This totally pisses me off, someone who recently repents got to be best buddies with God and get his heavenly rewards. It is unfair compared to Hinduism or Buddhism where yes it is good if someone repents, but they still need to pay for their past wrongdoings.
This is where your theology is wrong.
In Christianity, we definitely incur debts with God based on our past sins. Even though we all sin, not all of us sin the same amount. Those with large sins take more repentance and demonstration of faith to God to earn salvation. This is called
penance, which a lot of people forget about.
The parable of the shrewd manager comes to mind:
Luke 16
He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 2 And he called him and said to him,
‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’ 3 And the steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.’ 5 So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 He said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ 7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ 8
The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world[a] are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon,[
b] so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations.
10 “He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,[
c] who will entrust to you the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
Now, this parable works on many levels, but rather than go into detail on its metaphorical level we can just stick to it's literal interpretation.
In this case, the steward is being called to account by the manager (God) because he has sinned. Thus the steward realizes he is screwed because he was a bad man, and so forgives the debts others owed to him in an effort to find kindness from those who will soon be above him.
The manager then commends the steward for his forgiveness (as Jesus tells us, as we forgive, we shall be forgiven), since the people the steward forgives will someday be called to testify on the steward's behalf on judgement day. Because the steward gives up the chance for more worldly wealth or gain, and instead shows mercy to those under him, the manager also shows mercy to the steward.
And then Jesus finishes the parable by restating that no man can serve God or Money - he must choose one. Thus in this case, the steward gave up money in exchange for God.
This shows that our sins are likewise measured in debts with God, and to be forgiven we will be forced to atone for them by forgiving in other ways at some point in our life.
Another parable with the same theme: The parable of the unforgiving manager.
Matt 18
23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents;[
b] 25 and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him,
‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii;[
c] and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him,
‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me; 33 and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers,[
d] till he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
So in this parable, we see the opposite occur as the story of the manager in Luke - the manager refuses to forgive, and as a result, is punished severely by God.
Thus, the sins we rack up in this life must be repaid, in one form or another, and we should
never envy those who "get away with their sins," because they don't. You don't know what God has in plan for the sinner. The sinner may repent, and may be forgiven, but God expects big things in return from that sinner. He expects that sinner to forgive and give back to His Neighbors around him, as much as possible.
So to bring this back to your friend you are jealous of, who got the virgin wife, you simply have no idea what is in store for this man's future:
- His wife may end up cheating on him, and he may be required to forgive her.
- He may succumb back into his old sinful ways, in which case he will be punished even harder on judgement day unless he repents even more.
- His wife may go through a long period of suffering, and he will be required to care and tend for her.
- His children may turn out to be demons, of which he will be required to bear their sins.
The bottom line is, you don't know what God has in store, nor can you see the inner details of these other people's lives. That is why you
should not judge these people without knowing all the details, and more importantly,
you should not judge or question God's judgement, who is responsible for giving us all good things according to His Great Mercy.
You should instead pray to the Lord for mercy, confess to your priest of your envy and harsh judgement, so that you can be quickly forgiven. You should thank God for saving your friend from a life of sin, and that his marriage with the virgin woman be blessed and fruitful.
Be loving and kind as our God is kind and loving, and then God will give you the things you need in your due time as well.