tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post225713161012550011..comments2024-03-18T00:53:33.065+11:00Comments on in all honesty: a bad case of mother guiltJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-11533437998671432072009-09-08T17:18:01.347+10:002009-09-08T17:18:01.347+10:00It is very liberating, isn't it? Jenny and I w...It is very liberating, isn't it? Jenny and I were talking about how freeing it is to realise this just the other day.<br /><br />You'll notice the NIV uses "punish" in Hebrews 12:5-7, but the ESV uses "chastise". I guess the point is that Jesus has taken the punishment we deserve for our sins, so there's no punishment left for us to bear - but God does "discipline" us in a loving way - not because we have to "pay" for our sins in some way, but to train us in godliness. So the goal of God's loving discipline is positive, not negative. <br /><br />But many of us still, in some secret recess of our mind, anticipate God's punishment when we feel that we've disappointed him in some way. We do this all the time, don't we? - e.g. I haven't had my QT, surely God won't bless me today. I've been really disobedient, something bad will surely happen to me. A Christian relic of paganism!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-22979518527345695392009-09-08T17:12:39.323+10:002009-09-08T17:12:39.323+10:00Jean, I was struck by the idea that God never puni...Jean, I was struck by the idea that God never punishes me, only disciplines me. It feels liberating, and I want to reflect more on that!<br /><br />FionaFiona McLeannoreply@blogger.com