Question 28
What are the punishments of sin in this world?
The punishments of sin in this world are either inward, as blindness of mind,a a reprobate sense,b strong delusions,c hardness of heart,d horror of conscience,e and vile affections;f or outward, as the curse of God upon the creatures for our sakes,g and all other evils that befall us in our bodies, names, estates, relations, and employments;h together with death itself.i
What are the punishments of sin in this world?
The punishments of sin in this world are either inward, as blindness of mind,a a reprobate sense,b strong delusions,c hardness of heart,d horror of conscience,e and vile affections;f or outward, as the curse of God upon the creatures for our sakes,g and all other evils that befall us in our bodies, names, estates, relations, and employments;h together with death itself.i
a. Ephesians 4:18
Ephesians 4:18
4:18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
4:18 They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
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b. Romans 1:28
Romans 1:28
1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
1:28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
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c. 2 Thessalonians 2:11
2 Thessalonians 2:11
2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2:11 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
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d. Romans 2:5
Romans 2:5
2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
2:5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
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e. Isaiah 33:14; Genesis 4:13; Matthew 27:4
Isaiah 33:14
33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: "Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?"
Genesis 4:13
4:13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
4:13 But Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Matthew 27:4
27:4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
27:4 "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood," he said. "What is that to us?" they replied. "You bear the responsibility."
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f. Romans 1:26
Romans 1:26
1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
1:26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
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g. Genesis 3:17
Genesis 3:17
3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
3:17 And to Adam He said: "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
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h. Deuteronomy 28:15–18
Deuteronomy 28:15–18
28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 28:16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 28:17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 28:18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
28:15 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: 28:16 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. 28:17 Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. 28:18 The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.
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i. Romans 6:21, 23
Romans 6:21; Romans 6:23
6:21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
6:21 What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death. 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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