of his presence for eternity


  • #5
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭homer911


    Terrlock wrote: »
    On another note, if God punishes the wicked is that not a good thing?
    Why would that be a good thing? Christ died for all of us, we are all wicked, he gives us a way out through his Grace
    Does Good comprise itself by wiping out Evil?

    Eh? Are you suggesting God needs a reason to exist? God had always existed. The fall of Satan is "relatively" recent


  • #6
    Peregrinus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,278 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    bb87 wrote: »
    Is it a case that:

    ''God permits punishment from his enemies either natural or supernatural into humanity?''

    Or:

    ''God causes or afflicts punishment himself onto humanity?''

    Because I'm sure the latter would compromise his goodness.
    I think this is a false dichotomy. Your question assumes that one of these two things must be the case. But that's wrong; logically, there are other possibilities.


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