Mindaboo
Puritan Board Graduate
This is a spin off from my other thread. What is the difference between discipline and punishment? I just studied this a couple of weeks ago while working through the book of Deuteronomy.
The main difference I have noticed is that discipline seems to be a gift to the believer, while punishment seems to indicate eternal judgment that is reserved for the unbeliever. I did not find any verse that used the word punishment in regard to a believer. I am using an ESV, so maybe it's just my version.
When I discipline my children I am training them. I don't see that as a punishment. I think the two are very different.
Am I way off base here?
The main difference I have noticed is that discipline seems to be a gift to the believer, while punishment seems to indicate eternal judgment that is reserved for the unbeliever. I did not find any verse that used the word punishment in regard to a believer. I am using an ESV, so maybe it's just my version.
When I discipline my children I am training them. I don't see that as a punishment. I think the two are very different.
Am I way off base here?