What is it called when you punish yourself for your sins?

Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. In Christianity, self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the mortification of the flesh and is seen as a spiritual discipline.

What does self-punishment mean?

Definition of self-punishment : the act of punishing oneself Leaving early to train for an Ironman triathlon—a masterwork of self-punishment—is, however, deeply respected.—

Why do I feel like I am being punished by God?

Feeling like you’re being punished by God is normal for two reasons: 1) life is filled with difficult losses, terrible tragedies, and dry stretches of boredom and loneliness; and 2) you are human, which means you screw up. You make mistakes, hurt others, fail to live up to your own standards, and let people down.

Is God’s angry punishment for our sins for us to endure?

“It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons,” he said ( Hebrews 12:7 ). These saints were not to interpret their painful experiences as God’s angry punishment for their sins. That angry punishment was completely spent on Jesus — once for all — on the cross.

Was Jesus disciplined and never sinned?

Here is one of the most remarkable things about God ordaining hard things in our lives in a disciplinary way: Jesus was disciplined and never sinned. Here is what I mean. Hebrews 5:8 says “ [Jesus] learned obedience through what he suffered.” Now a lot of people read that and they say, “Whoa. Learned obedience?

How do you pray for the cause of suffering?

PRAYER: Gracious, merciful God, I will never get to the point where I understand the cause of all suffering. Your ways are not my ways, and my judgment is limited. Nevertheless, I pray that you help me to know what I should know and to be satisfied with not knowing what I don’t need to know.