Tag: justice
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Rejoice with trembling
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psalm 2:11) Here’s a verse you won’t see on a coffee cup anytime soon. To the modern christian, fear of the Lord is something that belongs to the Old Testament, along with the law. Now, God is love and we don’t think, or talk, about fearing him.…
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the Lord is in the right
The Lord is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and see my suffering; my young women and my young men have gone into captivity. (Lamentations 1:18) It’s not difficult for us to agree with the first line of this verse, but the remainder of the verse…
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truth & justice = God’s way
God isn’t looking for superman. He desires that ordinary people seek him with integrity, and take compassionate action toward each other. Sadly, if we are honest with ourselves, we must admit that we might have as difficult a time finding a righteous man in our American churches today, as the people did finding a righteous…