Doctrine: Judgment

Doctrine: Judgment The Immutable Law of Sowing and Reaping
The farmer who plants certain seeds knows what to expect. He knows he will reap what he sows. He may not know exactly how many bushels of corn he'll get to an acre, but he knows it will all be the result of the seeds he planted. That is an unbreakable law of nature: we reap what we sow, but we can never know exactly how much the harvest will be. This also holds true in the spiritual realm. We find immutable laws of sowing and reaping there also. I know some people try to deny the existence of such a realm as the Kingdom of God. They are like moles who are ignorant of the existence of the sunlit world because they are blind.

Future Punishment
The doctrine of future punishment is so clearly taught in God's Word that no one can escape it. It is not that God wants to threaten or frighten people into being good. As Dr. S. M. Merrill says, "It is the last resort of God's wisdom and holiness.... In it God takes no delight. Yet the necessities of good government, the maintenance of order under rightful authority, and the highest regard for the welfare of the good, require this ultimate vindication of righteousness at the expense of the incorrigibly wicked."