The Timing Of God's Punishments

Suppose nosotros walked into a room in addition to witnessed this:
"Tommy, selection upwards your toys."
"Which toys, Mom?"
And without or in addition to thus other word, woman bring upwards sent Tommy to his room for disobedience.

We'd mean value this woman bring upwards likewise harsh.

But suppose nosotros had entered the room an hr before when she had given Tommy a loving hug in addition to asked Tommy to selection upwards all his toys... or 30 minutes afterwards when she had reminded him he needed to selection them upwards before companionship came... or 15 minutes after that when she had told Tommy she'd punish him if his toys weren't picked upwards soon.

Instead of seeing her equally harsh, we'd consider her patient - likewise patient. 

We'd encounter her requests equally reasonable in addition to Tommy's reactions equally rebellious.

The timing of her penalization is important.

When people telephone call upwards God harsh for destroying whole cities inward Old Testament times, punishing sin inward the present, or sending people to hell inward the future, they base of operations their sentiment on the halt of the story, non the whole story.*

In all cases, God is exceedingly patient. He gives us to a greater extent than chances than nosotros deserve (Psalm 103:8-14, 2 Peter 3:9).
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* For i illustration of God's patience in addition to willingness to give men to a greater extent than chances, read the mass of Jonah.

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