Many would say that discipline for your child is essential. Most would say that without punishment of some kind our children would be a disastrous mess.
We all know that when we do things that are wrong, there must be consequences for our actions. We wouldn't expect our child to be able to rob a bank and walk away from court without having a consequence of some sort. We wouldn't expect a grown man to rape and then brutally murder a young girl without paying for the wrong he has done. And we wouldn't expect our child to lie without having to deal with the repercussions that come with lying.
So when we think about all of these things, why do we then think it is unfair of God, the creator of the Universe and all that is in it, including mankind, to let us run about disobeying Him, doing whatever we want, without giving us a consequence?
We can call God unfair. We can claim that God is evil. We can call Him whatever we want, but that is not going to change the way things work.
How did we come up with the idea that people should be punished for things that people do wrong? How did we decided that people have to suffer a consequence of their actions? That is the way the world works, because that is how it has been from the beginning of time. There is a need and desire for justice.
So when we see the need for justice on the small scale of life, why do when think there should not be justice for the bigger picture?
Think about it.
God is the judge. You want to be innocent in His eyes when you stand before Him. And the way to do that is to believe in Him. Believe He sent His Son to take your consequences for you so that you don't have to by dying on the cross for you. Jesus sacrificed His life so that you wouldn't have to suffer your consequence. You have to believe that. You have to understand that you deserve your consequence because you have disobeyed God. But that He loves you more than you can fathom, and that's why His Son paid your way. And because we believe in Him, and because we understand our sin and that we need Jesus to pay for it, we serve God for the rest of our lives. He becomes the Lord of our life. We obey Him because we understand His love for us, and we love Him in return.
If you want to look at some things for yourself, find a Bible and look up these verses:
John 3:16
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life."
Romans 5:8
"But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners."
Romans 3:23
"For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard."
Romans 6:23
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 10:9-10
"If you confess with your mouth tat Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved."
Romans 10:13
"For 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved'."
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