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MysticMissMisty
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Salvete, omnes!
Why, when men are exceptionally sinful, or even a little sinful, does God very often not punish them here on Earth, but, then again, sometimes He does?
In fact, very often, it seems that, rather than punishing them, He actually either passively or actively (?) wills them to be blessed with various good things in life.
I mean, I’ve got to admit, I do have a difficult time myself sometimes seeing even very evil people punished as, being an INFJ empath(et)ic type, I even still feel fro them. While I love them and even wish to see good done to them, I still feel bad that perhaps justice is not being done here and that they are not learning then from that justice being used as a correction to them.
So, then, wouldn’t it be just for God to punish all people here on Earth equally when they sin so that they might learn from it and repent?
Indeed, it seems that, far from that, He very often does good to what we might consider bad, even exceptionally bad (?), people. In Sacred Scripture, it even says that He sends sun and rain on the just and the unjust. (Considering the ancient farming context, I hear take both sun and rain as positive things.) We are even told to do good to those who are sinners.
I suppose the only problem I have with that (I suppose I wouldn’t call it a problem proper but perhaps a misunderstanding?) is that this kind of blessing of evildoers has no deterrent effect to stop them from sinning as punishment of some kind in this life would.
So, then, does God either actively and/or passively allow good things to happen even to bad people because of His deep Love for them? I mean, I suppose, as long as what He does/allows does not directly contribute to their sin, I don’t necessarily see anything unrighteous about that in and of itself. Again, though, the only issue I see with it is often in complete lack of punishment.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not questioning God. I’m just trying to understand this whole issue better and trying to figure out whether I misunderstand something here and even in the verses I cite as well as what I see around me, both past and present, with so-called “bad” people having often only good (or very much mostly good) done to them and little to no punishment for evil they do.
So, is my current
Gratias.
Why, when men are exceptionally sinful, or even a little sinful, does God very often not punish them here on Earth, but, then again, sometimes He does?
In fact, very often, it seems that, rather than punishing them, He actually either passively or actively (?) wills them to be blessed with various good things in life.
I mean, I’ve got to admit, I do have a difficult time myself sometimes seeing even very evil people punished as, being an INFJ empath(et)ic type, I even still feel fro them. While I love them and even wish to see good done to them, I still feel bad that perhaps justice is not being done here and that they are not learning then from that justice being used as a correction to them.
So, then, wouldn’t it be just for God to punish all people here on Earth equally when they sin so that they might learn from it and repent?
Indeed, it seems that, far from that, He very often does good to what we might consider bad, even exceptionally bad (?), people. In Sacred Scripture, it even says that He sends sun and rain on the just and the unjust. (Considering the ancient farming context, I hear take both sun and rain as positive things.) We are even told to do good to those who are sinners.
I suppose the only problem I have with that (I suppose I wouldn’t call it a problem proper but perhaps a misunderstanding?) is that this kind of blessing of evildoers has no deterrent effect to stop them from sinning as punishment of some kind in this life would.
So, then, does God either actively and/or passively allow good things to happen even to bad people because of His deep Love for them? I mean, I suppose, as long as what He does/allows does not directly contribute to their sin, I don’t necessarily see anything unrighteous about that in and of itself. Again, though, the only issue I see with it is often in complete lack of punishment.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not questioning God. I’m just trying to understand this whole issue better and trying to figure out whether I misunderstand something here and even in the verses I cite as well as what I see around me, both past and present, with so-called “bad” people having often only good (or very much mostly good) done to them and little to no punishment for evil they do.
So, is my current
Gratias.