Many people falsely believe in retribution theology: Blessings as well as suffering are straight results of the practiced or bad things nosotros do.
They base of operations their beliefs on Galatians 6:7-8 which says: "Do non hold upwards deceived: God cannot hold upwards mocked. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 human reaps what he sows.…”
But the regulation of reaping as well as sowing involves these truths:
1. Not all difficulties are associated amongst sin (John 9:2-3).(1)
2. Results are non immediate. Just equally seeds induce got fourth dimension to induce got root as well as grow, many practiced as well as bad results come upwards years afterwards they are sown (1 Corinthians 4:5).
3. Some practiced seeds reap hard things on populace only neat rewards inwards sky (Matthew 5:11-12; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10).
4. Some bad seeds reap “good” things hither on populace only consequence inwards eternal punishments (Matthew 16:26).
When something bad happens, nosotros should testify our lives as well as repent if we’ve been violating God’s commands (Hebrews 12:6).(2) Otherwise, nosotros take away to intend eternally, realizing that many things sown on populace volition non hold upwards harvested until heaven.
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(1) See Acts of God, Job's Friends and Christianity as well as Karma are non Compatible.
(2) See Discipline, Punishment, Condemnation.
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