Showing posts with label injustice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label injustice. Show all posts
Monday, January 25, 2016
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Sufferings and Solution
Sufferings come from three areas
1. From human beings.
Solution: Show another cheek and pray for them. (Matt. 5:39)
Solution: Show another cheek and pray for them. (Matt. 5:39)
2. From devil
Solution: Resist him and pray (James 4:7)
Solution: Resist him and pray (James 4:7)
3. From God
Solution: Repent and pray (2 Chr. 7:14)
Solution: Repent and pray (2 Chr. 7:14)
A medicine for leg pain will not help cold. Do not use first suffering's solution to the second type suffering. Same thing with the third one. For example resisting is the solution for the sufferings from devil and it cannot be used for the sufferings that comes from human beings. Matthew 5:39 NIV "But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also."
You cannot resist the evil person but you can actually ask why he is doing this to you. When Jesus was beaten he asked them why they are doing this when he didn't speak wrong. John 18:22-23 NIV "When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded. “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?” Injustice can be confronted. Its not wrong.
In three types of sufferings, prayer is common and a must.
James 5:13 NIV
"Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray..."
"Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray..."
Friday, September 7, 2012
Ex. 22:1-4 You will never lose
A thief ran into a house. He took a sheep and a bull. He left the house, walked for a while and then sold the bull and killed the sheep and ate. Now he is worthy of 6 kinds of Judgments.(Exodus 22:1-4)
1. Can be killed
2. Can be beaten
3. Can be sold
4. Return what he stole
5. Return two fold
6. Return four fold
One sin and six punishments?
No. Any of those six, depends on the time you caught him. First 3 are punishments and the next 3 are restitution. First three are paid to the one who harmed you and next three are paid by the one who harmed you.
God loves you. He is the judge. He will never let the thief Satan steal from you. Even if you lose anything, God will make a restitution.
Egyptians thought that they got free slaves. God gave them punishments with ten plagues and let them make restitution by giving silver and gold.
The thief Satan took 7000 sheep from Job. God gave 14000. Thief took 3000 camels and God gave 6000. Job 42:12
If you lose anything and you think its late. More late more restitution. It increases.
God might sometimes forgive those who hurt you and cease the punishment but he never stop restitution. Example is here in Exod 21:18 [KJV])
"And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed."
Laban took 20 years of hard work from Jacob and thought he was brilliant. He was not punished but at the end God gave him more that even Laban's sons said, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father!...” Gen. 31:1
You will never lose. You have a God who loves you.
1. Can be killed
2. Can be beaten
3. Can be sold
4. Return what he stole
5. Return two fold
6. Return four fold
One sin and six punishments?
No. Any of those six, depends on the time you caught him. First 3 are punishments and the next 3 are restitution. First three are paid to the one who harmed you and next three are paid by the one who harmed you.
God loves you. He is the judge. He will never let the thief Satan steal from you. Even if you lose anything, God will make a restitution.
Egyptians thought that they got free slaves. God gave them punishments with ten plagues and let them make restitution by giving silver and gold.
The thief Satan took 7000 sheep from Job. God gave 14000. Thief took 3000 camels and God gave 6000. Job 42:12
If you lose anything and you think its late. More late more restitution. It increases.
God might sometimes forgive those who hurt you and cease the punishment but he never stop restitution. Example is here in Exod 21:18 [KJV])
"And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed."
Laban took 20 years of hard work from Jacob and thought he was brilliant. He was not punished but at the end God gave him more that even Laban's sons said, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father!...” Gen. 31:1
You will never lose. You have a God who loves you.
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