costs. This heart is open to experiencing whatever consequences that may come about as a result of its sin. An important qualification is necessary concerning a heart that is eager to see personal sin punished: a rightfully repentant heart needs to understand the theological problem of penance. Some Christians will indulge in self-flagellation when they know they have committed a vile sin. They feel they must pay a kind of emotional penance by experiencing some type of self-imposed suffering. Whether