Recently 2 Christians debated God's agency of dealing alongside sinful individuals as well as sinful nations.
One said God punishes us to cash inwards one's chips our attention.
The other said God never punishes, solely restores as well as redeems.
Who's right?
Regarding individuals, Scripture explains that God lovingly rebukes as well as disciplines His children:
Hebrews 12:5-6: “My son, produce non brand low-cal of the Lord’s discipline, as well as produce non lose pump when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the i he loves, as well as he chastens everyone he accepts every minute his son.”
Revelation 3:19: “Those whom I beloved I rebuke as well as discipline. So live on earnest as well as repent.”
Regarding nations, nosotros receive got a Bible sum of examples of God punishing nations who refuse Him. His purposes for nations are like to His purposes for individuals:
Jeremiah 18:7-8: "If at whatever fourth dimension I denote that a patch or kingdom is to live on uprooted, torn downward as well as destroyed, as well as if that patch I warned repents of its evil, thus I volition relent as well as non inflict on it the disaster I had planned."
Our God punishes as well as rebukes individuals as well as nations simply He does it out of love, that nosotros mightiness live on redeemed as well as restored.
