Let's see - Jesus??
Jesus fulfilled the law, broke the curse (for men and women, as well as the earth). While this world is not what it will be when Jesus returns, as Christians we are certainly to love one another. God is the one who is in charge of punishment, or perhaps a better word would be "discipline." And discipline is hard, but it helps us grow and be conformed to the image of Christ.
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." Matt 5:17
"Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent." Rev. 3:19
And again, to the OP, who would have us live under the curse of the law.
"10 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” 12 But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—14 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith." Gal. 3:6-10
How does Jesus want us to live? Does he want us to live with men being twisted and destroyed with a power ethic, one of domination, or does Jesus want us to love one another?
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35
Please note that this is a NEW commandment, which means we no longer follow the rules and admonitions of the Old Testament.
Using Genesis 3:16 to prove how we should live in the New Testament is a very bad hermeneutic. It is necessary to read the whole Bible, and to see the way Christ changes the way we are to live, and gives us a new ethic. Yes, repentance and forgiveness is part of that ethic, but we are not to lift proof texts out of Genesis and then forget the whole reason Christ came was to be a perfect sacrifice for sin, so the Old Testament is no longer in force, including the consequences of the Fall.
Perhaps, Dave, you need to take a course or do some studying on Biblical interpretation, or hermeneutics, before you come back to CC posting outrageous and totally incorrect posts.
