| Lesson 18: The Law Of The Old That Is Covered In the New Testament: Court Judge 2/09/2014 by turtle Matthew 5:25 KJV (25) Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Do you agree with your enemy to protect yourself or do you stand up and fight. Some things are simple to solve and other things are taken to court. Yet it is far better not to land up in court. Most people today agree court is costly, despite if you are in the right or wrong there are always court fees. The other day we talked about bearing false witness in court and the wrath of government that would come against you if you bore false witness. The verses that precede this verse had to do with having issue with your brother and offering gifts to God without straitening out the problem. God requires a pure heart and not one mucked by the sins of the world. If we have not forgiven and worked out our difference with our brethren how then can we worship God. Yet Jesus is clearer it better to agree with one adversary then to go to court. This is true, court cost money, yet in Jewish tradition if one was found in the wrong the courts would have the law of eye for eye and tooth for a tooth. This law of eye for eye was never meant to be done outside the court system. In other words difference were to be worked out before the court. Some type of agreement and if nothing else forgiveness. Sometimes it better to forgive your enemy to compromise then to fight. One has to understand what compromise is about. What agreement is about. Example of what going on across our country on the gay marriage issue. What is the gay marriage about, allowing same sex couples having same legal rights of couples to take care of who they consider their partner with health insurance. Allowing them legal rights common to strait couples. Issue that many Christians especially fundamentalist disagree with. Yet legally their declaration of gay rights many are siding with because they desire to keep their own freedom. Sin is our enemy, Sin is the enemy of God. To obey the enemy causes separation from God and God provided a way to bridge the separation from consequence of sin that leads to death through Christ Jesus. The breaking of his word. All sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Not one worthy to enter the kingdom of heaven. Without sacrificing of God’s word no one would be good enough to enter the kingdom of God. The flames of hell would lick us all. Yet belief in Jesus would be a requirement. God never declared one could get in without belief. Yet even the unbeliever will stand before the throne of God before being cast out. Do you allow God to break His word that we all taste death or can Jesus come back anytime His Father says go and set my people free? The other day I was listening to a prophesy concerning the persecution of the Christian is coming and for some that time is now. Do we use the freedom of gay rights as avenue to establish our own freedom of the right to believe as we do and agree with our enemy, so our rights will not be provoked, or do we fight against it and destroy sin of homosexuality from our land. Do we invoke the freedom of religion in our schools in areas that most are Christian. Allowing Bible reading back in. Or do we allow Bible not to be taught to allow children that may never hear the testimony of Jesus, a chance to hear through a conversation with our children. Do you remove your Christian children from public school to take the voice of Christ out of the public world? What is that Christian thinking when they remove their kids because they do not agree with education being taught. One needs to go back and say how much voice are you giving of your faith. Are you hiding the light of Jesus from the world. It is like hiding rich kids from the poor kids, never interacting never learning that people are valued from all walks of life. If you never teach tolerance all you teach is hate and bigotry without ever knowing it. I am not against private schooling, some cases it is safer and better. However in some cases it causing the world injustice. To rise above the judgment of the law and settle outside the courts. Is often hard. To settle and give in to issues within the legal system seems unfair. To agree with your enemy to keep from going to court does not seem right either. However sometimes one has to give in like giving into one kids about dessert after supper. You know going to your favorite ice cream shop and ordering the biggest ice cream treat. Not a good idea for every night but once in a while it is fine. Jesus tells us to pray for our enemies and to bless them, because in so doing you reap a reward in heaven and your enemies reap what they sow as well. Dear Heavenly Father to agree with our enemy does not mean we do speak the truth of the Gospel. Help us always to settle things outside the legal system when possible. In Jesus precious name, Amen. http://www.turtle30cshell.com _ |
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