Giving Glory to God?

[ezrider]

Justice glorifies God.

He didn't stop it.
In fact, he invited them to carry out her just sentence.
They refused to.

What do you mean 'thought'?
That was justice under the law.
That's what the law required.

If justice glorifies God as you have stated, and stoning the adulteress was required under the law, then why did Jesus not pick up a stone and cast it at the women? Did Jesus miss an opportunity to glorify God?


The Law does not provide justice. The law only declares the penalty. It is the judge who provides the justice.

 

[ezrider]

I like evidence. Nothing beats evidence. Even when someone confess I still want to see evidence. There is people who even admit they take the penalty for others maybe a family member or good friend even they didn't do anything wrong, or confess when they are not even guilty. A confession is not a fact and proof.
Many reciieve a penalty even they themselves done nothing wrong, taking a penalty on behalf of someone else.

Do I need to see the wreckage of your fishing boat dashed against the rocks to know there was a storm raging in the seas?

 

[Corn Pop]

Do I need to see the wreckage of your fishing boat dashed against the rocks to know there was a storm raging in the seas?

Well find evidence there was a storm and find evidence there was a wreakage and then find evidence if they are connected. Maybe there was a drunken captain that crashed and then shortly after a storm raged at sea.

 

[ezrider]

Well find evidence there was a storm and find evidence there was a wreakage and then find evidence if they are connected. Maybe there was a drunken captain that crashed and then shortly after a storm raged at sea.

You seem to be focused only on the shipwreck. The shipwreck itself may have a story, it may have been touched by the storm; But it is not really needed to tell the story of the storm.

 

[Corn Pop]

You seem to be focused only on the shipwreck. The shipwreck itself may have a story, it may have been touched by the storm; But it is not really needed to tell the story of the storm.

Not really each was equally focused. So there was apparently a storm and there was apparently a wreak, what has one got to do with the other?, nothing until you can find evidence they are connected otherwise they are just there own story. There was maybe a storm and there was maybe a wreck to start.

It could all just be fake news.

 

[JPPT1974]

When you are on God's team, we are winners through grace and salvation of Jesus Christ His one and only Son!

 

[humble soul]

When you are on God's team, we are winners through grace and salvation of Jesus Christ His one and only Son!

Go God's team!!

 

[Corn Pop]

I just couldn't do it. I was suppose to be somewhere today and I had a strong feeling I would recieve awards for the fishing section, but I think im just too humble and didnt want the glory, it's just not me to stand up in front of others proud and recieve an award and a round of applause a few times. I don't want to receive awards in front of other people. I don't know how celebrities do it, I guess some are humble and others are proud. And the award goes to (enter name here), unfortunately they could not make it today. Yea I think i understand.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

If justice glorifies God as you have stated, and stoning the adulteress was required under the law, then why did Jesus not pick up a stone and cast it at the women? Did Jesus miss an opportunity to glorify God?

The Law does not provide justice. The law only declares the penalty. It is the judge who provides the justice.

By law the witnesses were to be the first in putting her to death:

"The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people." - Deuteronomy 17:7

No witness stepped up to administer the justice of the law. By law he could not stone her until the others did.

If you are trying to use the case of the woman caught in adultery to denounce the administration of justice in favor of mercy you should be aware that justice is just as important a matter of the law as mercy is:

"But you have neglected the more important matters of the law -- justice, mercy and faithfulness." - Matthew 23:23

It is the Lord himself who determines when and where and how he will be glorified, whether that be in the administration of his justice or his mercy. There is a time for everything under the sun:

"a time to kill and a time to heal" - Ecclesiastes 3:3

In it's time, God is glorified in both justice and mercy. As children of God we rejoice in the administration of justice just as we rejoice in the administration of mercy:

"When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers." - Proverbs 21:15

 

[Corn Pop]

I love you, you love me, we a happy family.

I can't remember the rest.

 

[for_his_glory]

Be not conformed to the worldly ways, but rise up above the world and be a light in darkness that others will see Christ through you. We may have to live in this world, but are no longer of this world if we have died to self and have risen with Christ.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Col 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Col 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Col 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

In the end it is going to be God's righteous judgment as no one is going to get away with anything that has not been repented of. God will never forgive an unjust person who will not humble themselves in repentance before Him and accept Him and His Son Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior.

 

[stovebolts]

I agree. The Spirit will say something like this:

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.

We should be condemning lethal force. God is merciful and at the very least we could at least try.

I believe that all life is sacred. I also believe we should not kill. Instead, as followers of Christ, we need to preserve life.

There are those in this world that are anti-life. By that I mean they do not share the same sanctity of life as we do. They devour the weak and bully their way to get what they want. They have no issue killing another human being to get what they want. They are full of evil. They are anti-life, they are the walking dead.

Scriptures are weighted to preserve life, and this may mean ending one anti-life to preserve a life.

 

[LovethroughDove]

I believe that all life is sacred. I also believe we should not kill. Instead, as followers of Christ, we need to preserve life.

There are those in this world that are anti-life. By that I mean they do not share the same sanctity of life as we do. They devour the weak and bully their way to get what they want. They have no issue killing another human being to get what they want. They are full of evil. They are anti-life, they are the walking dead.

Scriptures are weighted to preserve life, and this may mean ending one anti-life to preserve a life.

I don't see this in the way that Christ walked the earth and his attitude was not this. He laid down his life for those who wanted to kill him.

 

[stovebolts]

I don't see this in the way that Christ walked the earth and his attitude was not this. He laid down his life for those who wanted to kill him.

I understand, and I agree that he laid down his life, but I would not agree that all are going to share in His glory. In other words, not everyone will be in heaven. Some will remain in Hell. Jesus went to the Cross willingly because He knew it was the only way to bring life to dead bones. Jesus died so we would have life.

Jesus was not killed because his desire that death reign. He died to reign over death which days are numbered. Death will not share in eternity. Jesus was not anti-life. Instead, He was life and through Him, we have life. However, those who are anti-life will not participate in eternal life.

Now, let’s apply this to real life. Our Father who are in heaven, blessed be your name. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
We are the hands and feet of a God. What we do or fail to do matters. We are called to be a force for good. If we are murdered in the course of doing good, then our reward is secure (Jesus going to the cross) If we fail to do what is good, we allow evil to advance and instead of Gods will being done, evil prevails.

If an evil man tries to kill your neighbor while robbing him and you sit back and do nothing, you’ve allowed evil to advance and you’ve allowed life to cease. No life comes out of the death of the innocent, only more death aka anti-life.