(August 29, 2011 at 4:21 pm)searchingforanswers Wrote: Doesnt the bible say god causes us to suffer because we dont obey him salty?
Punishment and suffering aren't the same, the Lord allows those that serve him to suffer because it molds us, teaches us, fills us with hope and faith. This forum has been a tool for the Lord working in me. I have already been able to witness to many because I have spoken to them about my discussions on this forum. I am being verbally persecuted, but I walked into it, and the Lord is using it to prepare me for the work ahead.
Punishment denotes the Lord's wrath, but the Lord is slow to anger, his wrath hasn't been realized yet. Those who disobey him have the spirit of the enemy working in them, they suffer enough under his reign, but eventually the Lord will pour his wrath on the enemy (Satan) and them, every person will be made to answer for what they have done. It is only by the blood of Jesus that I will spared.
"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Hebrews 11:6
