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1 | What's the proper response to injustice? | 1 Pet 2:19 | Aixen7z4 | 152998 | ||
The problem of injustice persists, and no doubt merits some attention. Many Christians experience injustice and have had difficulty in responding to it. Peter seems to be saying (1 Peter 2:19) that we should take it patiently. Moreover, it is not only deserved punishment that must be taken patiently but also suffering that has not been earned. (See v. 20). One may suffer patiently for having done good deeds. That may include situations where one is prosecuted, or otherwise persecuted, for preaching the Gospel. But what when one is innocent, having broken no laws? What when one is falsely accused or punished without due process of law? It is probably true that some people in every society experience injustice. For some, it is systematic and continual. For some, it is occasional, and they may seek clarification by consulting legal experts. Sometimes legal experts offer their assistance in an attempt to right the wrong. How are the children of God to respond when they think they are victims of injustice? There may well be different opinions, and this may depend in part on the extent to which one has suffered from injustice. Please share from the Scriptures rather than from personal experience. Is it always appropriate to identify with our Lord Jesus Christ in his trial and to suffer, simply committing ourselves (as in 1 Peter 2:23) to our God who judges righteously? Does scripture ever require or allow for any alternative or additional responses? |
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2 | What's the proper response to injustice? | 1 Pet 2:19 | DocTrinsograce | 153001 | ||
Dear Dr. Aixen, One day a young man questioned St. Francis, who was carefully hoeing his garden, what he would when if he knew he was to die the next day. Without missing a stroke, the saint replied, "I would keep hoeing my garden." Without being too vague or ambiguous, I suspect that much of your answer lies within this venerable old saint's simple reply. In Him, Doc |
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3 | What's the proper response to injustice? | 1 Pet 2:19 | Aixen7z4 | 153009 | ||
With that short answer from him, and from you, I received a great blessing; greater than you know, perhaps. Or perhaps you do know. My initial response was disappointment, since I had been asking for, and looking for, scripture references. But that response caused me to think, and to think of many scriptures. I have a sense that it was the same for you. Though you are obviously widely read, I have also seen that you know the word of God quite well. I suspect that you could have quoted many passages, but you used wisdom and chose not to. I would be very curious to know what passages you thought of, or what the young man in your story thought of. But if you choose not to share them, I will understand. Just rest assured that what you did share was a great blessing me. So, thank you, Doc. |
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