Punishments from God

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God is both love and justice. He shows eternal love to his children, but also shows his justice to those who sin against him.

If I were to sin against God, would he allow a punishment or would he command a punishment to come due to the sin I have committed ?
 
God’s justice isn’t retribution justice, but restorative justice

The old testament cultures saw God as one who is merciful to the righteous, but wrathful to the sinner.

If this was the real God, Jesus would not have been sent to redeem men while they were yet sinners.

As we’ve seen, God didn’t send Jesus to change His mind about men, but to change the minds of men, about God.
 
God is both love and justice. He shows eternal love to his children, but also shows his justice to those who sin against him.

If I were to sin against God, would he allow a punishment or would he command a punishment to come due to the sin I have committed ?
God gave angels and humans free will, given by the permissive will of God, therefore the Catechism No. 1861 states “for our freedom has the power to make choices for ever, with no turning back.” This occurs whenever sanctifying grace is lost and not repented and forgiven prior to death with the immediate particular judgement. The chief punishment of hell is never having the Beatific Vision, about which the Catechism No. 1028 states “God cannot be seen as he is, unless he himself opens up his mystery to man’s immediate contemplation and gives him the capacity for it. The Church calls this contemplation of God in his heavenly glory “the beatific vision””. It must therefore be a divine law.

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1824 Fruit of the Spirit and fullness of the Law, charity keeps the commandments of God and his Christ: "Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love."99

99 Jn 15:9-10; cf. Mt 22:40; Rom 13:8-10.
 
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He might. He might not. He knows what you are made of and - this is crucial - if you will repent in the future. Thus, He is patient and He waits.

Today’s Gospel was our Lord’s teaching that we should “repent and believe the good news” (Gospel). Some of us are quicker to respond and some of us slower. I, for one, am delighted that He has been patient with me.
 
God is both love and justice. He shows eternal love to his children, but also shows his justice to those who sin against him.

If I were to sin against God, would he allow a punishment or would he command a punishment to come due to the sin I have committed ?
This is why we have confession. All sins are against God. We confess to say we are sorry for rejecting God’s love in preference to sinning. We will try not to sin again. We are human and will sin again . That is why we have the sacrament of confession.
 
God is both love and justice. He shows eternal love to his children, but also shows his justice to those who sin against him.
Umm… I’d haggle you with that one. God shows eternal love to all – even those who reject him – and justice to all – even those who accept Him. It’s both/and, not either/or.
If I were to sin against God, would he allow a punishment or would he command a punishment to come due to the sin I have committed ?
In the context of the question (eternity), the answer comes down to “final judgment”. So… if you were to sin mortally against God and not repent, then His justice would demand the consequences of eternal damnation. That would, coincidentally, be an expression of His love: He would not force you into an eternity you did not choose.
 
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