What does it mean to forgive? Is forgiveness simply letting go and moving on? If someone commits a crime against you, is forgiveness not calling the police? What if you own a business and an employee steals from you, is forgiveness letting them keep their job? Or how about when a spouse cheats in their […]
The Justice System established for God’s Church
“Justice and only justice you shall seek” – Deu 16:20 1. Jesus establishes a justice system for the New Covenant community (Mat 18:15-20). 1.1. Jesus is not inventing something new but rather re-instituting the system of justice established by God for the Old Covenant community. That system of justice was dependent on the following 4 […]
Understanding Justice and Repentance
The relationship between Justice and Repentance is inextricable. Therefore, to understand one, we must understand both. With that mind, consider the following regarding Repentance and Justice: 1. As it relates to Justice: 1.1. God loves justice and those who pursue it. This was also His goal in creating a people for Himself. They would be […]
New Covenant Jurisprudence
“Oh Lord, according to your justice, give me life” (Psa 119:149b) ju·ris·pru·dence = a legal system One of the first things Jesus makes clear during His earthly ministry is that the entire content of the Law (the legal system established by God under the OC) remains intact for the New Covenant Community/Church (Mat 5:17-20). In […]