>In the sin you shall bear the punishment - old Spanish proverb. If you think about it, each and every sin carries with it a clear punishment, not in the afterlife, but in this one.<
I would much prefer the consequences of my sin in this life than spending an eternity burning in Hell.There is no comparison and we do no favors by sugar coating it.
This is not sugar coating it. Without repentence, the punishment experienced in this life is but a foretaste for the punishment that will be meted out in the next. Though this may be so, there is no denying the very fact that punishment begins with the very sin itself.