ARE YOU FEELING
INJUSTICED? LET JESUS BE YOUR LAWYER
INTRODUCTION
First, what is justice? When somebody speaks in
justice, the first thing that comes to mind is law. However, look at what Paul
says:
o "But now the righteousness of
God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the
prophets;" (Romans 3:21).
Surely justice isn’t related with law and works.
After all, no one can be saved by the works of the law (Rom 3:20,
Gal 2:16, Ephesians 2: 8-9). At first this may sound strange, especially considering that it is to
keep the commandments (John 14:15, 21, 15:10) and to confirm the law (Rom. 3:31). However, it is worth remembering that there
are two alliances: the law and the Favor of the Eternal. And they are opposites.
Anyone who tries to justify himself by the law fatally rejects the Favor of the
Eternal in his life (Gal. 5.4).
EXAMPLES OF
INJUSTICE
To illustrate this, consider the following
situations and see if you consider them to be fair on the basis of the law:
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The people elect a corrupt president and deputies, and you, who voted
with conscience, suffer the blows of a perverse government;
•
Someone sneezes without covering the mouth completely and everyone
around them is contaminated;
•
Someone throws poison into the city's water tank for revenge and
thousands of innocent people suffer.
•
In a society, what most votes the others are obliged to abide by, even
if they do not agree with what was decided or are not in a position to comply
with the deliberate requirements.
In Holy Scripture we see some interesting
examples of this:
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God visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third
and fourth generation of them that hate Him (Exo. 20: 5);
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When Achan sinned, the Eternal allowed all Israel to suffer the
consequences (Joshua 8).
•
All the people of Israel in the time of David suffered hunger because of
the sin of Saul, which was the result of the error of Joshua hundreds of years
before (2 Sam. 21:1-2).
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Because of David's sin, seventy thousand individuals died (2 Samuel
24:15).
•
The people of Israel at the time of Mordecai ran the risk of being
exterminated because of the error of Saul hundreds of years before (after all,
Haman was a descendant of Agag, who should have been
killed immediately - 1Sam 15:3,8,9; Esther 3.1).
JUSTICE OF THE
ETERNAL IS QUESTIONED
So much so that many times one sees in the Holy
Scripture someone questioning the justice of the Eternal:
1.
“But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had
well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish,
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death:
but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men; neither are
they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with
fatness: they have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak
wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. They set their mouth against
the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the
earth. Therefore his people return hither: and waters
of a full cup are wrung out to them. And they say, How
doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? Behold, these are the
ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily I have
cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. If I
say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy
children. When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; until I went
into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.” (Psalms
73.2-17).
2.
“Then I said, I have laboured
in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in
vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.” (Isa 49.4).
3.
“Thy words were
found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of
mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. I sat not in the
assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for
thou hast filled me with indignation. Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound
incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be
altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?” (Jer 15.16-18).
4.
“In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's
teeth are set on edge.” (Jer 31.29).
5.
“What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the
land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour
grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?” (Eze 18.2).
6.
“Yet ye say, The way of the
LORD is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not
your ways unequal?” (Eze 18.25).
7.
“Yet saith the house of
Israel, The way of the LORD is not equal. O house of
Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?” (Eze 18.29).
8.
“Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have
borne their iniquities.” (Lam 5.7).
9.
“O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear!
even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! Why dost thou shew
me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are
before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go
forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong
judgment proceedeth.” (Hc
1.2-4).
10.
“Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine
Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and,
O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. Thou art of purer eyes
than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth
the man that is more righteous than he? And makest
men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over
them? They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net,
and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice
and are glad. Therefore they sacrifice unto their net,
and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and
their meat plenteous. Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare
continually to slay the nations?” (Habakkuk 1.12-17).
11.
“Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What
have we spoken so much against thee? Ye have said, It
is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance,
and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts? And now we call
the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that
tempt God are even delivered.” (Ml 3.13-15).
12.
“And when they had received it, they murmured against
the goodman of the house,” (Matt 20.11).
13.
“And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten
pounds. (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)” (Lc
19.24-25).
