Would God punish people if people......?
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First of all, there IS a God. The universe didn't just create itself. Second, God punishes unrepentant sinners. Those who do not recieve(believe) the atoning sacrifice of Christ when they die are punished. If you admit that you are a sinner and believe that Christ died for you than you become a Christian, or, a follower of Christ. As a Christian you are commanded to love all people, even those who seem unlovable. So, as  Christian you wouldn't snub people off. And if people snubbed you off you would try not to let it bother you. Those who aren't Christians don't care how they treat people and they don't think about what happens after they leave this life.
651677
Interesting question.\n\nI think that we are in a form and/or fashion already being punished, not necessarily by God, but by the natural order of things that God, himself, set in place.  Reaping and sowing is a definite fact of life, whether one believes it or not.  Science, even backs up the concept with what goes up, must come down. \n\nI, also feel that we punish ourselves with guilt and unrealistic expectations of perfection looming just ahead in our minds, that God said we would not reach till the day of his coming. So, with all this in my mind, I believe that I will answer No, to your question, should we still be punished, if Jesus died for our sins. If God, My Father says He can & will forgive, and Jesus dripped blood savagely so I could...
954739
No, no, NO!\n\nWe hear about some poor person who died horribly after being tortured, or after suffering painfully from disease such as cancer or AIDS, or a baby who dies painfully, and any decent human being says "They didn't deserve that..."  But God, according to the Scriptures of various religions, thinks they did.  According to the scriptures and Christian/Jewish/Muslim belief, He knew about it, He could have prevented it, but He chose not to.  Disagreeing with God might be evil, but speaking for myself, I would have if I could have.  If that's evil, so be it.\n\nSo it seems that God is not as caring about humans as we were led to believe - assuming you accept a literal interpretation of the Bible.  So perhaps that is why He (and some of his followers) are so insensitive to the suffering of humanity, and would condemn even good people to eternity in hell.  In His viewpoint, apparently, they do deserve hell.\n\nI do not believe that anyone, let alone loving, charitable people who have not followed a particular religion's doctrine (such as saying the "sinner's prayer") deserves an eternity of torment.  That is one of the reasons that while I remain a spiritual person, I no longer identify myself with organized religion, including Christianity.
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You are 100% correct only God has the right to "damn people to hell"\nIf you look at the majority of religions there is always a standard for a person to live up to in order to achieve a reward. We have that in our natural world so why would it be so strange to have this set of standards in the spiritual world?\n\nIf I see a person robbing a bank I can say "you are going to jail for that act" I am in no way judging them I am telling them what the law says about that action and its normal results. \nIt will be the same with the bible for example if you believe it to be God's Word you can tell a person "according to the bible that act will damn you" and then you will not be judging in any way you are just telling them what the bible says about that action.\n\nHope this helps
914807
Yes. Flooding the world to destroy the evils of humanity would infringe on free will. There is no true free will in Christianity. It is only a term they throw around to convince themselves that their choice is based on something other than fear of an unlikely punishment.\n\nEven if Noah and his family were good people, while every other person in the world was evil, if god gave humans free will, then they had the freedom to choose evil. If you give someone a choice, you need to be prepared for the possibility that they will not choose what you wanted them to. If you give someone a choice, knowing that they will not choose the "right" answer and having a punishment in store for them in just that case, then you have set them up and are denying them free will. It is the spiritual equivalent of entrapment.
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If there is a God and this God designed you and me with a brain designed to think, use logic and reason to solve problems and determine truth, then he would expect us to use it.  How in heaven and on earth could a just God punish us for questioning what is very illogical and very unreasonable?  To believe in something that we can't see and that which can't be proven.  Would God punish us for using the brain he gave us?  I don't think so.\n\nSo, if I am wrong about not believing the God described in the Bible, then it is just as well.   Because he would be a cruel joker to give me a brain and then punish me in eternal fires of hell for using it.  And how about all the good Buddhists in the world who don't believe in the God of the Bible.  He's going to damn them to hell also?\n\nThat would be a cruel and unjust God.  Right or wrong, I don't want any part of the Judeo-Christian God.
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Thats a question that may make liers out of alot of people ! Its good to think that we would ,but you don't know what you would do until the time comes .\nTry this out . Would you let someone blow your child's head off  or would you denounce,and curse God and what he stands for ? NOW that tells you how much you love GOD!
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I don't believe in the death penalty. They are just commiting murder, and two worngs never make a right. God decides who should die at what time, so I think you are right, they should put him in jail for life and make him suffer for the pain he has caused people.
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Well, I know what church doctrine says, but only God knows the heart of any one person.  Fact is, we are all just guessing about it.  Noone can do that and come to tell us what happened next, so we will never know.  I can't imagine God punishing someone for dying as a result of mental illness. Church says they go to hell.  However, if it's true that we go to heaven as a result of having faith in God ( specifically in Christ's death in our place)  rather than by our works; then  suicide, which would be works, couldn't keep a person out of heaven
382618
I do not believe that god punishes at all.  We simply experience the consequences of our actions.
811857
There is a passage in the Bible that says that the sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children. I don't think that it means that in a literal sense God will punish children for their parents' wrongdoing. Rather, I think it means that the actions of the parents will have consequences that will affect the children.
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i dont think people would. i have asked this question and got some pretty rude answers. i think the majority of christians are idiots, and if there was a god, and he walked up and smited them, they still wouldnt believe he was really god, even though this is what they profess to believe..morons!
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Links posted by sinthya gives quotes from Quran regarding hell punishment for those who delibrately disbelieve God. Yes, Quran has warned about severe punishment in hereafter life for rejecting God. What that has to do with violence ? A person who believe in Hell punishement will be more tolerent and just because he knows will be accounted for every deed he do in this life. \n\nSee this answer also\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1006012302108
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If I'm an Evil person I'd say everyone...\n\nStarting from: Bush, Paris Hilton, all sinful people, Israelis,... and a lot more.\n\nAnd if I'm a Good person, I'd say no one should be punished and leave this matter to God.\n\nBut excuse me...\n\nI'm a Human Being and NOT a Saint!\n\nSo, I'd probably make a list for people to punish and those are:\n\n1- Condoles Rise,\n2- George Bush,\n3- Hossney Mubarak,\n4- Sharon,\n5- Paris Hilton and everyone who has committed Adultery with Sex Scandals,\n6- Everyone who has offended Islam and any other religion.\n7- Everyone with: Bad taste in everything, Bad breath (LOL), stupid people... Just kidding..\n\nNever mind of number 7, cause I can't judge people :)\nI'm a Human being not God.
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god made such ppl to differentiate between good and bad ppl\nw/o bad .... good has no value\nyes god is thr and he is watching over\nppl who cheat..speaks lie.....r punished\nbut not in the way we want it......god does gives thm the worst punishment in his own way\nso be good and stay away frm such ppl
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Yes\n\nExodus 20\n5...for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.\n\nNumbers 14:18\n'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.'
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No, I don't agree with you. People can do whatever they want.  God doesn't exit.