Hosea Principle

Connections List
 * Problem of Evil
 * Hosea
 * Genesis 3:9
 * Gave them over
 * Seek God
 * Punishment
 * Wrath of God
 * Actions judgement
 * 1 Corinthians 5
 * God loves us
 * Salvation

Scope Distinct from
 * God allowing us to reap the results of sin in order to come back to him
 * Also includes active punishment to cause repentance
 * NOT Gave over - which is also to nonbelievers
 * NOT Actions judgement - which is legal causal
 * Evil demonstrating the world is not right. The two concepts are heavily functionally linked, but distinct.

Topics
 * Mech
 * Enum of stages

Mech
 * 1) God pursues us but
 * 2) let's us run on our own
 * 3) in order for us to run into trouble and come back to him. He exercises his right of the Cannan Principle to punish us and demonstrate to use the error of our ways.
 * 4) Also note that God pursues us even though we're running away from him and he knows we will run away.
 * 5) He gives us the opportunity to respond even though we may not.

Verses for each point
 * 1)
 * Hosea 2:23 "I will call them 'my people' who are not my people;", quoted in Romans 9
 * See beginning of pursuit in "Where are you?" Genesis 3:9, God pursues and give opportunity to respond.
 * 2)
 * 3) God punishes in hopes of people turning back
 * Jeremiah 2:30 "In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction."
 * Jeremiah 5:3 "...You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent."
 * Hosea 2:1-15 realize God provides, lead into desert, tired of pursuing other lovers, I will then marry you
 * Proverbs 3:12 "because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in." - note heavily implied but no explicit indicator that this encourages correction
 * 1 Cor 5 expel the immoral brother
 * Ps 78:34 "Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; ..."
 * 2 Chron 7:13-14 withhold rain or send plauge >> humble and turn
 * Amos 4 I gave you the curses promised and you did not turn back
 * 4)
 * 5)