Let's say for example I steal something or I hit someone, and later I Repent for it. How can God do both; forgive me AND do justice for the person that was wronged ?
2007-09-23 20:34:53 · 17 answers · asked by B 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God's MOST Justice and God's MOST Mercyful or any of His MOST NAMES , are not what we can think of.
I asked once, to take away our burden, our problem, our stress our pain
Our means me and my husband. I said to my Lord, You can DO it. Nothing is difficult for YOU. You say be! Then it is !.
I said that, at abt 1 am, on the 15th of October 2005.
During the 14th me and hub was havig fun, went to dentist and hair dresser together.
On that 15th, at abt 7am, Bill (my husband said), let's go to the hospital, " I feel really ill".
Arrived at the hospital in 15 minutes, straight sent to ICU as he actualy had a severe heart attacked. onthe 16th he passed away.
We never know he had heart problem at all. 2 weeks prior that we were in the bush as usual, looking at our property.
So, I thought GOD would Relieve our problem by punishing the Chinamen who tried to cheat my husband; but that's my will and mt thought when I prayed.
His decision is quite different. He releived Bill's problem by taking him away from the problem. Not by taking away the problem from him as I would like to.
Bill always reminded me that my thought is not THE Almighty's Thought. "Becareful with your prayer" ,GOD have MOST infront of His Names.
You hit somebody ? God will not forgive us until we appologize to that person, not kidding, that's what the teaching say. (Islam).
Islam is not Christian, we cant just go to our pastor and confess. No!!
2007-09-24 00:55:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anna S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes God is completely just/fair and completely merciful.God at the resurrection day will judge us without missing a single deed,because God base his reward anbd punishment on the detail records of our bad doings and good doings.God is completely merciful because God knows everything we did and what was in our hearts.God will forgive us if we really asked for forgiveness and vowed to God that we will never do the same wrong doing (in mind,heart and action)..God gives us fresh air freely.God gives us sun light freely.God gives us night and day for rest and work..God has super power so God can do both forgive you and do justice for the person that was wrong.
2007-09-24 04:13:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if your repentance is not justice for the person that was wronged, can you really call it repentance? if you do not get that person's forgiveness, does it matter if God forgives you?
if someone asks for forgiveness, they have to be willing to recieve it to be forgiven. god can't forgive people if they're not sorry. that would be evil, as it wouldn't allow them to make amends/repent, and would end up hurting the person that was wronged.
if you are sorry, wouldn't you want justice for the person that was wronged?
keep in mind also that justice is not an eye for an eye.
2007-09-24 04:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Epigeios 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is completely just. He requires that all sin be paid for. But because we cannot pay He sent His Son to come and pay the cost for our sins on the cross. He bore the wrath of God in our place. We know that God accepted His atonement for our sin because He rose from the dead. Consequently, God can be completely merciful to those who place their faith in Jesus. Our sins are forgiven.
As for the person wronged, Jesus paid the price for that sin too. So there is justice.
2007-09-24 04:29:45 · answer #4 · answered by Northstar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God HATES the sin, but LOVES the sinner. We will toil on this for XX number of years. We will experience all sort of hardship and pain, but with forgiveness we can go to Heaven where there is no such thing as toil, death, war, pain. Maybe God wants you to do the justice to the person you stole something from or hit. Maybe it's your duty to make things right and not His. You, and not God, would have been the person that did the wrong thing. So maybe you, not God, should make things right. God can forgive you. Now maybe you need to do your part. God/Jesus hates sin. He preached against it almost all the time. But He loves the sinner so much that He died to forgive us.
2007-09-24 03:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
God knows your heart. What is being sincere?
All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and the called according to his purpose.
God knows the sinner and he knows the just.
God knew you would hit and steal before you did it!
God does forgive yet we must suffer the consquences. Exodus 34:5-8.God does not leave the guilty unpunished. He just does not give you what you deserve.
2007-09-24 03:49:50 · answer #6 · answered by God is love. 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes, God is both just and merciful. He created us and He knows what is in our minds and our hearts. He knows if we are sincere or not. He knows if we just made a mistake or if we did something bad... knowing -or not caring if- it was bad.
There is life after death. There is Heaven and there is Hell. There is punishment in the grave.There is a Day of Judgment.
2007-09-24 05:17:08 · answer #7 · answered by Rebecca 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you take a look at the punishment,( according to two religions,) that billions of people will be getting ,he cannot be forgiving and merciful.
Let me explain, how can eternal torment for finite sins be a just punishment?
Would you punish someone that sinned for 45 years and then died with an eternity of torture? How is that fair and just?
How is that loving?
The punishment does not fit the crime.
Ps: I do not think God is a sadistic monster like most religions made "him" to be, there is no hell. :)
2007-09-24 03:47:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
To everything there is a season... All things are possible with God. He is everlasting all you need to do is just leave it up to him learn from your mistakes and all will arrive in its season. Vengeance is mine says the lord. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. there is a duality to everything good bad night day front back top bottom. And God is the author he can handle it
2007-09-24 03:51:00 · answer #9 · answered by fraz 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Vengeance is mine said the Lord.
It is not enough that we confess our sins. Forgiveness also requires restitution and reconciliation with the agrieved person.
2007-09-24 07:19:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