A ChristiansAttitude Towards Punishment

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A CHRISTIANS ATTITUDE TOWARDS PUNISHMENT

The punishment given by a Christian towards someone that has done wrong is very hard to decide as Christians strongly believe in two things, one is forgiveness. A good example of this is ‘The Parable of the Lost Son’ which can be found in The Bible, Luke 15:11-32. The sinners and tax collectors came to listen to Jesus, which annoyed the Pharisees so they said ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So Jesus then told them a story about a man who had two sons, the man gave his youngest son half of his money but the youngest son spent it on reckless living, drinking and prostitutes. The son had no money left so had to work feeding pigs that had more food than him, he then went home and his dad celebrated his return by killing the prize calf and having a feast. Jesus was trying to show that God is a loving, caring father, who will give his children freedom to live their lives but he will be there to forgive and support, if they ask for help or are truly sorry.

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Another parable told by Jesus to support the act of forgiveness was in Matthew 18:23-35, ‘The Parable of the Talents.’ In this story it teaches you that God will only forgive you if you forgive others, so if you forgive a criminal for what he/she has done then you will be forgiven and there will be a place for you in heaven. In John 8:2-11 there is a parable called ‘Woman in Adultery’ about how if you have done something wrong, Jesus will forgive you as long as you don’t do it again. This is a type of punishment ...

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