Given the current rhetoric regarding aliens in our land, I think it would be wise for believers in Christ to consider that we have a God who is both just and merciful.
Does God command
that we care for the vulnerable…the aliens in our land? Yes, He does.
God is merciful and wants us to be also.
Does God also
condemn those who murder, rape, and lead children astray? Yes, He does.
God is just.
It is also clear
that we as individuals are not to take justice into our own hands. Scripture makes it clear that God allows
people to come into authority positions to act on our behalf to protect
us. Can that kind of power be
corrupted? Of course. However, we are commanded to defer to
authorities. The scripture that
instructs this was written during a time of cruel oppression by the Roman
government…oppression such as we in America do not know, have not experienced.
Do we as outside
observers to the actions of law enforcement authorities always have a clear
picture of whether their actions are against the vulnerable or against those
who are evil? No…we don’t!
Only God can
perfectly balance justice and mercy. We
humans are far too prone to insert our own agenda into situations. I certainly wish that everyone would stop
posting their viewpoints on social media.
It only incites anger and doesn’t change anyone’s mind. The recent events seem to be interpreted in
the light of individuals’ political leanings, more than their spiritual convictions. People accept the slant of whatever TV
station they watch, because they are not actual observers of the events.
Unless you have firsthand
knowledge, you have no right to comment.
Even then, unless you have learned how to perfectly balance justice and
mercy be very careful which viewpoint you espouse. Both God’s justice and His mercy are
motivated by love. I’m afraid most of
the angry voices on each side, don’t have a clue what that means.
