Thirty five years of Bible reading has convinced me that God is not nit-picky. He doesnt judge every little infraction we make as we go minute by minute through the day. In fact to believe that he does borders on the insane and comes well within the borders of frivolous nonsense. What is not frivolous is that God will judge an individual, a collective group, a nation or the entire world for behavior that has passed beyond the mark. He is marvelously patient but in common vernacular, He aint no fool.
Youve got to ask the question, if man judges, punishes, and corrects his offspring why wouldnt God? Are we greater than Him? Using the Bible lets take this question to task and that will help us to do a much needed reality check in this area.
In the book of Deuteronomy 28 1-14 there are over a dozen pronouncements of blessings to anyone who chooses to heed Gods commandments and adhere to them faithfully as the live each day. Conversely, there are over fifty verses of curses and calamities for those who decide they are going to ignore His commands and live any way they like, Deuteronomy 28:15f. Things like madness, hemorrhoids and terrors are included in the heap just...