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Originally Posted by Raptor
There are many verses that show not only loss of reward but also discipline and/or punishment. We also have many cases, both in the Old T. and New T. concerning D and P. Entire chapters, books and accounts. And itīs relative, there is a large range, depending on every case....
Concerning the metaphorical use of a competition there is a third aspect you are not including:
1.) win = reward
2.) not win = lose reward
3.) cheat = discipline or punishment
Yes, maybe no punishment for not winning a prize, but surely punishment for behaving bad.
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Does 1 Cor. 5:5 sound like punishment?
“5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”
Punishment has a purpose…that the spirit might be saved.
Nell