14.
“But the Lord said unto him, Go
thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the
Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:” (At 9.10-14).
ANSWER TO
THESE PASSAGES
Apparently, what we have in these passages are
innocent paying for the sins of the wicked. Notwithstanding, considering that the
invisible attributes of the Eternal are understood and clearly seen by created
things (Rom. 1:20), then all this points to the true righteousness of
the Eternal.
But what has one thing to do with the other? To
understand this, we need to analyze the response given by the Eternal on the
basis of the legal regime in each of the cases cited:
1. "Surely
thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst
them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a
moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest,
thou shalt despise their image. (Psalms
73.18-20) – the prosperity of the wicked makes him to be consumed with terrors
and stumble in every expression of kindness and love.
2. "... yet
surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God." (Isa 49:4) – we have no reward in this world, but only resources to be burned on
the altar of the Eternal, that is, in order that His presence shines around us
by instructing and warming us with His love and presence.
3. “Therefore
thus saith the LORD, If thou
return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if
thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them
return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. And I will make thee unto this
people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight
against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to
save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. And I
will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of
the hand of the terrible.. "(Jer 15:19-21) - Our happiness here is to experience within
ourselves the afflictions of Jesus through His body (Phil. 1.29; 3.10; Col. 1:24), as well as the pain of the isolation brought
by sin, which makes it impossible for the Eternal to have fellowship with His
own sons. Considering that God is love (1 John
4:8,16), it is painful for Him not to be able to have a relationship with those
He created especially to fully identify Himself with them (Gen 1:25,26);
4. “But every
one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth
the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge" (Jer 31:30).
5. "Behold,
all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is
mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die." (Ezek. 18: 4).
6. Yet ye say, The way of the LORD is not equal. Hear now, O house of
Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? "(Ezek. 18:25).
7. "Therefore
I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all
your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin." (Ezek. 18:30). – by the law, there is no way to help the other to
overcome the evil that is in oneself. Each one will have to do this alone.
8. There is no escape from the
law: all of them will fatally bear the iniquities of one another. However, if
we are willing to carry one another's burdens with love and gratitude (Matt 5:39-45; Gal. 6:2), we will be freed from the weariness and burden (Matt 11.28, 29) that comes when we try to compete with the wicked (1 Pet. 4.4) or justify our attitudes.
9. "For,
lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march
through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces
that are not their's. They are terrible and dreadful:
their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves." (Habakkuk 1.6,7)". By law, the only way to fight evil is with
evil. Therefore, by law, evil always overcomes and ends up strengthening sin in
hearts (1 Cor. 15:56), making the offense abound
(Rom 5:20). He who loses fills with hatred and revolt, and
whoever gains, begins to trust even more in his wickedness (Isa 47:10; Eze 28.16-17, 10.13).
10.
"For the vision is yet for an
appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry,
wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul
which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his
faith." (Hab
2.3,4). – the root of the righteous produces his fruit (Proverbs 12:12) living by faith (Rom. 1:17;
Gal 3.11; Hebrew 10.38). He does not depend on the resources of this world (Matt. 6:33; Phil. 4:19), and therefore, he is not impelled to use the net of
the wicked to obtain by force the resources he desires.
11. "Then
they that feared the LORD spake often one to another:
and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written
before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. And
they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that
day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth
him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked,
between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not." (Malachi
3:16-18). - Those whose
relationship is based only on what pleases the Eternal and glorifies His name
will never consider it a waste of time and energy to use kindness and mercy
towards someone, because their pleasure is in serving the Eternal and being
free of the things of this world.
12. “Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made
them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he
answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou
agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto
this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with
mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?” (Matt 20:
12-15). -
The reward of the righteous is not in the physical goods, but in seeing the
love of Jesus reaching the greatest number of individuals. After all, there is
no way to be prosperous if others do not prosper (Jer. 29.7).
