I don’t observe the slightest evidence that y’all have the slightest understanding of the degree to which
Christ Himself HAS blessed me with a servants heart to love all individuals . . .
nor the degree to which I have forgiveness for all individuals.
BTW, forgiveness and discipline, justice are quite different things.
And that doesn’t even get into Paul’s turning folks over to satan for discipline that their souls MIGHT be eternally saved.
My prayers re Coakley stand. She has begged for such in her tempting of Almighty God. She had made her bed. Barring unlikely confession and repentance, she shall have The Lord’s discipline in His way and His timing.
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BTW, all this compassion for Coakley by folks who have sliced at me with harsher daggers and spears than my prayers re Coakeley . . . is just realllllly touching.
I have no compassion for Coakley.
But “Vengeance is MINE, I will repay,” saith the Lord.
Invoking God’s wrath and in Christ’s Holy Name, such as your post did is blasphemy, and dangerous.
I’m worried about you. Seriously.
Matthew 5: 38 25 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' 39 But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on (your) right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. 40 If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well. 41 Should anyone press you into service for one mile, 26 go with him for two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow. 43 27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors 28 do the same? 47 And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? 29 48 So be perfect, 30 just as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Luke 6: 27 12 "But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. 34 If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit (is) that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount. 35 But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as (also) your Father is merciful. 37 13 "Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. 38 Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you."
Or do you prefer Psalm 109 with the OT God of destruction and wrath?