Should We Demand Justice
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We should always first of all demand justice from ourselves. Do we cast the first stone? |
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---SueQ7373 on 5/5/08 |
It is more important to maintain your intergrity. If you cannot get justice from man, God will give you justice. |
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---catherine on 5/5/08 |
Mima, we should demand justice when anyone is wronged, white-black, rich-poor, gay-straight, Christian-non-Christian. Not just when we are wronged. But on this site we are obsessed with sexual sins and about remarriage and asking permission to do something. I think DEMANDING justice for everyone is a Christians most effective witness. Justice is one of the three things God REQUIRES. |
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---randy on 5/5/08 |
If there were no justice, then we would be in a lawless society and the criminals would run the streets. One can forgive and still seek justice. |
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---Madison on 5/31/07 |
Scripture tells us that we should never take a fellow Christian to court. We should always sort it out with the person; if they won't listen then through 2 or 3 people from church; if it still isn't sorted take the problem to the church generally. What we must not do is wash our dirty linen in public - meaning in the presence of unbelievers. |
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---M.P. on 2/3/06 |
Wow, wayne, steve, & annon.., great answers. Did Jesus "demand" justice when he stood before Herod and Pilate? Did He demand "justice" the numerous times He was struck? He was as a lamb before His accusers - saying nothing. His laying down His was the only answer concerning the ultimately wronged person - God. Because of our own wicket hearts, none of us are in a place to judge or demand "justice." |
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---daphn8897 on 2/3/06 |
Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. |
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---anonymous on 2/3/06 |
, i cannot over-emphasize how important it is to forgive, no matter what has happened. we all deserve God's wrath for all we have done. |
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---steve on 1/14/06 |
Depends on what you mean by "demand justice" in the question. What many mean is that if wronged, then I pursue every avenue to force the person, corporation, nation, to give me what is due or right. This is wrong--Matthew 5:11, 38-42, 44; 1 Peter 2:18-19. The Lord executes justice for all that are oppressed--Psalm 103:6 & 146-5-7. Thus we do not "demand justice" but forgive. Yet we show that justice will be served. |
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---Wayne87 on 1/14/06 |
There will be no Godly justice until the Kingdom's of this world become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of Him Christ and He shall reign forever.Rev. |
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---Lynn on 1/14/06 |
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