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Bible Dictionary: Define Punish, Definition of Punish
How can we know anything about anythingTo try to explain truth to him who loves it not is but to give him more plentiful material for misinterpretation. George Macdonald Do we have to make a choice between science and the Bible? NO! That is NOT where the problem is, but that is what everyone seems to want to talk about. Take science as an example. How can we know anything about the created material world around us? How can we know anything from what we can see using natural sciences? We all see the same things in the material world, but we don't come to the same answers. Why is that? How can we know anything about the Bible and what it teaches? Every person believes different things about the Bible and how it should be read. Why is that? Same scientific facts. Different answers. Same Bible. Different answers. Why is that? The true question is this: How do we come to our answers that we get from what we can see through science or what we can read in the Bible? How do we think about what we see using science or what we read in the Bible? How do we analyze what we have seen and read? How do we interpret what we have seen and read? We use logic, but logic always has a foundation. Jesus talked about building on the Rock. That Rock is Jesus Christ. He is the true foundation. There are also the false foundations of the ungodly. An example might help. Question: Why do you believe in evolution? Answer: Because my science teacher told me that evolution is scientific fact. Question: Why do you believe your science teacher? Answer: because he agrees with the textbook he assigned us to read. Now, we have asked, "Why?" twice. If we continued to ask, "Why?" we would come down to the foundation of this person's thoughts. When we get down to the foundations, there are no more questions that can be answered. So where to the foundations come from? There are three possibilities.
Question: Why do you believe in creation? Answer: Because God revealed this to me. He spoke to me through the Bible and gave me His faith so that I could believe Him. See how quickly we got to the foundation. This is a belief that has a foundation that is solid and that cannot be moved. In reality, the things that we make up, that are pulled from the air, are actually from demons and all the lies of demons spring from the prince of demons, Satan. So these are one and the same. Divine revelation comes from the Almighty, Creator, God, Jesus Christ. So there are only two choices, but how do we know there are only two choices? Because God has revealed this truth to us. The question then is how do we tell the difference between the revelation that comes from God and the lies of Satan? The answer is that everyone who sincerely wants to do the will of God will know. Jesus said, "If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me" The rejection of the revelation that comes from God is not an intellectual problem. It is a moral problem. Jesus said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you: For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened." Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? Matthew 7:7-11 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. You can set the truth before someone, but you can't make anyone believe those things that they don't want to submit to. They have to want to obey God. How frequently it is brought to our attention that nothing good can be done if the will is wrong! Reason alone fails to justify itself. Richard M. Weaver Jesus said, "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32) "If we are not prepared to buy the truth at the cost of our own humbling we shall not receive it" Lies appear to have no price upon them. They seem cheap and they abound everywhere. But for the truth there is always an obvious price to pay. "[God] has set a day when He will judge all the world's people with fairness. And He has chosen the man Jesus to do the judging for Him. God has given proof of this to all of us by raising Jesus from death" (Acts 17:31). "There is a judge for the one who rejects Me [Jesus] and does not accept My words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day" (John 12:48) That also stands for every person who speaks the utterances of Jesus. When we hear them, we hear Jesus Christ, and we either accept or reject. Every person who follows Jesus Christ is commanded to only speak His utterances and not their own. "When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God" (1 John 3:19) Ravi Zacharias did two open forums in a university. On the second night, one man told him that he had brought two Atheists in the night before who said that the arguments presented were so strong that they could not contend with them, but they were going to remain Atheists because that is what they prefer to be true. In another case of just listening to an unbeliever and drawing out his reasoning, the unbeliever finally came to his foundations. They turned out to be assumptions that were pulled from the air. When asked why he believed his basic assumption, the unbeliever looked startled and blurted out, "I guess I'm making the whole thing up." It was quite a revelation to him since he hadn't even known that he had any assumptions. However, he decided to remain an Atheist because he didn't want God to rule over him. The word, punish, in King James Version, is a translation from several Hebrew and Greek words. Punish can mean many things, but chastise has a correctional meaning. It has been given by revelation that all the judgments of God are remedial. When God punishes, it is a correction. A better translation would be correct or chastise, simply because it is more precise. Of course, punish can mean to get even, too, but that is not the meaning of Scripture. God does not send the wicked to eternal punishment to satisfy a need in God. That whole theory is based on some bad translations and the human need to "get even." The fleshly nature of man has great pleasure in the death, ethernal death, of those that we perceive as wicked. God has a plan to restore the entire creation to Himself. This does not mean that there will not be a hell. And in no way does it imply that hell will not be terrible. This information is not to be confused with Universalism, which does two other unscriptural things. Universalism removes the need to accept Christ as Savior--that would make the Bible ridiculous. Universalism removes hell--that conflicts with Scripture, also. Universalism is a cult.
The Scripture says: "Say to them; "As I live,' says the Lord God, "I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?" Ezekiel 33:1 and
"For he doth not afflict <06031> willingly nor grieve the children of men. " Lamentations 3:33 and "Who [God] will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:4
Looking into the original language, there is no contradiction to this Scripture, but looking into the majority of the theological theories of man, there are many contradictions to this verse of Scripture. When theology conflicts with Scripture, get rid of the theology.
