One day, all wrongs will be made right. God will judge. But you are right, we need to be concerned with our own hearts. Are we in right fellowship with God, that is what matters. Good article Jim.
Obama and Biden are the worst Presidents we ever had. In fact Obama never should have been President. Only an American citizen can be the leader of our country. Trump will empty the swamp, bring America where it should be. Praise the Lord for Trump!
Vengeance is the Lord’s for sure. But He also establishes earthly governance to acknowledge the upright and to punish evildoers. I don’t recall a Godly prohibition against enjoying the earthly punishment of evildoers. Now if we would actually get to see that…but I ‘m not going to hold my breath.
Hard as it is, we’re instructed to pray for the salvation of all, trusting that if Jesus calls them to repentance they will be saved and turn from their slavery to sin. In the mean time, if the earthly judicial system catches up with them first, then that’s okay by me.
Charles, you reminded me of my mother who actually prayed for the demise of a dangerous and evil individual. She said she could “justify” doing it because it would stop that person from continuing to sin. It was an interesting concept that I am not sure I can totally grasp. Earthly judgements are always tenuous but necessary as we are charged with protecting those who are vulnerable. Without following through on earthly judgements, and the corresponding lawful punishment, we cannot protect ourselves and our families. Thanks for your interesting comment! I definitely feel a sense of relief when true justice is meted out!
Thanks for shining some much needed light into dark places.
One day, all wrongs will be made right. God will judge. But you are right, we need to be concerned with our own hearts. Are we in right fellowship with God, that is what matters. Good article Jim.
Obama and Biden are the worst Presidents we ever had. In fact Obama never should have been President. Only an American citizen can be the leader of our country. Trump will empty the swamp, bring America where it should be. Praise the Lord for Trump!
This is nothing new, God is pulling the cover off of us all.
Vengeance is the Lord’s for sure. But He also establishes earthly governance to acknowledge the upright and to punish evildoers. I don’t recall a Godly prohibition against enjoying the earthly punishment of evildoers. Now if we would actually get to see that…but I ‘m not going to hold my breath.
Hard as it is, we’re instructed to pray for the salvation of all, trusting that if Jesus calls them to repentance they will be saved and turn from their slavery to sin. In the mean time, if the earthly judicial system catches up with them first, then that’s okay by me.
Charles, you reminded me of my mother who actually prayed for the demise of a dangerous and evil individual. She said she could “justify” doing it because it would stop that person from continuing to sin. It was an interesting concept that I am not sure I can totally grasp. Earthly judgements are always tenuous but necessary as we are charged with protecting those who are vulnerable. Without following through on earthly judgements, and the corresponding lawful punishment, we cannot protect ourselves and our families. Thanks for your interesting comment! I definitely feel a sense of relief when true justice is meted out!
Thank you Jim - another excellent read.