Punishment

Connections List
 * Gave them over
 * Cursed World
 * Hosea Principle
 * Judgement Day
 * Evil, Sin
 * Canaan Principle
 * Actions judgement
 * Sins of the father
 * Prepared for destruction
 * JC death punishment, hell
 * Death
 * Toleration
 * Hell
 * Guilt

Scope
 * Punishment for sin, theology side
 * For a more behavioral side see "actions judgement"

Topics
 * Mech dim, questions
 * Verses, Examples

Primary dim / types Other mech Questions
 * As a sign, foretaste, dampened results
 * 1) See Cursed world connection
 * 2) Romans 1 receive in bodies consequences for sin, see Gave them over
 * 3) Toleration for now, dealt at will for the sake of salv / testimony.
 * 4) End state separation from God, may also include proactive punishment
 * 5) As a tool / excuse? in other ways. Hosea principle or just God can choose to not tolerate whenever he wants. See Lam 3:37-45
 * Works for both Israel and non-chosen, see Jerermiah examples
 * Is deserved. Romans 9
 * On practical level in OT could be avoided if repent. E.g. Jonah. See good evil causality connection
 * Passed on via phys/psych effects to generations (but isn't morally punished?)
 * For Christians punishment for sins is not death, it is just the death of part of us. But for non jc their whole self is in rebellion and is to be destroyed.
 * Is hell different from death (spiritual)?

Verses, examples
 * Rom 6:23a "For the wages of sin is death..."
 * Jer 22:8-9 ppl ask why God destroy city? ppl respond they forsook God
 * Jer 40:1-6 Bab commander recognizes Israel lost because disobey
 * Jer 50:7 ppl devour Israel and say "not guilty" b/c Israel sinned against Lord=pasture
 * Jer 48:7 to Moab, "since you trust in your deeds and riches, you too will be taken captive..."
 * Jer 50:24,29 vs. Bab because it defied the Lord
 * Conquest of Canaan bloody slaughter
 * Prophetic destruction of many evil nations
 * End times judgement day, sheep and goats
 * Acts 5:1-11 Ananias and Sapphira
 * 1 King 9 ppl ask why Lord destroy land and temple? because they forsook god

If there is only punishment from God (and no grace) then we only feel anger, resentment, frustration