"Temporal punishment" refers to the consequences or penalties we may experience in this life or the afterlife as a result of our actions or wrongdoings. It generally refers to the suffering or difficulties we may face as a way of paying for our mistakes or seeking redemption.
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- This was originally proposed in terms of temporal punishment due to sin. (religion-online.org)
- I understand that they remit temporal punishment due to my forgiven sins, if I die without performing the acts of penance a priest has imposed. (faith.org.uk)
- The basic error Joseph Bottum makes is in thinking that there is no level of justice between an entirely temporal punishment and a punishment that fully and perfectly satisfies the universal demand for justice built into the fabric of existence itself. (firstthings.com)
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