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All have sinned, so all of us deserve punishment. But thanks to God's son we can avoid that punishment. No matter how often you mess up, you can get forgiveness from God, always. But able to be continuously forgive doesn't mean that we can take that forgiveness for granted. God loves you no matter what you do, He just hates the sin in you. He hates the sin not the sinner.
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Good answer from AgeofKnowledge.
God is in heaven and dwells in "unapproachable light"; He is not usually involved in the personal, daily activities of Christians but instead relies on Christ our intercessor and the Holy Spirit who indwells us when we are saved/justified/born again. God is not punishing you. Paul writes in Ephesians 6:12 that our problems come from "spiritual hosts of wickedness" as well as ourselves when we fall into the "sin that so easily besets us".
Study your Bible to know the will of God: it is His word; and pray; and keep good company.
God is in heaven and dwells in "unapproachable light"; He is not usually involved in the personal, daily activities of Christians but instead relies on Christ our intercessor and the Holy Spirit who indwells us when we are saved/justified/born again. God is not punishing you. Paul writes in Ephesians 6:12 that our problems come from "spiritual hosts of wickedness" as well as ourselves when we fall into the "sin that so easily besets us".
Study your Bible to know the will of God: it is His word; and pray; and keep good company.
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God is slow to show his wrath on evil doers and at heart... he'd prefer that the wicked repent and live.
Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Ezekiel 18:32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!
Considering that context... you'd have to tick off God really bad and I don't know where that line is... but when people cross that line. Well, yes God may punish the wicked right here and now, today. I like to point out... why God caused the world wide flood.
Genesis 6:5 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
God is really slow to anger when he waited until EVERY thought of the human heart was evil... I don't if I would have that much patience.
Also, I think bad things can happen to people that do evil.. because that's the consequences of evil. For example, if I lie a lot... and people start to notice... people will not trust me.
I hope this helps.
Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Ezekiel 18:32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!
Considering that context... you'd have to tick off God really bad and I don't know where that line is... but when people cross that line. Well, yes God may punish the wicked right here and now, today. I like to point out... why God caused the world wide flood.
Genesis 6:5 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
God is really slow to anger when he waited until EVERY thought of the human heart was evil... I don't if I would have that much patience.
Also, I think bad things can happen to people that do evil.. because that's the consequences of evil. For example, if I lie a lot... and people start to notice... people will not trust me.
I hope this helps.