The Cycles of Personal Punishment are the outline of divine punitive discipline upon individual believers and unbelievers. The punishment of the unbeliever is due to rejection of the gift of Eternal Life. The punishment of the believer is for failure to execute the unique Spiritual Life of all human history.
Cycles of Punishment
Cycle/Executed by/Scripture/Remarks
1. Negative Volition Individual
Jn 3:18;
1 Cor. 11:31 Tree in the Garden
2. Scar Tissue of the Soul Lord Jesus Christ
Rom. 9:18 "He hardens"
3. Punishment Holy Spirit
1 Cor. 11:32;
Heb. 12:6 Warning Punishment
4. Weakness, Sickness Holy Spirit
1 Cor. 11:30 Intensified Punishment
5. Grace Lord Jesus Christ
Rom. 9:15 Helpless candidate for grace
6. Metrics Hypostatic Union Humanity of Christ
Rom. 5:1;
Eph. 4:13;
1 Pet. 2:8 Life or death - God's Sovereign Decision
7. Categorical Punishment Holy Spirit
Dan 4:16, 23, 25, 32;
Rom. 5:2-5 Momentum, Stress, Endurance
1. Every individual believer or unbeliever operates under the Law of Volitional Responsibility...
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The nitty gritty. His model seems very effective.
I believe many depressions fall under #4. Thoughts?
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