{"id":127,"date":"2018-06-21T15:23:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T15:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beanscorner.org\/zion\/?p=127"},"modified":"2018-06-21T15:23:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T15:23:34","slug":"loving-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.beanscorner.org\/zion\/2018\/06\/loving-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most all of us love Justice.\u00a0 Its a love we developed in childhood.\u00a0 Especially if we had \"\"<\/a>siblings.\u00a0 Having four kids now, I am deeply familiar with this.\u00a0 “That’s not fair!” is a common refrain.\u00a0 Who got more treat, less chores, or any other inJustice is a big deal.<\/p>\n

Ever get pulled over and fumed because someone else passed you earlier going much faster than what you are now in trouble for?\u00a0 Ever even try to tell the officer that?\u00a0 \u00a0When you’re late and in a hurry, you are hoping no police are around.\u00a0 When the guy behind you is in the same hurry and finally blows by you on the straight-away, you are praying for a police car up ahead, and if you then go by the guy stopped, you cheer a little inside (at least!)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We love justice….when it benefits us.
\nBut we also love mercy, when justice falls on us.<\/p>\n

You want the cop\u00a0to let you off with a warning, you are not upset that you got less chores or more ice cream then your sibling.<\/p>\n

That is our problem, especially in today’s partisan and angry society.\u00a0 Many scream for justice as long as that justice does not fall on them.<\/p>\n

God gives us a very very different perspective that as Christians, especially in our current American society, we would do well to dwell on strongly.
\nYou are a cosmic criminal, and God, rather than mete out Justice upon you, showered you with Mercy and then threw in Grace as well.\"\"<\/a>
\nWe know this theologically, but we tend to forget it on Tuesday when we are on Facebook or talking with friends.\u00a0 Jesus was very clear that after He has been willing to deal with us through Mercy rather than Justice, allowing Himself to (very unfairly) take the hit for our wrongdoing, that we should never forget that by setting aside mercy and pounding on Justice for others.
\nIn fact, His warnings against doing that are STARK.\u00a0 He told a story of a person who after being shown great mercy and forgiveness, was not forgiving himself.\u00a0 The story doesn’t end well for that person at all.\u00a0 Also, there is this,<\/p>\n

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
\n(James 2:13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As a result of our love for Justice, we will always\u00a0readily for cry out for it when we are right and others are wrong.\u00a0 Let’s not forget that while, on any one issue here on earth, you might be right,\u00a0 in God’s eyes, you are a big pile of wrong and He was shown you mercy.\u00a0 Let’s remember that each day.<\/p>\n

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
\n(John 3:17)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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