Posted on 11/17/2025 8:23:55 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
The Editorial Board of The New York Times stated, “By apparently committing suicide in his Manhattan jail cell on Saturday morning, Jeffrey Epstein spared himself a lengthy trial that could have sent him to prison for the rest of his life on federal sex trafficking charges… While Mr. Epstein will never face a legal reckoning, the investigations into his crimes and those of others connected to him must continue. His premature death shouldn’t stop law enforcement authorities from finishing the job that they finally took up seriously years after they should have.”
Then, “The evidence against Mr. Epstein was overwhelming even more than a decade ago, but he evaded serious punishment then, thanks to a plea deal with federal prosecutors who later suggested they were too intimidated by Epstein’s legal team to seek more appropriate sanctions.”
In reality, The New York Times and every other major American media outlet were apparently unconcerned about Jeffrey Epstein until these past few months—that points, if nothing else, to Epstein’s success in ingratiating himself with the spheres of political, social, and media influence.
This is a massive story, demanding the attention of every major media outlet—it ought to get the attention of Christians as we seek to make sense of all these headlines and offer the world a biblical understanding to this tragic scenario.
The first is the deep, human yearning for justice…
Secondly, the Christian worldview understands that governments, as institutions ordained by God with the power of the corporeal sword, must, in this life, pursue justice...
The United States Justice system failed, and it failed colossally. When government fails int his kind of responsibility, then there is huge outrage that often morphs into ridiculous conspiracy theories.
This is the third aspect of the Christian worldview that must be applied to this story…
(Excerpt) Read more at albertmohler.com ...
So many people today have no fear of judgment it should be astounding, but we easily take it for granted that much.
Today I witnessed a poster here completely ignore a dictator’s brutal treatment of the people he was suppose to govern. Rape, Murder, Torture...and oh..hiding a significant Nazi from prosecution.
There is a comment made by one who suffered through Pinochet’s reign of terror. It seemed as if Pinochet had complete impunity. Where was the retributive justice that the victims deserved? Just like Epstein’s victims..where is the Justice? The President of the United State called Epstein a Hoax. That is a slap in their face even if he really meant something else but said it in an inartful way.
“Holding dictators to account is hard. Pinochet and Rauff deprived victims of the retributive justice they needed and deserved. Yet justice and reparations have many different meanings. They can be symbolic too, and still profoundly meaningful to victims. As one of the survivors of Pinochet’s regime replied to Sands when asked whether he believed his case was one of total impunity: “Not quite total […] Dawson [an island detention camp] has been recognised as a site of national memory, a protected monument, and that means something.””
Epstein victims may not get the retributive justice they deserved but there are small victories. Epstein’s name is forever tainted by his misdeeds. And he did pay a price. His life. Maxwell seems to be getting off pretty easy in a cushy jail. But she is in jail. Also forever tainted.
God isn’t interested in justice, only forgiveness. The only justice we ALL deserve is death.
WRONG! There is only forgiveness because there was justice first. Christs death was justice for our sin. To discount justice is to demean Christ’s sacrifice.
The wages of sin are death.
Since we all sin, we are all deserving of death as the penalty.
But Christ paid that penalty, and we are redeemed by his blood and forgiven of our sins.
The relationship between forgiveness and justice is complex and profound. In the biblical narrative, both are essential attributes of God and are not mutually exclusive. God’s justice ensures that sin is addressed, while His forgiveness offers redemption and restoration. Believers are called to uphold justice while extending forgiveness, reflecting the heart of God in a fallen world. This dynamic is beautifully illustrated in the cross of Christ, where God’s justice was satisfied, and His forgiveness was made available to all who believe.
No one escapes God’s judgement. It cannot be compared to any judgement here on earth.
Vengeance is mine, says the Lord.
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