13. "For I
say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be
given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from
him." (Luke 19:26). – Wealth is given to one who can make better use
of it, namely:
o "He hath dispersed, he
hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth
for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour." (Psalm 112:9).
o "(As it is written, He hath dispersed
abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth
for ever." (2 Corinthians 9:9)
Wealth is
given (the
miracles that only the glory of the Eternal can bring - Phil 4:19) to those who share with those who have
nothing material to offer us in return (Luke 14: 12-14).
14. "But the
Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen
vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the
children of Israel:" (Acts 9:15). " For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the
flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: but God hath chosen the
foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak
things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of
the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things
which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
that no flesh should glory in his presence. "(1Cor. 1: 26-29).
As you see, by the covenant of the law, each one
takes away his own sin (Ezek. 18:20) and there is nothing that can be done about it. By
law it is impossible to see the difference between righteous and ungodly, for
by her all are condemned before the Eternal (Rom. 3:19; 11,32; Gal. 3:22). After all, there is no one capable of good (Rom 3.9-18,
7.13-21), thus being condemned to
stumble across the law (James 2:10).
WHAT STANDARD
TO USE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL?
Ultimately, true justice does not have to do
with laws:
o "Is the law then against the
promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have
given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. "(Galatians
3:21)
o "But now the righteousness of
God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon
all them that believe: for there is no difference:" (Rom.
3:21,22);
o "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth
the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,” (Romans 5:6);
I know it's hard to accept this. All our lives
we have been instructed in the justice of the world. However, have you noticed
how there is nothing that hurts us as much as our sense of justice? Why do we
insist so much on occupying the position of judge? Is it worth it to fill you
with evil and carry it throughout your life? I do not know if you've noticed,
but what we call justice is actually the knowledge of evil within us. We put
evil in our hearts (Matt 9:4) against our neighbor because we think that he is not worthy of love and
truth.
Is it worth bearing the heavy burden of wanting
to put all things in order, to want to enforce justice? Since Adam tasted the
fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:17), everyone came to be under this terrible
judgment, condemned to keep the balance in perfect equilibrium so as not to
incur in iniquity and someone to be harmed. But how, if all are evil? In the
end, the world became accustomed to seeing the loss of thousands as normal.
But after all: what is the evil? Based on what
we are conceptualizing right and wrong? If you to think with calm, you will see
that our decision is based on comfort or material suffering. Based on this,
what is bad for one may be good for another. For example: for the patient,
disease is an evil; for the physician, the means of making money and gathering
wealth.
If this question of good and evil were so
important, the Eternal would not have forbidden Adam to eat of the fruit of the
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Yet it is precisely in this that the
sense of human justice is established and causes an individual to suppose that
He has a better right to use that which is in the power of his neighbor, either
for needing more, for being able to make better use of it, or because it was
his right (at least he thinks so) and was taken by force.
Regardless of who is right or wrong, this will
only cause him to kick against the pricks (Acts 9:5; 26:14), that is, to want to confront the Eternal with
His love for others (Mt 20:14,15). His hatred for his sake becomes something so
terrible that he is willing to hurt himself inside only to have the
"privilege" of seeing the other suffer.
But think: what is injustice? What really is the
evil she brings? Do not think that injustice is founded on evil. Every attitude
is positive. That is, when someone does something, they are thinking about the
good. The question is: for whose sake?
Where do you think the great wars come from?
They are not undertaken by bandits, but by illustrious individuals of the
people and government (the military). With the excuse that it is to fight against
injustice and to end wars for good, they decide to make war, as if the guilt of
all evils were in those whom they have labeled as perverse.
However, look at the history of Israel, for
example, and you will see that even with so many enemies completely destroyed (Amorites,
Amalekites, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Jebusites,
Philistines, etc.),
until today they have not reached the much desired peace. On the contrary:
there is no nation as troubled as Israel. The Lord allowed them to make war and
to overcome so that we would not have doubts that it is not through the use of
violence that one will be strengthened (Isa. 47:10; Ezek. 7:23; Psalms
56.7; Prov 12.3; Psalms 62:10,11; Ecl
8.8).
