It’s Not Just Muslims: Christians Play the Victim Card, Too
Katinga — I’m sorry I’ll have to disagree with you on this. And heartily.
I was remembering Jesus’ words, not Paul’s. I don’t know the exact quote (maybe you do?) but my memory is that he discourages it, saying something like “this is why you have lawyers.”
We have lawyers because we don’t love our neighbor as we would want him to love us. Wouldn’t we want him to have mercy on us and forgive us our debt? We’re called to love every man — even our enemy. It is the highest calling. We deceive ourselves if we think we’re allowed to sue one man and not another. The calling of Christ is higher than man’s law.
We willingly accept Christ’s sacrifice for us, but we don’t want to take up the cross ourselves. He has shown us the Way – to act on faith and do what is contrary to the nature of man.
But do we really believe? We should. Easter reminds us that it results in life everlasting. The Resurrection.
I know personally this Truth. Though I’d been a Christian all my life, this was indeed my moment of salvation. I wish I could share with you all the blessings that came from drawing closer to Him in faith rather than choosing the way of the world. Beyond any words. Life changing.
Luke 11:52 – “Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.” Those are Jesus’ words.
Had I gone to a lawyer rather than to God, I would never have known the life – the “key of knowledge” – that He gave me. I had indeed “entered in” – heaven itself opened to me. I encourage every Christian to trust Him rather than the world.