Note: Revelation is always the way that the Bible is understood. Many scholars try to figure it out using the human mind. However, the natural mind cannot receive the revelation of God. The Bible gives a prescription for revelation in Ephesians 3:5. It says that these things are revealed to the apostles and prophets. [read more] The office of apostle has been restored to the Church. At the same time, all sorts of false apostles have sprung into being, but that is the work of the enemy. Those who are true apostles move is unity with one another. None of them teaches his or her own doctrine. The doctrine that they have received has been revelation that has always been according to the Holy Scripture. In fact, it seems that in every instance the revelation has been that the Bible actually means exactly what it says. That should not be surprising. What also is not surprising is that so many so-called scholars spend their days dreaming up reasons that the Bible does not mean what it says. Many of those Scholars take a position as if they themselves were the chief apostle and everyone should listen to them.
03256 רסי yacar yaw-sar’ AV-chastise 21 instruct 8, correct 7, taught 2, bound 1, punish 1, reformed 1, reproveth 1, sore 1; 43 1) to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to chasten, admonish 1a2) to instruct 1a3) to discipline 1b) (Niphal) to let oneself be chastened or corrected or admonished 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to discipline, correct 1c2) to chasten, chastise 1d) (Hiphil) to chasten 1e) (Nithpael) to teach 05221 הכנ nakah naw-kaw’ a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 1364} AV-smite 348, slay 92, kill 20, beat 9, slaughter 5, stricken 3, given 3, wounded 3, strike 2, stripes 2, misc 13; 500 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a) (Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) 1d7) to be blighted (of plants) 06064 שׁנע ‘anash aw-nash’ a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 1659} AV-punish 5, condemned 2, amerce 1, surely 1; 9 1) to fine, amerce, punish, condemn, mulct 1a) (Qal) to fine, punish 1b) (Niphal) to be fined, be punished, be mulcted 06485 דקפ paqad paw-kad’ a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 1802 AV-number 119, visit 59, punish 31, appoint 14, commit 6, miss 6, set 6, charge 5, governor 5, lack 4, oversight 4, officers 4, counted 3, empty 3, ruler 3, overseer 3, judgment 2, misc 28; 305 v 1) to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pay attention to, observe 1a2) to attend to 1a3) to seek, look about for 1a4) to seek in vain, need, miss, lack 1a5) to visit 1a6) to visit upon, punish 1a7) to pass in review, muster, number 1a8) to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking 1b2) to be visited 1b3) to be visited upon 1b4) to be appointed 1b5) to be watched over 1c) (Piel) to muster, call up 1d) (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer 1e2) to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be visited 1f2) to be deposited 1f3) to be made overseer, be entrusted 1g) (Hithpael) numbered 1h) (Hothpael) numbered 07489 עער ra‘a‘ raw-ah’ a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 2191} {See TWOT on 2192} AV-evil 20, evildoer 10, hurt 7, wickedly 5, worse 5, afflict 5, wicked 4, break 3, doer 3, ill 3, harm 3, displease 2, misc 13; 83 1) to be bad, be evil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be displeasing 1a2) to be sad 1a3) to be injurious, be evil 1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to do an injury or hurt 1b2) to do evil or wickedly 1b3) mischief (participle) 2) to break, shatter 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to break 2a2) broken (participle) 2a3) to be broken 2b) (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder 2849 κολαζω kolazo kol-ad’-zo from kolos (dwarf); TDNT-3:814,451; v AV-punish 2; 2 1) to lop or prune, as trees and wings 2) to curb, check, restrain 3) to chastise, correct, punishment 4) to cause to be punished 05771 ןוע ‘avon aw-vone’ or ןווע ‘avown (#2Ki 7:9; Ps 51:5) aw-vone’ from 05753; n m; {See TWOT on 1577 @@ "1577a"} AV-iniquity 220, punishment 5, fault 2, Iniquities + 01697 1, mischief 1, sin 1; 230 1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity 1a) iniquity 1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition) 1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity 02403 האטח chatta’ah khat-taw-aw’ or תאטח chatta’th khat-tawth’ from 02398; n f; {See TWOT on 638 @@ "638e"} AV-sin 182, sin offering 116, punishment 3, purification for sin 2, purifying 1, sinful 1, sinner 1; 296 1) sin, sinful 2) sin, sin offering 2a) sin 2b) condition of sin, guilt of sin 2c) punishment for sin 2d) sin-offering 2e) purification from sins of ceremonial uncleanness 06466 לעפ pa‘al paw-al’ a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 1792} AV-work 19, workers 19, do 10, make 4, commit 1, doers 1, Maker 1, ordaineth 1; 56 1) to do, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do 1a2) to make 02399 אטח chet’ khate from 02398; n m; {See TWOT on 638 @@ "638a"} AV-sin 30, faults 1, grievously 1, offences 1; 33 1) sin 1a) sin 1b) guilt for sin 1c) punishment for sin 06066 שׁנע ‘onesh o’- nesh from 06064; n m; {See TWOT on 1659 @@ "1659a"} AV-tribute 1, punishment 1; 2 1) fine, penalty, indemnity 2851 κολασις kolasis kol’-as-is from 2849; TDNT-3:816,451; n f AV-punishment 1, torment 1; 2 1) correction, punishment, penalty For Synonyms see entry 5859 & 5909 2009 επιτιμια epitimia ep-ee-tee-mee’-ah from a compound of 1909 and 5092; TDNT-2:627,249; n f AV-punishment 1; 1 1) punishment 5098 τιμωρια timoria tee-mo-ree’-ah from 5097; ; n f AV-punishment 1; 1 1) a rendering help 2) assistance 3) vengeance, punishment, penalty For Synonyms see entry 5859 & 5909 Author/Compiler Last updated: Mar, 2011 |
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