LEGALITY X
JUSTICE: THE TRUE FACE OF LAW
However, to this day the "good guys"
have not learned the lesson. In the name of the law, they decide for war,
separation, judicial process, etc. under the excuse that the sinner has to pay
for the evil he did. The police, in the name of law, continue to kill the
villain, robbing the property of those who have acquired goods illegally,
destroying houses that were built or are being used irregularly.
This may all sound legal, but it's not fair.
First, when does the policeman check the veracity of the decisions taken by the
Babylonian system? They simply come without mercy or pity, ready to kill or die
just to keep this satanic system that rules the world.
The truth is that all law is cruel, ruthless and
without any mercy. For example:
•
It does not matter if you know or not to brush your teeth: if you brush
wrong you will suffer tooth loss;
•
It does not matter if you know the correct way to feed yourself: if you
eat improperly, you may have diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, etc.;
•
In front of a road humps, police, fire brigade and ambulance have to
stop. It does not matter if they are chasing after a thug, going to put out a
fire or succoring someone with heart attack, stroke, etc.
•
If you participate in a society and are voting for something, you have
to comply, whether you are able to comply or not.
As long as we are in this world, we will be
subject to everything that is occurring in it, as well as to the judgment of
the Eternal on it (see Rev 18.4). Regardless whether we want or not, this world as a
whole is a tremendous injustice ruled by tyrannical rules that do not forgive.
For example: do you want something more tyrannical than time? It does not stop,
does not wait. It simply passes and we together with it.
Finally, by the legal regime, the human being is
placed in the background. Everything is done to defend the system and the
interests of the class that dominates it.
This may be legal, but it's not honest. By the
way, almost all that is legal, isn’t honest.
To illustrate this, let us suppose that a man,
after several years of using and abusing his wife, resolves, from one moment to
another, to change her for another only because it no longer corresponds to all
his expectations. Legally speaking, such a man divorcing his wife may be
legally correct. Notwithstanding, is it fair to him, just when she needs him
most (now that she's older), to simply exchange it for a more attractive one? This is a dishonest
attitude from man to wife, albeit legal.
THE FINALITY
OF THE LAW
The law was given for each one to try to gain
heaven by his own merits. However, as each one is only able to speak and do
according to his nature (Matthew 12: 34-35, Luke 6:45; Tg
3.6-8), the sinner has no way of
doing good (Isa 64:6; Rom 3.9-18; 7.13-21). Therefore, if he tries to pay his debt, he
will not be able, for beyond this being great (Psalm 49: 7,8), it will only grow with his acts.
The law serves only to commemorate sins (Heb. 10:3), to make the offense increase (Rom. 5:20) and to make each guilty before the Eternal (Rom. 3:19). I know this sounds exaggerated. However, those
who try to be righteous on the basis of laws are easily drawn from cruel
thoughts about their neighbor (Eph. 7:16). Especially when they think that do not need him. In
this case, he removes from himself any possibility of reconciliation (unless he
begs for his forgiveness, recognizing his value – see 2 Timothy 3:1-5).
The purpose of the law is to ensure that we will
be able to carry out all our selfish desires, either by assuring ourselves the
possession of what we have achieved (keeping others away from our
rights), or by giving us
permission to turn against the neighbor if he denies himself to fulfill his
obligations for with us. That is, on one way or another, the law distances
individuals from each other, either to secure rights or to collect duties (one is
revolted for having denied his right, the other for being coerced into granting
what Supposes to be his right).
The detail that everyone forgets is that, as far
as we measure, we will be measured as well (Luke 6:38). Anyone who tries to establish himself in the
law falls from grace (Gal. 5: 4) and is obliged to pay even the last penny of debt (Matt 5:
23-26).
You may ask: But the Holy Scripture says that
the law is holy and the commandment holy, just and good (Rom. 7:12).
The law is good, if one uses it legitimately (1 Tim. 1:8), that is, when we use it as a two-edged sword
to injure our ego, to cause our earthly nature to die (Luke 9:23;
Col 3.5). If you use the law to
fight against evil (or even against Ha-Satan and his minions), evil has already won. After all, you will be
doing evil against evil. The evil that was coming against you might even lose,
but in the end who won was the evil within you. Evil is only defeated when the
good finds its place in us to show itself to all (Rom. 12: 19-21).
