The idea of this thread is to raise the question of the utility of deferring punishment, or secretly punishing people for crimes or sins committed that any god is claimed as the source for said punishment.
A deferred punishment would refer to any time it was within a god's power to bring...
What are God's expectations of you? Where did you learn of these?
Are there rewards meeting these expectations? If so, what are they? What are the implications, if any, of not meeting them?