Should wrongdoing always be punished

Answer 1

Answer

In most cases, this is really a matter for the civil authorities. It is in part a matter of morals or conscience as to what is 'wrongdoing', but issues of conscience are not subject to being punished unless they involve breaches of the law or social convention.

Legal authorities sometimes take a lenient view in deciding whether minor wrongdoings should be punished.

Answer:

Yes, the meaning of "wrongdoing" has been altered considerably since God first informed man of His Ten Commandments.

With God, transgressing His Commandments is "sin" (I John 3-4). That's "wrongdoing" with God. And it's always punishable by death... unless the transgressor undergoes heartfelt repentance over it, seeks the mercy and forgiveness of his Creator... and is granted it.

With man, however, he has taken upon himself the "God-prerogative" of deciding for himself what is right and what is wrong. In so doing, he has turned God's right and wrong upside down and inside out, until these days it seems that "wrongdoers" are rewarded and "rightdoers" are punished.

So, the word "wrongdoer" is a "point-of-view" term. Is that "wrongdoing" in God's eyes... or man's?