Comments on: With Osipov on the nature of God - my response http://www.3waystolive.com/2008/06/with-osipov-on-the-nature-of-god-my-response.html Which is your way? Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Edward http://www.3waystolive.com/2008/06/with-osipov-on-the-nature-of-god-my-response.html#comment-227 Edward Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:30:28 +0000 http://www.3waystolive.com/?p=162#comment-227 Hi, There could be a danger in always believing that God's punishment as being merely remedial *always*. This view of God's love doesn't explain hell very well and could come dangerously close to some kind of universalism. regards Edward Hi,

There could be a danger in always believing that God’s punishment as being merely remedial *always*. This view of God’s love doesn’t explain hell very well and could come dangerously close to some kind of universalism.

regards
Edward

]]> By: Vitali http://www.3waystolive.com/2008/06/with-osipov-on-the-nature-of-god-my-response.html#comment-226 Vitali Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:00:23 +0000 http://www.3waystolive.com/?p=162#comment-226 I absolutely agree! I absolutely agree!

]]> By: DD http://www.3waystolive.com/2008/06/with-osipov-on-the-nature-of-god-my-response.html#comment-222 DD Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:09:45 +0000 http://www.3waystolive.com/?p=162#comment-222 "Hence God never punishes us, only disciplines." I see it this way: God's punishment is never punitive. God's punishment is remedial. I suppose this is another way to say what you imply. But I like putting it this way because it states clearly that God does punish (or disciplines) but for a purpose and not as an end in itself. Within this context, I feel it is easier to explain God as being primarily Love and within the context of this all encompassing love, is His loving discipline. “Hence God never punishes us, only disciplines.”

I see it this way:

God’s punishment is never punitive. God’s punishment is remedial.

I suppose this is another way to say what you imply. But I like putting it this way because it states clearly that God does punish (or disciplines) but for a purpose and not as an end in itself. Within this context, I feel it is easier to explain God as being primarily Love and within the context of this all encompassing love, is His loving discipline.

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