I like it better than the 'punishment' kind of theology.
I wish people would just be good to one another because it is the right thing to do. Everyone should want to be treated nicely, and the only way for that to happen is everyone treats each other nicely.
But it takes a while for people to grow up. Most two year olds will whack someone with a hammer if given a chance, cause they don’t realize it could really hurt someone. They have to get older and develop and realize it will hurt someone, then it’s not good to hurt someone, and if I treat someone poorly, then someone might treat me poorly and I don’t like it. Some people never really grow up in awareness. Their self awareness is limited to themselves. But so many people need a structure or laws cause they don't seem to figure this out on their own.