WHY IS HA-SATAN
CALLED DEVIL AND SATAN?
The Eternal allows injustice because our rights,
desires, wishes, etc. are not to be kept, but only those that are of Christ.
In addition, have you thought about the reason
why Ha-Satan is called the devil (accuser) and satan (adversary)?
•
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the
Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole
world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with
him. "(Rev. 12: 9).
•
"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation,
and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the
accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day
and night"(Rev. 12:10).
Ha-Satan is deceitful (liar) because he stands as an adversary of the
brethren accusing them for one another day and night (so that some
see others as adversaries). And the worst: Ha-Satan accuses them before the Eternal, whether
causing them to resent Jesus by favoring the one who has wronged them, or by
urging them to ask Jesus (and even demanding of Him) to do evil against the offender or worse:
leading one another to seek in the Eternal to go over the rights of others.
However, if we want the salvation, strength,
power of the Messiah and the kingdom of the Eternal to come (as the
prayer of Jesus suggests "let your kingdom come" - Matt. 6:10) we must stop accusing others, as If they were
the opponent against whom we have to fight. The kingdom of the Eternal will come
to us only when the accuser leaves our lives, that is, when we cease to accuse
others (Rev. 12:10). Detail: our needs are fully satisfied only when we
live the righteousness of the Eternal in His kingdom (Matt 6:33).
Instead of being hurt because the person
offended us and accused them before the Eternal, we must think that, in fact,
they failed because, first of all, we did not fulfill our mission well.
Take the case of the viticulturist of Luke
13:6-9. When the Lord threatened to cut down the fig tree, he fell upon himself
and realized that this fig tree was special (while the vines were probably for
commercial use, the fig tree was to Jehovah's delight) and that he had
neglected to deal with it.
In fact, what made the vine grower special was
precisely the possibility of caring for the fig tree (meditate on Psalms
25:14). He had been raised up by the Eternal justly for this hour (meditate on
John 12.27). Soon, if the fig tree were cut, he would lose his administration.
Likewise, instead of accusing the individual, we
must acknowledge our neglect for with the lost sheep (see Luke 15: 3-7) and
give thanks to the Lord for they having failed with us. If she had failed with
someone else, she could have been murdered, gone to hell and we would be
disapproved (see 2Corinthians 13.5; Titus 1.16).
Furthermore, our real adversaries are
principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual
wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12):
•
Principalities - the authorities that allow us to govern or prosecute those who do us
harm.
•
Powers -
the forces of this world at our disposal (wisdom, knowledge, communication,
etc.).
•
Rulers of the darkness of this world - those who preach and defend their moral and
spiritual concepts and values in order to promote the system.
•
Spiritual wickedness in high places - Ha-Satan and his demons that try to prevent us from
having access to all of heavenly wealth destined for us (Eph. 1.3;
2.6).
THE REASON FOR
WHOM WE ARE VICTIMS OF INJUSTICE
We complain about injustice, but we often get
involved with what we should not. For example, let's suppose that in order to
put food at home, someone decides to work at the bar with the excuse that they
find no other job. If, tomorrow, a stray bullet hits him, he cannot hold a
grudge against Jesus for allowing such a thing to happen. Now, what he hoped
would happen in such a place (see Matt. 11:7-9).
This is not all. See what John says:
•
"We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is in the
evil one" (1 John 5:19).
The biggest mistake we can make is to deceive
ourselves. What do we expect to find in a world dominated by sin and Ha-Satan (see Mt 11:
7,8)? Since Ha-Satan is the
prince of this world (John 12.31; 14.30, 16.11; Eph. 2:1,2) and everything has been given to him by man (Luke 4.6) why we still insist on believing in the world (and the
worst: in the system that rules it)?
To illustrate this, suppose you decide to carry
a cat. You can’t just pick it up. You must know their customs and tastes.
Otherwise, he may scratch you and, if this happens, you can’t be grudge. After
all, you knew he had sharp claws, as well as such a custom.
