Crime and Punishment: Just Find Another Way
A common motif of God destroying His own people appear numerous times in The Bible. For instance in Chapter 19 of Genesis, the outcry of the people in Sodom against the Lord results in God destroying the city. After Lot and his family flee, Sodom quickly gets destroyed, along with all the people.
Obtaining much power and strength, God represents a leader to all the people he has created. Yet over and over again he seems to be the cause of violence and death. Even in modern times we elect people to powerful and vital roles in our society, and this same motif of rulers killing others continues.
In examples as extreme as Hitler, people in power use their titles for violence and in other negative ways. However, a president or a prime minister or even a king should use their role as a leader not in violence or for upset, but instead they need to use their power to help the bad and cure the sick. Instead of this, God simply kills whoever does not obey him or seems rebellious. Instead of instant punishment, people should be given a second chance or find help and peace in their leaders, instead of severe punishment.
