1 Thessalonians 5:15 (ESV Strong's)
See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
Subject: Retaliation
The above verse might be one of the most difficult of all Christian behaviors to pull off. Having a spirit of non-retaliation and vengeance is something that has to be totally accomplished by the power of the Spirit. Our example of this approach to life is obviously Jesus as He hung on the cross. Note what Peter says about Christ's time on the cross:
1 Peter 2:23 (ESV Strong's)
When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
In the moment of sure agony, pain and injustice, Jesus simply trusted the One who had placed Him on the cross to, eventually, make it right. God had placed His Son on the cross. God is a God of Justice. Therefore, even though this was a unjust moment, Jesus committed the circumstances to God. ONLY God can judge the unjust in a just way!! We cannot. God wants us to trust Him when others hurt us and are unfair and unjust to us. We are not to seek our our justice - since we are unjust people and won't deliver justice, justly. Paul tells us the same thing in Romans 12. Give the circumstance to God.
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