Likewise, since you know that the human being is
sinful and evil (Jer. 17:5,9; Romans 3:9-18; 7:13-21), how is it possible that you are hurt when he
fails you? As long as you insist on this inner charge (Rev. 12:
7-11), the Kingdom of Heaven
can’t reach you (Matt. 6:10) and obviously you cannot see the supply of the
Eternal in your life (Matthew 6:33).
Besides, you are wrong to create a world
grounded in your truth and to insist on seeking someone who will accomplish the
same. For starters, who said your concepts and values are
true? And since those with whom you live are evil (there is
only one, viz., The Eternal - Matt 19.17, Mark 10.18; Luke 10.18), how do you expect to receive something good
from them? The only thing they can do for you is the evil that they have
treasured in their hearts (Matt 12:34, 35). So the only thing they can do is consolidate the
evil in your heart:
•
Whether co-operating so that you may conquer all the evils that you have
harbored in it;
•
Or trying, of all ways, to take away your peace and to turn away from
all that is good.
Believe: there is nothing good that can come to
you from man (see James 1:16,17). Nevertheless, this does not mean that you should see
all with evil eyes (Matt 6.22, 23). We have to accept the reality that all are bad, but
also the reality that the grace of Jesus is much greater (Romans 5:20) to those who connect with Him (2Cor 3.1-3) and is always available to be used by Him to
preach His Word (Mark 16:15).
Furthermore, remember what Jesus said:
"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore
wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” (Matt 10:16)? This means two things:
1.
That we are going to meet evil people who hate us because we are not of
this world (John 15:19).
2.
That it is useless to dispute with the human being, with the system,
because we do not have the strength to overcome them. Nor it is to have, since
we must be simple and harmless as doves so that Jesus has room to show His true
righteousness (see James 1:20) and power. Not to mention that to win in heaven we
have to lose here (Matt 10:39).
THE TRUE CAUSE
OF INJUSTICE
Unfortunately most believe that the great
problem of humanity is the evil existing in the heart of each one.
Notwithstanding, meditate on this: before sin,
man's choices were based only on his desire, which was inclined only to that
which was good (see Gen. 3.6). If there isn’t Ha-Satan and his seed (word), whose fruit is a true tree of knowledge of
good and evil, he apparently would not even need the Eternal to direct man and
woman directly. God could act behind the scenes. However, without the seed of
the Eternal (Word) there would be no fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5.22), namely, the Tree of Life.
In other words, the life of the human being
would be useless. There would be no evil, but there would be no growth (see Job 32:
8). It would be eating,
drinking, sleeping, and having fun (with unprofitable conversations
and jokes). They would be eternal
children (without malice, but also without understanding - 1
Corinthians 14:20).
There would be no difference between one human being and another, since
everyone would have the same knowledge. It would be like a society full of
equal individuals. It would be monotonous. There would be no separation between
anyone, but such communion would also make no sense.
After feeding on the word of Ha-Satan, man
acquired malice, that is, the knowledge of evil within him. Imagine that there
were no consequences of sin, and everyone could have every material good he
wanted. Everything the body needed would be supplied. All that the soul desired
would have. Even if there were possibilities for growth, what would be the
purpose of it? What could one add to the other? What interest would there be in
some overpowering others?
Without infinite possibility of growth, the only
thing left would be evil amusements (gossip and games whose aim is to
denigrate the image of the other), until each one is isolated in his egoism or using the other only for
his own pleasure (which is obtained seeking ways to overcome them).
Notwithstanding, when sin entered the world,
death also came (the deterioration of the goods, the body, the mind,
the feeling and the spirit). Everything the people today call technology, progress, etc. is, in
fact, a pseudo-growth. In the end, it is a frustrated attempt to overcome all
the consequences of sin and return to the Garden of Eden. Of course it is
impossible, since there is nothing in this world that can eliminate the evil
that has lodged within us. If we feed it, it gets stronger; otherwise, he
becomes more and more furious and turns against us, forcing us to turn against
the Eternal and against our neighbor (Gen. 4.7).
