Sentences with phrase «by fear of punishment»

He believed laws should be decreed in the interest of the state, that people should be controlled by fear of punishment.

Children do not need to be motivated by fear of punishment.

John Gray has discovered that children today do not need to be motivated by fear of punishment.

Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hopes of reward after death.»

«It is indeed better (as no one ever could deny) that men should be led to worship God by teaching, than that they should be driven to it by fear of punishment or pain; but it does not follow that because the former course produces the better men, therefore those who do not yield to it should be neglected.

Not exact matches

The fear of the great nothing is too much for my mind to bear, and I can sleep at night by convincing myself that the absolute nothing we all face one day will instead be full of happy choirs of angels, reward for any suffering I've endured, punishment of the wicked and evil (it pains me to think those who cause so much evil will not suffer for eternity, so hell is a great comfort too), and that I'll get to see all those I currently miss since the death of friends and family are so painful.

If the morality is motivated merely by a fear of eternal punishment, which many religions are, then you are not truly moral - you are simply under duress.

Faith (or belief without evidence) is more motivated by two basic human emotions: FEAR of dying and punishment and HOPE for an eternal afterlife.

We aren't told what Thompson believes now» and his art does not require us to place him in any doctrinal camp» but by the end of Habibi he seems to have least worked his way to a beautiful observation: «God's followers worship not out of the hope for reward nor fear of punishment but out of love.»

If a person needs the fear of eternal punishment by a make believe god to deter them from killing, stealing or any other sort of malevolence, they are not decent human beings to begin with.

If we behaved for no other reason than fear of punishment by an invisible being, we'd be in bad shape.

Do you do good only out of fear of punishment, so that you scowl, even when you will the Good, so that in your dreams at night, you wish away the punishment and to that extent also the Good, and in your dreams by day imagine that one can with a slavish mind serve the Good?

Even, at times when I truly begin to feel intensely guilty for my thoughts and fear punishment, I remind myself that God even has mercy towards Satan, the very enemy of God, by not utterly and completely destroying his existence but given him free will to operate in this world and to do evil.

So you're saying the only reason you don't steal and murder is because of a fear of punishment by your sky spirit?

living according to a moral code because of the fear of punishment (i.e. going to hell, getting caught by police, etc) is not truly moral

But if we come to Christ and He does a work in us then by our heart we start to walk according to the law without the fear of punishment.

For the past 2 months I've been attending a class where we have been studying a book titled The Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee and I feel that it is a great book for anyone dealing with issues such as fear of rejection, failure, shame and the fear of punishment and how those issues can be overcome when you apply the truth of Jesus» work on the cross to everyday life.

And whereas, it is the duty of nations as as well as of men, to owe their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord: And, in so much as we know that, by His divine law, nations, like individuals, are subjected to punishments and chastisements in this world, may we not justly fear that the awful calamity of civil war, which now desolates the land, may be but a punishment inflicted upon us for our presumptuous sins, to the needful end of our national reformation as a whole People?

There is the God of judgment who rules by fear and who dispenses post-mortem rewards and punishments.

fred... yes fred, i have a better way — but you sir, i have no need to keep this conversation going, for you are terribly thick headed, and beyond brainwashed by religion... you claim to believe the bible and what is has to say yet allow for me to be a di - ck to god without fear of recourse or any form of punishment from god — back in the day, i would have been smoted, now you losers claim that he will just torture me forever in hell as my punishment — this implies that god has learned better ways to function as god — whoa, did anyone else just see what i said, god learned... thats rather un-godly, to learn, being he is all knowing - but your right, i am wrong... jesus christ where did i put my fuk you card, oh god - dam - nit... i must have thrown it away with all the other garbage i don't use... well too bad.

It is saturated by neurotic guilt (fear of punishment and abandonment).

controlling their behavior by inducing a fear of physical consequence will also make them fear the person doling out the punishment, which will eventually make it difficult for the child to come to the parent as they get older for help when they've done something wrong or made a mistake and need advice.

Bill Banning Corporal Punishment in Schools to Be Introduced in Congress «There are two Americas out there for young students right now — one where they go to school knowing that they'll be guided positively by caring adults, and one where they live in constant fear of getting beaten,» said Rep. McCarthy, a member of the Committee on Education and Workforce.

The thing is, instant obedience and thoughtless compliance based on fear of punishment will always be an external and temporary «fix» for behavior issues, as evidenced by the increasingly defiant and disconnected Israelite nation in the Old Testament, while thoughtful consideration and cooperation are internal, a heart - deep and soul - to - soul connection inspired by compassion, respect, and communication.

The office of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, released its findings in a graphic 79 - page report that described a «deep - seated culture of violence» against youthful inmates at the jail complex, perpetrated by guards who operated with little fear of punishment.

He acknowledged the «cruel punishment» administered to his fellow Liberal Democrats by the electorate and warned that British liberalism is needed to challenge the politics of identity, grievance and fear.

And since punishment would be coming from a government institution — yes, that is what a public school is — that means without fear of punishment by the state.

She is hampered by deep fears of hell and punishment, and utter ignorance of the facts of life.

Puppies are much more inclined to learn effectively with a training program that emphasizes positive reinforcement, instead of being motivated by fear of receiving punishment for bad behavior.

If you love your Chi so much, you want to challenge her by teaching her new tricks and skills, train her to have manners using positive reinforcement — not fear, pain or punishment — you're one of us.

First, it can cause one to use punishment, which may suppress aggression without addressing problems, including those that mimick resource guarding, the use of punishment can directly exacerbate the problem by increasing the animal's fear or anxiety.

Avoid much of the fear / confusion / punishment caused by your reaction to problem behavior.

All this is being disturbingly tied in to the climate change debate by hijackers of the environmental movement who have spuriously associated fears over global warming with over-population, suggesting that the solution is to implement depopulation policies and punishments for those who flout them.

Studies such as Dr. Lee's demonstrate that the traditional approach applicable to adults — instilling the fear of punishment meted out by police, judges or prosecutors — may be less productive than positive reinforcement of honesty as a virtue.

In other words, if the child isn't subject to too much parental control, it is more likely that their «good» behavior will stem from their own inner motivation rather than being motivated by external rewards or because of fearing punishments.

It polarises differences rather than respecting differences and encourages behaviour driven by fear of exposure, punishment and self - justification.