Do you believe in retribution?

“I think that God draws back his protection, long enough to allow us to come to our senses, and when we call out to him, he can and will come to help us, if our attitudes are right. “

If a human being did something like this to another, we would say he was playing perverse mind games. But since God does it, I guess it’s OK.

No. There is no over-arching, universal law of ethics or divine justice which rewards good behavior and punishes bad behavior. There is simply cause and effect, action and reaction.

well yes most of the time it comes in many forms for example if a criminal never gets caught then youd say retribution was never served but the moral pain and stress must be incredible its like that story “the tell tale heart”

religion is good… All loving fathers, discipline their children, they teach them and train them, in the way that they should go, this is Gods instruction also, so, if he instructs human fathers to discipline their children… Please tell me why he would not discipline his own???

In fact, he uses very strong language, to say that someone who is not discliplined… is a bastard… and not a son.

Yes I used to feel like you do, in a very violent and sadistic manner, but it is very damaging to you, to anyone, to indulge in such practices. When people do wrong to others it will return to them, just maybe not from you, but it will return and sometimes tenfold. Take comfort in that and also some responsibility, when people do us wrong, its usually because we have let them. Dont get sucked in to anger and vengeance, these things will lead you to your demise and will only reward you with the same retribution you speak of inflicting on others

What goes around…comes around.

its called karma