As long as our soul is not supplied with Jesus,
the individual will be at the mercy of this cruel tyrant who forces him to give
up his identity.
And even if it were possible to be free from
sin, what would happen is exactly what was described above.
All this because, without Jesus, there is no
identity or purpose in anything.
BEFORE YOU
LOOK AT THE EVIL THREATENING, YOU RECEIVE GRACE THAT BRINGS SALVATION (Titus 2:11)
Our problem is not the intensity of the evil
that surrounds us, but our lack of faith in Jesus and willingness to use every
expression of wickedness to show the Favor, Word and character of Christ. We
prefer to try to find a guilty man and punish him for taking us out of comfort,
than multiply the talents and mines (Matt
25.26,27, Luke 19.22,23).
It is evil to be careless about our identity (we cannot
hide who we are - see Mt 25:26). It is worth remembering that the first task that Adam received from
the Eternal was to identify each animal (Gen. 2:19).
The good news is that the innocent need not pay
for sinners. Jesus has already paid the price of others' sins so that we do not
have to pay more for them; instead of this we had the resources to do all His
will, passing amidst of all evil that come to us for sake of the sin of the
others without suffering any harm (see Isa 43:1-5). Notice how the problem is not in the greatness
of the evil of the enemy, but in our unwillingness to seek in the Eternal the
manifestation of His grace.
Fortunately, grace and truth came with Jesus (John 1:17) and delivered us from this curse by giving us
His eternal life (John 5:21; 6:63). It is enough to believe in Him (John 17.3) and time and calamities begin to favor us.
Calamities become opportunities for Jesus to show himself through us (2Cor
4.10,11; Phil 2:14,15),
and time, the rush of our encounter with Jesus.
If, instead of kicking against the pricks (Acts 9:5) of the losses that individuals impose on us, we
simply receive Jesus and His gifts, talents and forgiveness, we can rejoice and
grow even in the midst of the greatest judgments (see Luke 21:25-28). Together with the temptation and the tempest
to come upon the wicked, the Eternal gives the escape (Nahum 1.3;
1Cor 10.12,13).
There in Eden, the greatest mistake Adam made
was to neglect the first commandment: to bear fruit, to multiply, and to
replenish the earth (Genesis 1:28). If he had done this, there would be no room
in his life for evil, for his heart would be overpowered by the love of Jesus.
Nevertheless, instead of receiving the rich
blessings (Phil. 4:19) that the Eternal brings with the temptation, we
insist on wanting Ha-Satan to bring back our misery. We are attached to a
misery that even not solved our physical problem, while Jesus is ready to
supply ALL of our needs (Psalms 127.2, Matthew 6.11,25, 26,33; Phil 4.19).
Our hard and unrepentant heart (Rom. 2:5) insists on not knowing the way of the Eternal (see Psalms
95:10) in the midst of the storm
and the whirlwind (Nahum 1.3). Although Ha-Satan may have been the instrument of
injustice against us, it was the Eternal that operated everything (1Thess 5:18) to shake, in our life, everything that can
shake us (Hebrews 12:25-27). Until when will we insist on keeping the old man's
building standing, trying to repair a gap there and another here?
How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within
thee? (Jer. 4.14). Do not try to save your old man. Let him die (Matt 10.39,
Luke 9.23) so that the new can be
formed within you (John 1:12; 1 Cor. 15:36). When this happens, you will know how to
properly conduct your hatred against evil, namely, seeking to receive the
superabundant Favor of the Eternal (Rom. 5:20) to overcome it with good (Rom.
12:19-21), with spiritual weapons (2Corinthians
10:3-6; 6.14-18), with a view to receiving
greater love within you (Luke 7:47).
If we want the rights and rewards of the Eternal
for us (Isaiah 49:4), we should consider the conversion of the one who
made us evil our real reward. After all, if he repents, besides he will no
longer harm anyone, he may still be our friend. But for this, it is necessary
to renounce our rights and rewards here, considering them as goods of the
Eternal to be exchanged for spiritual riches insofar as we use them to widen
our path before the neighbor (Prov. 18:16).
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