In these rewards and Punishments, we would like to think there is nothing for us as we are part of the New Covenant in Jesus. Yet the principle that God rewards the faithful and punishes the disobedient is still true. The promises are great especially the one in Romans 8:28 that God will work all things together for God for those who trust in him. Side Note: Not everything is good for us in fact some things are downright horrible, but God will turn it. The most radical punishment other than being rejected by God is found for believers in 1 Corinthians 12 where Paul says that those who take the Lord's Supper unworthily will be sick and could die is quite harsh. God hasn't changed. He still rewards the faithful and punishes the disobedient but even his punishments today are given with the hope that we will return to him just as he wanted Israel to do.
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