When our girls were in elementary school we went to Holdenville Lake (eastern Oklahoma) for a family picnic with my parents. While we prepared to eat I told the girls to stay away from the water until I could be with them. Of course as soon as my back was turned the girls started to wade around in the lake and got their clothes wet.
After lunch, in spite of the girl’s tears and my mother’s plea for mercy, we went home - no swimming, no sitting by the lake, no enjoying the day. It was a long trip home.
Who paid the price for the girl’s disobedience? Everyone! The day was spoiled for the family because I made a rule, the girls broke the rule, and I applied the punishment. It was an important lesson for the girls at the time, though they don’t remember the experience today, I have never forgotten it.
The writer of Hebrews states that Jesus made “purification for sin” (Heb 1:3). Since someone had to be punished for the sin of mankind, Christ died. That punishment came at a horrific cost to the Father - because it was at his command that Jesus was crucified. Punishment must follow disobedience: in families, in society, and in eternity.
This thought was inspired by Dr. David Allen who is teaching this week on the theme, “Engaging Our Culture.” Dr. Allen is a dean at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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